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Magnetic Soundtrack

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Magnetic Print. A composite print in which the soundtrack is recorded on the attached strip of magnetic tape. Largely obsolete due to high cost and maintenance difficulties.

Maintenance Engineer

Entertainment; Movies

A person responsible for general maintenance and repair.

Majors

Entertainment; Movies

The major Hollywood movie producer/distributor studios (MGM/UA, 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Universal, and Disney).

Also Known As: Make up, Make-up, Makeup Artist, Makeup Supervisor. The decorations placed directly on the skin or hair of an actor for cosmetic or artistic effect. Practitioners are called artists or ...

Martial-Arts

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Martial Arts, Chop-Socky, Chopsocky. A film which features hand to hand combat, usually using various Asian combat systems like Karate and the Chinese fighting styles popularly known ...

Martini Shot

Entertainment; Movies

The last shot of the day's shoot... because the next "shot" is in a Martini glass. See also Abby Singer.

Matte Artist

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Mattematician. A person who creates artwork (usually for the background of a shot) which is included in the movie either via a matte shot or optical printing.