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Editor
Individual who performs editing (in consultation with the director) on a movie. ....
Edit Decision List (EDL)
Complete list of time code numbers for each shot and sound used in the off-line edit master. These time code numbers are used to create the final on-line edit master. ....
Electrical Department
Section of a production's crew responsible for lighting and other electrical matters during filming. ....
Electrician
Grip that specializes in the equipment of the electrical department. ....
Emulsion
Thin layer of silver attached to base of a film strip. The silver reacts with the light when exposed which creates a film image. ....
Emulsion Type
Refers to the composition of a film's emulsion and how it was manufactured. (Example: fast/slow, daylight/tungsten, etc.) The emulsion type is represented by a number which varies from one company to another. ....
Encode
Process of combining analog or digital video signals, e.g., red, green and blue, into a composite signal. ....
Epic
Film with large dramatic scope or that required an immense production. ....
Establishing Shot
Wide shot showing much of the location. ....
Executive Producer
Producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the filmmaking process, but who is still responsible for the overall production usually handling business and legal issues. ....
Exposure Index (E.I.)
Number which is used to measure a film's speed based upon the film stock's sensitivity to light. Similar to A.S.A. and I.S.O. ....
Exterior (EXT.)
Used in a slug line, indicates that the scene occurs outdoors. ....
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 Long Shot
Camera cue in direction used to describe a shot taken by a long distance from the subject ....
Eye Line
Direction an actor should be focused on, off-screen, so as to match a reverse angle or point-of-view shot. ....
Exposure Index
AKA "E.I." or "ASA." It is the specific number used to measure film speed. ....
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. ....
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." ....
