filmmaking
Directing motion pictures
Filmmaking is the process of creating motion pictures, encompassing everything from writing and directing to shooting and editing.
The term covers both the technical craft and the creative art: She studied filmmaking at NYU.
A filmmaker may work in Hollywood productions or independent cinema, in documentary or narrative forms.
Director with total control
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- visionAbility to see
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
motivation · beat · interpretation · collaboration · coverage · continuity · actor · performance
One who makes things
equipment · schedule · logistics · studio · soundstage · gaffer · grip · catering
Visual elements within frame
- dollyWheeled moving platform
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
- craneLifter or wader
zoom · wide-angle · close-up · tilt · jib · handheld · panning · anamorphic
Written words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
narrative · protagonist · antagonist · conflict · resolution · theme · arc · climax
Dividing via sharp edge
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- spliceJoin end to end
- transitionChange from one state
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
trim · continuity · juxtaposition · fade · dissolve · crosscut · rough-cut · timeline
Digital movie imagery
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
- compositingCombining visual elements digitally
- rotoscopingTracing filmed motion frame-by-frame
prosthetics · pyrotechnics · miniatures · stop-motion · stunt · Foley · sound-design · ADR
Suspense-driven narrative genre
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- documentaryFactual film about reality
noir · western · sci-fi · romance · action · musical · indie · arthouse
auteur
Director with total control
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- visionAbility to see
rehearsal · motivation · beat · interpretation · collaboration · coverage · continuity · actor · performance · tone
producer
One who makes things
set · equipment · schedule · logistics · studio · soundstage · gaffer · grip · catering · costume
mise-en-scène
Visual elements within frame
- dollyWheeled moving platform
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
crane · zoom · wide-angle · close-up · tilt · jib · handheld · panning · anamorphic · lens
script
Written words for performance
structure · narrative · protagonist · antagonist · conflict · resolution · theme · arc · climax · twist
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- spliceJoin end to end
- transitionChange from one state
sequence · trim · continuity · juxtaposition · fade · dissolve · crosscut · rough-cut · timeline · nonlinear
CGI
Digital movie imagery
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
- compositingCombining visual elements digitally
rotoscoping · prosthetics · pyrotechnics · miniatures · stop-motion · stunt · Foley · sound-design · ADR · VFX
thriller
Suspense-driven narrative genre
documentary · noir · western · sci-fi · romance · action · musical · indie · arthouse · animated
box-office
Theater's ticket-selling counter
prequel · megahit · star-studded · summer · gross · revenue · spectacle · mainstream · superhero · action-packed
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- media productionstreaming, video production, audio production, radio, music production
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- creative artsvisual art, drawing, painting, abstract art, illustration
- filmmovies, directing, screenwriting, documentary, documentaries
- creative learningart class, music lessons, drama class, brainstorming, storytelling
filmmakingmovie watching
Seeing a motion picture
viewing · spectatorship · moviegoing · audience participation · cinemagoing
filmmakingwriting
Recorded language on surface
novel writing · radio production · podcasting · podcast production · theater production
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