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Shooting Script

Entertainment; Movies

The script from which a movie is made. Usually contains numbered scenes and technical notes. See also lined script.

The ratio between how much film was shot versus how much was used in the final version on the film; also the amount of film purchased to shoot the film, versus the amount of film that remains in the ...

Shop steward

Entertainment; Movies

A person elected by the crew; on a set, a shop steward represents the crew in dealings with production management.

Still Photographer

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Stills Photographer. A person who photographs the action (often alongside the camera) to be used in publicizing the movie.

Stock Footage

Entertainment; Movies

For reasons of simplicity, time, or budget, some shots in a film may duplicated from other films or a film library. Such shots are called stock footage.

Stock Music

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Library music, production music. Music not written specifically for the film in question. Very often it's owned by a company connected with the production and so it's cheap for them to ...

Stop Motion

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Stop-Motion. A form of animation in which objects are filmed frame-by-frame and altered slightly in between each frame. See also go motion.