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Additional Photography

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Additional Photographer, Reshoots, Reshooting, Pickups. Focus group or studio reaction to some shots or scenes may be bad enough to convince the filmmakers to discard them. In some ...

Advance

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Of a composite print: the distance between a point on the soundtrack and the corresponding image. Of payment: an amount given before receipt of services.

A person responsible for the professional business dealings of an actor, director, or other artist. An agent typically negotiates the contracts on behalf of the actor or director, and often has some ...

Alan Smithee

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As:Allen Smithee. The sole pseudonym that the Directors Guild of America allowed directors to use when they wish to remove their name from a film. The name has reportedly been retired by ...

American Cinema Editors

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: ACE. Honorary society of film editors founded in 1950 by Jack Ogilvie, Warren Low and others.

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: AFTRA. An association with jurisdiction over some works that can be recorded by picture or by sound. See also the Screen Actors Guild.

American Society of Cinematographers

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: ASC. An organization founded in 1919 and dedicated to advancing the art of cinematography through artistry and technological progress, to exchange ideas and to cement a closer ...