Motion picture terminology

The motion picture industry is driven by a large number of technologies and techniques, many of which are of keen interest to film buffs, but a little intimidating to newcomers to the field. We have gathered a collection of some important terms.

• aspect ratio
• crane shot
• color temperature
• CGI?
• daily rushes
• depth of field
• film stock
• film editing
• letterbox
• montage?
• mise-en-scene?
• pan and scan
• persistence of vision
• timecode
• tracking shot
• widescreen

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