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Track
Single component or channel of a soundtrack. ....
Tracking Shot
The action of moving a camera along a path parallel to the path of the object being filmed. ....
Trades
Newspapers that report the daily or weekly entertainment news of the entertainment industry; The Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, and Weekly Variety. ....
Trailer
Advertisement for a movie which contains scenes from the film. ....
Transportation Co-Ordinator/Manager
Individual responsible for managing drivers and coordinating the transportation of a production's cast, crew, and equipment from the various locations and sets used for filming. ....
Travelling Matte Shot
Shot in which foreground action is superimposed on a separately filmed background by optical printing or digital compositing. ....
Treatment
A movie in prose form, anywhere from 15-60pp, which details a blow-by-blow summary of the story (important details of each scene, action, and character) told in present tense and generally with no dialogue. ....
Trims
Outtakes of only a few frames. ....
Trucking Shot
A camera move which films the subject from side to side ....
Tungsten
Color temperature of artificial light (3200K). Tungsten balanced film is to be used for indoor shooting and if used outdoors (w/o a filter) will give the exposed image a light blue hue. ....
Type C
SMPTE standard for 1-inch non-segmented helical video recording format. ....
U-Matic
Trade name for the 3/4 inch video format developed by Sony. ....
Undercranking
Process of slowing the frame rate of a camera down, so that when the captured pictures are played at the normal frame rate the action appears to be in fast motion. ....
Underexposure
Shooting a scene in which there is not enough light for the film stock's emulsion to handle creating a darker image than desired. ....
Underscan
Video monitor that can reduce the size of the video image so the four outer frame edges can be viewed in their entirety. ....
Unit Production Manager
Executive who is responsible to a senior producer for the administration of a particular movie. ....
Upright
Editing machine (Upright Moviola) which has arms in the back to hold the take up and supply reels. ....
Vectorscope
An oscilloscope designed to monitor and tweak the color portion of the video signal. ....
Vertical Interval
Indicates the vertical blanking period between each video field which contains additional scan lines above the active picture area into which non-picture information (captioning, copy protection and other control signals) may be embedded. ....
Vertical Sync
Synchronizing pulses used to define the end of one television field and the start of the next, occurring at a rate of approximately 59.94 Hz. ....
