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Virginia Film Office

Virginia experiences waterfall evenly distributed throughout the year, with the driest months occurring in the late fall. The state’s beautiful fall colors can be seen throughout the mo....

Visual Effects

Alterations to a film's images during post-production. ....

Visuals

Show, don’t tell. Screenwriting is a visual medium; therefore, the writer must avoid explaining to the audience. The screenwriter must reveal information bit by bit, allowing the audience to become active participants as they experience the story. The screenwriter is the first director of the film, and it is his or her job to direct the reade....

VOICE OVER (V.O.)

A Character Extension in which a character’s voice is heard over a scene, as in narration, a tape-recorded voice, or a voice heard over the phone. Always abbreviated in capital letters with periods after each letter and enclosed in parentheses next to the Character Name, capitalized and spelled out in the script.....

Voice-Over (V.O.)

Indicates that dialog will be heard on a movie's soundtrack, but the speaker will not be shown. The abbreviation is often used as an annotation in a script. ....

Voiceless International Film Festival

The Voiceless International Film Festival sheds light to those films who have been ignored by general media and public television. VIFF Provides a voice of the voiceless.....

Want to Win an Academy Nicholl Fellowship? Listen to the 2021 Winners

The 2021 Academy Nicholl Fellows have one thing in common: Their scripts are filled with emotion. The five winners of the Nicholl Fellowships, perhaps the most prestigious screenwriting competition of all, come from very wide-ranging backgrounds and experiences. But they agree that an embrace of classic....

Wardrobe Department

Section of a production's crew concerned with costumes: costume designer, costumer, and costume supervisor. ....

Warner Bros

A fully integrated, broad-based entertainment company and a global leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing and marketing.....

Washington Filmworks

Washington Filmworks assists all types of productions, helping facilitate your needs from project conception through completion.....

Washington West Film Festival

Celebrating innovative and impassioned film that will comfort and challenge audiences, who can make lasting and tangible differences in the world. Washington West is a non-profit organi....

Waterman Entertainment

WE's goal is to expand its proven track record by building a promising slate of projects capable of penetrating a wide range of mediums. ....

Wats-On Productions

The goal of Wats-on Productions is to provide fresh ideas in the world of action sci-fi. By giving our audience a chance to explore more creative env....

Waveform Monitor

Oscilloscope designed for monitoring and adjusting luminance and all other parts of the composite video signal. ....

We Like 'Em Short Film Festival

We Like 'Em Short Film Festival celebrates the art of comedic short and animated films. We provide a platform for independent filmmakers, seasoned and emerging, to share their talents.....

We talk to the biggest vlogger

Chris and Mike talk to the biggest vlogger around, Casey Neistat! Whenever you think of who is the biggest vlogger, you have to consider Casey Neistat. We talk to him about how he created his signature look and the path he had to take to become the biggest vlogger.  ....

Welcome to Night Vale with Jeffrey Cranor

Jeffrey Cranor is a partner in and co-founder of Night Vale Presents. He co-writes the podcasts welcome to night vale and within the wires. He co-wrote with Joseph Fink the novels Welcome to Night Vale and It Devours! An alumnus of the performance art coll....