moviemaking
Creating motion pictures
Moviemaking is the process and craft of creating films, encompassing everything from screenwriting and directing to cinematography, editing, and post-production.
The term emphasizes the collaborative, industrial nature of film production rather than the artistic vision alone.
She studied moviemaking at a conservatory in New York.
It can also refer to the film industry as a whole: Hollywood has dominated moviemaking for over a century.
Recording on camera
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- pre-productionFilmmaking preparation phase
- post-productionAfter-the-shoot work phase
- castingShaping through liquid form
set · soundstage · crew · producer · director · gaffer · grip · clapper
Overseeing a production
- editingRefining content for clarity
- scoringEarning points in competition
- sound-designCrafting a film's sonic landscape
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
auteur · storyboarding · composition · framing · pacing · blocking · continuity · coverage
Film's written blueprint
- scriptWritten words for performance
- narrativeAccount of events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
protagonist · antagonist · conflict · climax · resolution · twist · backstory · subplot
Free from external control
- low-budgetCosting relatively little
- arthouseVenue for noncommercial films
- SundanceUtah cinema showcase
- CannesFrench Riviera resort city
Toronto · Berlin · crowdfunding · microbudget · experimental · documentary · underground · cult
Image capturing device
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- dollyWheeled moving platform
- steadicamFilm stabilization apparatus
- boomLoud deep sound
reflector · diffuser · crane · jib · tripod · monitor · clapperboard · slate
American film industry center
- BollywoodIndian film industry
- NollywoodNigerian film industry
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- sequelContinuation of prior work
tentpole · blockbuster · box-office · star-studded · mainstream · commercial · megahit · greenlight
Venue for live drama
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- premiereFirst public performance
- projectionSomething that extends outward
IMAX · Dolby · 3D · matinee · showtime · marquee · red-carpet · drive-in
Digital movie imagery
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- VFXDigital film effects
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
- close-upNear-range photograph
pan · tilt · zoom · slow-motion · time-lapse
filming
Recording on camera
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- pre-productionFilmmaking preparation phase
- post-productionAfter-the-shoot work phase
casting · set · soundstage · crew · producer · director · gaffer · grip · clapper · wrap
directing
Overseeing a production
- editingRefining content for clarity
- scoringEarning points in competition
- sound-designCrafting a film's sonic landscape
mise-en-scène · auteur · storyboarding · composition · framing · pacing · blocking · continuity · coverage · foley
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
dialogue · protagonist · antagonist · conflict · climax · resolution · twist · backstory · subplot · theme
independent
Free from external control
- low-budgetCosting relatively little
- arthouseVenue for noncommercial films
- SundanceUtah cinema showcase
Cannes · Toronto · Berlin · crowdfunding · microbudget · experimental · documentary · underground · cult · DIY
camera
Image capturing device
boom · reflector · diffuser · crane · jib · tripod · monitor · clapperboard · slate · gimbal
Hollywood
American film industry center
sequel · tentpole · blockbuster · box-office · star-studded · mainstream · commercial · megahit · greenlight · turnaround
theater
Venue for live drama
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- premiereFirst public performance
projection · IMAX · Dolby · 3D · matinee · showtime · marquee · red-carpet · drive-in · art-house
CGI
Digital movie imagery
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- VFXDigital film effects
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
close-up · pan · tilt · zoom · slow-motion · time-lapse
moviemakingphotography
Creating images from light
portrait photography · painting · sculpture · printmaking · illustration
moviemakingdocumentary filmmaking
Producing factual motion pictures
surveillance footage · home video · news footage · raw footage
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