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In The Can
Same as "that's a wrap" to indicate that the scene or program which has been shot. ....
Incident Light Reading
The amount of light measured that hits the camera's subject. The reading is taken with a light meter in which the globe or sphere of the meter is held up against the subject, pointing towards the camera, so that the same amount of lighting that strikes the subject is also striking the meter. ....
Independent Film /Indie
Movie not produced by a major studio. ....
Ink
To sign a contract. ....
Insert
Close-up shot of an object, often produced by the second unit. ....
Insert Edit
An electronic edit in which the existing control track is not replaced during the editing process. ....
Interior/ INT.
Used in a slug line, indicates that the scene occurs indoors. ....
Internegative
Middle grade copy of a film that is used to make additional prints. ....
Interpositive
Copy of a film on extremely fine grained stock used to make an internegative. ....
Intertitles
Title card appearing intercut with a scene. ....
Iris
Opening in the lens which controls the amount of light that passes through the camera to expose the film. Measured in "f-stops." ....
I.S.O.
Abbreviation for "International Standards Organization." It is the same thing as I.E. or A.S.A., though used less. ....
Jam Sync
Process of synchronizing a secondary time code generator with a selected master time code, e.g., using the time code generated by one camera to insert the identical time code on a second camera. ....
Jump Cut
Cut involving an interruption to the continuity of time. ....
K
(1) Abbreviation for "Kelvin" (scale used for color temp) or (2) an abbreviation for "Kilowatts" (measurement of brightness). ....
Kelvin
Color temperature scale created by Lord Kelvin. ....
Key Grip
Chief of a group of grips, often doubling for a construction coordinator and a backup for the camera crew. ....
Key Light
The primary light used to illuminate a subject. ....
Kicker
Light placed behind the subject to create a glamorous halo effect on the hair or a rugged-looking highlight on the cheek which helps separate the subject from the background. ....
Lab Roll
Group of camera rolls joined together by a lab for printing. ....
