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Thing Tank Productions
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, The Thing Tank produces, directs, edits: commercials, music videos, documentaries, corporate films & short films.....
Step Outline
Method used by some writers to outline their story by numbering the major scenes and the order in which they occur. ....
Still Photographer
Individual who photographs the action (often alongside the camera) to be used in publicizing the movie. ....
Stock Footage
Footage from other films that are used in a production. ....
Stop Motion
Form of animation in which objects are filmed frame-by-frame and altered slightly in between each frame. ....
Storyboard
Sequence of pictures created by a production illustrator to communicate the desired general visual appearance on camera of a scene or movie. ....
Stunt Coordinator
Individual who arranges and plans stunts. ....
Stunt Double
Stunt performer who specifically takes the part of another actor for a stunt. ....
Subplot
Also called the "B Story," the subplot is used in various ways, weaving in and out of the main action. ....
Subtitles
Words which are superimposed over a film which mirror the dialog that is heard at the time. ....
Super 16
16mm film on which a wider image is exposed. Used mainly when planning to blow up the film to 35mm. ....
Surround Sound
Sound system which creates the illusion of multi-directional sound through speaker placement and signal processing. ....
SVHS
Video format developed by JVC which has largely replaced the 3/4 inch format for low budget productions. ....
Sweetening
Audio post-production where audio is corrected and enhanced. ....
Swing Gang
Group within the art department that construct and take down a set.....
Switcher
Device with a series of video inputs that permits one or more selected inputs to be combined, manipulated and sent out on the program line or edit VCR. ....
Sync
The degree in which a picture and accompanying sound are lined up together. ....
Sync Sound
The sound (usually dialogue) that is actually recorded via a crystal or cable sync during filming. Not to be confused with room tone, sound effects, or other non-diagetic sound. ....
