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This glossary of motion picture terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts related to motion pictures, filmmaking, cinematography, and the film industry in general. Contents: 0–9
A collection of terminology used in the creation of video and movie productions. The main articles for this category are Film § Terminology and Glossary of video terms . Contents
F-number - F-stop - Fade-in - Fade-out - Fast cutting - Fast motion - Feature length - Field of view - Fill light - Film gate - Film modification - Film plane - Film recorder - Film scanner - Film speed - Filter (photography) - Fine cut - Fisheye lens - Flicker fusion threshold - Focal length - Focus (optics) - Focus puller - Foley artist - Follow focus - Follow shot - Followspot light ...
A generalized use class aspect that specifies the level of motion you anticipate in a scene of interest. See also, the Motion topic for video quality requirements considerations. [3] Motion Picture Expert Group (MPEG) A group of standards for encoding and compressing audiovisual information such as movies, video, and music.
The conventions in genre films enable filmmakers to generate them in an industrial, assembly-line fashion, an approach which can be seen in the James Bond spy-films, which all use a formula of "lots of action, fancy gadgets, beautiful woman and colourful villains", even though the actors, directors and screenwriters change.
In motion picture and television production, a sound effect is a sound recorded and presented to make a specific storytelling or creative point, without the use of dialogue or music. The term often refers to a process, applied to a recording, without necessarily referring to the recording itself.
The best picture Oscar has marked the epitome of the award-show season for 95 years — where only one film comes out on top. Read on to see all the films that have won best picture thus far.
The notion of how long a feature film should be has varied according to time and place. According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, [2] [3] the American Film Institute [4] and the British Film Institute, [5] a feature film runs for more than 40 minutes, while the Screen Actors Guild asserts that a feature's running time is 60 minutes or longer.