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Film-making and theatre production

animation

noun

the process or result of making animated movies or cartoons

cut

noun

a way of arranging how a movie looks by moving, removing, or adding scenes

cut

noun

a quick move from one scene of a movie to another

cutaway

noun

a short shot in a movie that shows something that is not happening in the main scene

cutting room

noun

a room where the separate pieces of a movie or television show are put together and the pieces that are not wanted are removed

direct

verb

to be in charge of making a movie or program, or getting a play ready for performance, especially by telling the actors and technical staff what to do

direction

noun

the work of directing a movie, program, or play

dub

verb

to replace the soundtrack of a movie with one in a different language, so that the actors seem to be speaking the other language

dub in

to change part of the original sound of a recording, especially a movie, by adding new sound to it

dub out

to remove part of the original sound from a recording, especially a movie

dub over

to replace the original soundtrack of a movie with one in a different language, so that the actors seem to be speaking the other language

edit

verb

to make changes to a piece of film or a video, taking out the parts that you do not want

film

verb

to record moving pictures using a camera

filming

noun

the activity of making a movie or working as an actor in a movie

freeze

verb

to stop a video or movie from moving forward, especially so you can look closely at one particular picture

freeze-frame

noun

the process of stopping a movie on a video in order to look at one particular image

freeze-frame

noun

a single image produced when you stop a movie in this way

intercut

verb

if scenes in a movie are intercut, you see part of one scene first, then part of the other, then the next part of the first scene, and so on, usually to show you that different events are happening at the same time

location

noun

a place where a movie or TV program is made away from a studio

lot

noun

the buildings and the land around them where movies are made

pan

verb

if a camera pans, or if you pan it, it moves sideways slowly to film something else or to follow something that is moving

post-production

adjective

used for describing the work done on a movie or television show after the action has been filmed

pre-production

adjective

used for describing the work done on a movie or television show before the action is filmed

produce

verb

to organize the work and money involved in making a movie, play, television program, CD, etc.

production

noun

the job or process of organizing the work and money involved in making a movie, play, television program, CD, etc.

prop

noun

a piece of furniture or small object used in a play or movie

scenario

noun

a written description of what happens in a play or movie

set

verb

to write or produce a play, book, movie, etc. that happens in a particular time or place

shoot

noun

an occasion when someone takes a series of photographs or makes a movie

soft focus

noun

an effect in a movie or photograph in which the image is made less clear in order to give a romantic appearance

stage

noun

the theater, rather than movies, books, or other forms of art

stage-manage

verb

to be a stage manager for a play or other show

storyboard

noun

a series of pictures that the director of a movie uses to plan the action that will be filmed

track

verb

to move a movie camera along on a track

voice

verb

to provide the voice of a character in an animated movie or a radio or television advertisement

freeze-frame

verb

post-production

noun

pre-production

noun

behind the scenes

not seen or heard by the audience of a movie, play, etc.

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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