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.

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contrast

Cinema; Filmmaking

Refers to the difference between light and shadow, or between maximum and minimum amounts of light, in a particular film image; can be either high contrast (with a sharp delineation between the ...

censorship

Cinema; Filmmaking

The process of determining what can or can not be viewed by the public or depicted by the motion picture industry; also refers to changes required of a movie by some person or body (other than the ...

shoot

Cinema; Filmmaking

The process of filming or photographing any aspect of a motion picture with a camera; the plan for a shoot is termed a shooting schedule.

soundtrack

Cinema; Filmmaking

Technically, this term refers to the audio component of a movie, including the dialogue, musical score, narration, and sound effects, that accompany the visual components. Popularly, it refers to a ...

subtitles

Cinema; Filmmaking

Refers to the printed lines of text displayed at the bottom of the screen frame, often used to translate a foreign-language phrase, or to describe a time/place; also the text translating an entire ...

trailer

Cinema; Filmmaking

A short publicity film, preview, or advertisement composed of short excerpts and scenes from a forthcoming film or coming attraction, usually two-three minutes in length.

post-production

Cinema; Filmmaking

The final stage in a film's production after principal photography or shooting, involving editing, the addition of sound/visual effects, musical scoring, mixing, dubbing, distribution.