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Aspect Ratio
Measurement of the relative sizes of the horizontal and vertical components of an image. ....
Assembly Edit
Edit wherein all existing signals on a tape, if any, are replaced with new signals. ....
Assistant Art Director
Assistant to the art director. ....
Assistant Cameraman
Member of the camera crew who assists the camera operator and is responsible for the maintenance and care of the camera. Also may do duties of clapper-loader and/or focus puller. ....
Assistant Director
Duties include tracking the progress of filming versus the production schedule and preparing the call sheets. ....
Assistant Film Editor
Editing room crewmember responsible for providing logistical assistance to the editor. Duties vary, depending on whether picture or sound is being edited. ....
Assistant Production Manager
Assistant to production co-ordinator. ....
Associate Producer
Producer who shares responsibility for creative and business issues. ....
Association of Film Commissioners International
Non-profit educational organization that assists the needs of on-location film, television and commercial production. ....
Association of Film, Television and Radio Artists
Association with jurisdiction over some works that can be recorded by picture or by sound. ....
Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers
Union guild for Film/TV producers. ....
Atmosphere
Tone or dimension added to the action by concrete or nebulous qualities or elements such as rain, wind, heat, cold, danger, spookiness, tranquility. ....
Auction/Bidding War
Situation in which a spec script, book, or written material is presented to several studios, all wanting to buy the work. ....
Automatic Dialogue Replacement (ADR)
Re-recording of dialogue by actors in a sound studio during post-production, usually performed to playback of edited picture in order to match lip movements on screen. ....
Avant Garde
Experimental or highly independent film that is often the forerunner of a new artistic genre ....
AVID Editor
Non-linear editing system. ....
B-Roll
Cutaway shots which are used to cover the visual part of an interview or narration. ....
Backdrop
Artificial background, usually painted on a cyclorama, curtain, or flats, used to achieve the effect of a natural environment such as a forest, beach, prairies, mountains, or other landscape in a shot or sequence. ....
Backend
Film's profit from theater ticket sales, video rentals, and ancillary markets. ....
Back (REAR) Projection
Photographic technique whereby live action is filmed in front of a screen which the background action is projected on. ....
