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Artifact

Entertainment; Movies

A visual defect in an image caused by limitations or the malfunction of imaging equipment. See also motion artifact, contrast with cinch marks.

Articulation Artist

Entertainment; Movies

A person who takes an artist's designs and builds them in a computer, so that animators can manipulate the figures to tell the story of the film.

Aspect Ratio

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Aspect, Academy Ratio. A measure of the relative sizes of the horizontal and vertical components of an image. "Academy Ratio" is 1.33:1. See also anamorphic.

Also Known As: AD, First Assistant Director, 1st Assistant Director, 2nd Assistant Director. An assistant director's duties include tracking the progress of filming versus the production schedule, ...

Assistant Film Editor

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Assistant Picture Editor, Assistant Sound Editor, Assistant Editor, First Assistant Editor, Second Assistant Editor, Apprentice Editor. Editing room crewmember responsible for ...