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Exterior (EXT.)
Used in a slug line, indicates that the scene occurs outdoors. ....
Extol Performing Arts Festival
Featuring talented youth filmmakers, singers, comedians, and more.....
Extra
Individual who appears in a movie where a non-specific, non-speaking character is required, usually as part of a crowd or in the background of a scene. ....
Extreme Close-up (ECU)
Shot in which the subject is much larger than the frame. Provides more detail than a close-up. ....
EXTREME CLOSEUP (E.C.U.)
Camera shot that is extremely close to a subject, used to emphasize some particular detail. Usually typed out in full in capital letters....
Extreme Long Shot
Camera cue in direction used to describe a shot taken by a long distance from the subject ....
Extremely Long Shot (XLS)
Basically self-defined. Means the camera is placed an undefined, very long distance from the subject or action. Generally, this term would be left left to the director....
Eye Line
Direction an actor should be focused on, off-screen, so as to match a reverse angle or point-of-view shot. ....
F-Stop
A scale that measures the size of the opening of an iris. The traditional scale runs: 1.4, 2, 2.8, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22. The smaller the number, the larger the opening of the iris, allowing more light. Conversely - the larger the number, the smaller the iris, allowing less light. ....
Facing Nolan director Bradley Jackson grew up idolizing pitcher Nolan Ryan
Facing Nolan director Bradley Jackson grew up idolizing pitcher Nolan Ryan, a Major League Baseball legend whom Jackson personally considers the best pitcher of all time. Jackson says it was a dream come true to get to make a documentary about the man he calls a “mythical figure.”
“If you’re ei....
Fade
Smooth, gradual transition from a normal image to complete blackness (fade out), or vice versa (fade in). ....
Fade IN
First words typed in a script. Literally means "to begin." ....
FADE IN / FADE OUT
Smooth, gradual transition from complete blackness to a scene (fade in); gradual transition from a scene to complete blackness (fade out). Always typed out in full in capital letters.....
Fade In Action Competition
The 22nd Annual Fade In Awards, bringing you nine specifically tailored contests for 2018. Submit a script, web series or short to the Fade In Awards Thriller Contest. Twenty-one years experience jump-starting the careers of aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers, by first mentoring then introducing them to some of the most important industry contac....
Fade In Comedy Competition
The 22nd Annual Fade In Awards, bringing you nine specifically tailored contests for 2018. Submit a script, web series or short to the Fade In Awards Thriller Contest. Twenty-one years experience jump-starting the careers of aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers, by first mentoring then introducing them to some of the most important industry contac....
Fade In Horror Competition
The Fade In Awards deliver by working closely with finalists to make sure their contest submission gives them the best chance at launching their filmmaking career. That’s why Hollywood’s A-list buyers and reps call the Fade In Awards one of the best screenplay contests and short film competitions in the world.Welcome to the new Fade In Awards, ....
Fade In Sci Fi Competition
The 22nd Annual Fade In Awards, bringing you nine specifically tailored contests for 2018. Submit a script, web series or short to the Fade In Awards Thriller Contest. Twenty-one years experience jump-starting the careers of aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers, by first mentoring then introducing them to some of the most important industry contac....
Fade In Thriller Competition
The 22nd Annual Fade In Awards, bringing you nine specifically tailored contests for 2018. Submit a script, web series or short to the Fade In Awards Thriller Contest. Twenty-one years experience jump-starting the careers of aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers, by first mentoring then introducing them to some of the most important industry contac....
