Law & Industry
This organization was formed in 1934 to regulate all wire communication, including radio and TV.
FCC
Also known as a "slugline," this part of the script indicates where and when a scene takes place.
Scene Heading
This movement involves moving the lens up or down while keeping the horizontal axis constant.
Tilt
These are realistic action noises, like footsteps, synchronized with visuals in post-production.
Foley
This type of editing allows the editor to work on any part of the production at any time.
Nonlinear
This legal concept allows copyrighted material to be used for news or teaching without paying fees.
Fair Use
This script extension (V.O.) denotes audio recorded separately and laid over the video.
Voice-Over
This is the amount of space in a shot directly above a subject's head.
Headroom
This is recorded on location specifically to mask background noise differences between takes.
Room Tone
This editing style is considered inflexible because edits are difficult to change once made.
Linear
This is the primary goal of the editing process: to choose the best footage and remove the flawed.
Selection/Removal
These provide tips for actors regarding attitude, tone, or minor movement, usually in brackets.
Parentheticals
This compositional method uses a grid to create interest and draw the viewer's eye around the frame.
Rule of Thirds
This process (ADR) involves re-recording dialogue in a studio to replace poor quality field audio.
Automated Dialogue Replacement
This effect demonstrates that viewers derive meaning from the juxtaposition of two different shots.
Kuleshov Effect
This term refers to the modern increase in the types of devices (phones, tablets, TVs) used to view content.
Multi-screen environment
Unlike a spec script, this type of script serves as a technical blueprint containing production details.
Shooting Script
This is the extra space included in the direction a subject is looking or moving.
Lead Space
This is the term for the "hum" or natural sound of a space without any dialogue or action.
Room Tone
This type of software (NLE) revolutionized the industry by moving away from tape-to-tape editing.
Nonlinear Editor
These projectors increase light source life expectancy, saving time and money over traditional bulbs.
Lampless projection
These script extensions (O.S. or O.C.) indicate a character is speaking but is not visible on screen.
Off-Screen / Off-Camera
This "oblique" angle is used to suggest imbalance, unease, or disorientation in a viewer.
Canted or Dutch Angle
This specific type of audio is meant to be "unseen" and usually provides narration to a scene.
Voice-Over
This Soviet filmmaker is the namesake of the effect where a face's expression changes based on the following shot.
Lev Kuleshov