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Latitude
Degree to which a particular film stock can tolerate without being over or under exposed. Color negative stock has a high latitude, while reversal film has a very low latitude. ....
Lavaliere
Small microphone that is clipped to a person's clothing. Also called a 'Lav' ....
Production Dat
Refers to the phase of movie making during which principal photography occurs.e ....
Production Designer
Artist responsible for designing the overall visual appearance of a movie. ....
Production Illustrator
Individual responsible for drawing the storyboards and anything else that needs to be drawn during the production of the movie. ....
Production Manager
Individual responsible for the practical matters such as ordering equipment, getting near-location accommodations for the cast and crew, etc. ....
Production Schedule
Detailed plan of the timing of activities associated with the making of a movie, of particular interest to production managers ....
Prompter
Individual who supplies actors with the correct lines from the script if they forget.....
Prop
Object on the set used by an actor, e.g. phones, guns, cutlery, etc. ....
Property Master
Individual responsible for buying/acquiring any props needed for a production. ....
Protection Master
A high quality copy of the master tape. ....
Public Domain
The state in which the creator of a work loses the copyright on it through the passage of the copyright period, failure to renew the work, or problems with the original registration of the work with the copyright office. ....
Publicity Department
The section of a production's crew responsible for promoting a movie. ....
Pull Down
The transfer of sound slowed from 24fps (film) to 30fps (video) which is required to sync the sound correctly when transferring film to video. ....
Pull down Claw
Mechanism within the camera that advances the film stock from one frame to the next while the shutter is closed. ....
Push Processing
Type of film processing when the film is developed for a longer period of time. This is called "pushing the film," so an underexposed roll (or scene) can be adjusted. ....
Quartz Light
AKA "tungsten" or "halogen" light. Hot/bright light (3200K) which uses a tungsten filament in a quartz container. This type of light can be quite "explosive" so take care never to touch bulb with bare hands. Always use gloves or some type of rag/cloth. ....
Quick Release
Device that assists in the quick mount/dismount of a camera from its tripod.....
Rack Focus
Changing (racking) the focus on the focus ring while shooting. ....
