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Room Tone
A recording of the natural ambient "silence" in a set/location for the sound editor, who will use it as a reference point, or for when silence is required. ....
Rotoscoping
Animation technique in which images of live action are traced, either manually or automatically. ....
Rough Cut
Edited film between an assembly cut and a fine cut. ....
Rushes
AKA "Dailies." This is the unedited workprint, direct from the lab, that is scrutinized to see how the shoot came out. ....
Safe Area
Area beyond the "live area" of a camera's viewfinder that the camera operator might direct the boom operator to place the boom microphone. ....
Safety
A "back-up" take done after a successful one has been shot. ....
Sample Reel
Contains samples of a person's or company's best video work for the purposes of marketing; a.k.a. demo reel. ....
Sample Script
Script a writer has created on his own initiative and used to attain meetings for the writer in order to expose him to the entertainment industry. ....
Scale
Writing for payment on the minimum rates set forth in the Writers Guild of America Minimum Basic Agreement. Basic rate is scale plus 10 percent in order to include the commission that the writer's agent will receive. ....
Scene
Continuous block of storytelling either set in a single location or following a particular character. ....
Scene Cards
Method used by some writers to outline their script by describing each scene on an index card, then arranging and rearranging them to work out the story structure. ....
Score
The musical component of a movie's soundtrack. ....
Scratch Track
Sync recording which is created for a reference for the sound editor (or the actors who must re-record dialogue). ....
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
Union guild for screen and television talent. ....
Screen Story
Credit given to a writer who has written a screenplay based on another writer's work but has used the other writer's work only as a springboard, a characterization, an incident, or some equally limited contribution, creating a story that is substantially new and different from the other writer's work. ....
Screen Test
Form of audition in which an actor performs a particular role on camera, not necessarily with the correct make-up or on the set. ....
Screening
Exhibition of a movie, typically at a cinema.....
Screenplay
A script written to be produced as a movie. Normally between 90-120 pp. ....
Screenwriter
A writer who either adapts an existing work for production as a movie, or creates a new screenplay. ....
Script
A written work detailing story, setting, and dialogue. A script may take the form of a screenplay, shooting script, lined script, continuity script, or a spec script. ....
