filmed
Recorded on camera
Filmed is the past tense of film, meaning recorded on camera—originally on photographic film, now on any medium: The documentary was filmed over three years.
Something filmed has been captured as video or cinema.
A surface that is filmed has developed a thin coating: The windows were filmed with grime.
Captured for posterity
- videotapedRecorded on magnetic media
- capturedTaken by force
- chronicledRecorded in narrative form
- archivedStored for posterity
preserved · memorialized · covered · reported · broadcast · streamed · logged · witnessed
One who leads
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- actorOne who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
- producerOne who makes things
cinematographer · blockbuster · premiere · studio · soundtrack · sequel · prequel · adaptation
Captures or acquires
- dailiesUnedited film prints
- rushesMoves very quickly
- outtakesUnused recorded material
- blooperEmbarrassing recorded mistake
montage · reel · raw · cutaway · establishing · pickup · insert · archive
Lateral camera traverse
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- dollyWheeled moving platform
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
- craneLifter or wader
jib · zoom · wide-angle · close-up · framing · composition · lighting · exposure
Sequence of fictional events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · climax · arc · twist · resolution · conflict · subplot · flashback
recorded
Captured for posterity
- videotapedRecorded on magnetic media
- capturedTaken by force
- chronicledRecorded in narrative form
archived · preserved · memorialized · covered · reported · broadcast · streamed · logged · witnessed · taped
director
One who leads
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- actorOne who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
producer · cinematographer · blockbuster · premiere · studio · soundtrack · sequel · prequel · adaptation · biopic
takes
Captures or acquires
blooper · montage · reel · raw · cutaway · establishing · pickup · insert · archive · stock
panning
Lateral camera traverse
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- dollyWheeled moving platform
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
crane · jib · zoom · wide-angle · close-up · framing · composition · lighting · exposure · greenscreen
storyline
Sequence of fictional events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
protagonist · antagonist · climax · arc · twist · resolution · conflict · subplot · flashback · voiceover
filmedunfilmed
Not yet recorded visually
unproduced · unadapted · unmade · in development · unshot
- film projectorShows movies on walls
- horror filmsMovies meant to frighten
- film crewMovie-making personnel
- film studioMotion picture company
- arthouse filmUnconventional, artistic movie
- animated filmsMovies using drawn imagery
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