Filmmaking

Filmmaking

Flimmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, or idea, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening into a finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program.

Industry: Cinema

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Filmmaking

medium shot

Cinema; Filmmaking

A camera shot from a medium distance, usually showing the characters from the waist up, that allows the audience to see body language, but not as much facial expression.

pre-production

Cinema; Filmmaking

Arrangements made before the start of filming. This can include script editing, set construction, location scouting, and casting.

low-angle shot

Cinema; Filmmaking

A shot in which the subject is filmed directly from below and the camera tilts up at the action or character, to make the subject appear larger than life, more formidable, taller and more menacing; ...

montage

Cinema; Filmmaking

A French word literally meaning "editing", "putting together" or "assembling shots"; in simple terms, the structure of editing within a film; a montage is usually not accompanied with dialogue; ...

high-angle shot

Cinema; Filmmaking

A shot in which the subject or scene is filmed from above and the camera points down on the action, often to make the subject(s) small, weak and vulnerable; contrast to low-angle shot.

frame

Cinema; Filmmaking

An individual picture image which eventually appears on a print.

cinematographer

Cinema; Filmmaking

According to WordNet, "A cameraman: a photographer who operates a movie camera". The cameraman for the movie Queen Christina shoots Greta Garbo in soft light.