RECENTLY ADDED
Background Artist
Individual responsible for designing or constructing the art placed at the rear of a set. ....
Balance Stripe
A second stripe on 35mm mag stock to prevent warping. ....
Barn Doors
Hinged metal flaps attached to tops and/or sides of lighting devices in order to control the light, create desired shadows, or block unwanted shadows ....
Base
The clear perforated strip of a piece of film. ....
Beat
Directional word used to indicate a pause in an actors speech or action. ....
Behind the Scenes
The off-camera goings on associated with film/video making. ....
Best Boy
Chief assistant, usually of the gaffer, but more often lately used as a general term for the second in command of a group. ....
Betacam
The most common broadcast quality video format.....
Billing
Size and placement of the order of names in the movie's title in printed publicity material or opening credits. ....
Biographic Picture
A filmed story of a person's life story. ....
Bit Part/Role
Small unimportant role, usually lasting only one scene.....
Black and White
Films prior to the advent of Technicolor. ....
Black Comedy
Comedy in which the humor is derived from subjects which are typically considered "serious", or for which humor is usually considered as unsuitable: death, war, misery. ....
Blacklisting/Blackballing
List of filmmakers or actors who have either been formally or informally discriminated against, due to their personal, political, social, or religious beliefs. ....
Drop Frame
Type of SMPTE time code designed to exactly match the real time of common clocks. Two frames of time code are dropped every minute, on the minute, except every tenth minute. This corrects for the fact that video frames occur at a rate of 29.97 per second, rather than an exact 30 frames per second. ....
Dubbing
Technique of combining multiple sound components into one. ....
Dub/Dupe
Duplicate copy of a videotape. ....
Dutch Tilt
Shot composed with the horizon not parallel with the bottom of the frame a.k.a. "canted angle." ....
Edge Numbers
Numbers printed on the edge of a print to allow easy identification of frames. ....
Editing
Reconstructing the sequence of events in a movie. ....
