Film Jargon

What is a take? If you are asked to cheat, what are you being asked to do? When you are on a film's set, you'll need to know certain words and phrases.

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The word 'Action' means:

• Everyone on the set stands in attention.
• Actors start to read the script.
• All the lights on the set are on.
• The director wants the actors to begin performing.

A camera starts to 'Roll':

• When camera moves from one position to another.
• When camera in positioned on a high angle.
• When the reel in the camera starts to roll.
• When the reel is taken out from the camera.

A 'Take' happens:

• When all the actors take their scripts from the director.
• When the cinematographer takes his camera on an outdoor shoot.
• When a scene is being filmed at the moment.
• When it's time for the crew to take their food.

You call it 'Cheating':

• When an actor forgets the dialogues.
• When special effects or computer graphics are added.
• When a stunts-man performs the stunts for the hero.
• When an actor takes a physical position that would not be natural in real life.

A 'Cut' refers to:

• Cutting down a set when the shooting is over.
• Cutting a script into pieces after the shooting is finished.
• When the director orders the filming of a scene to be stopped.
• Cutting down on expenses if the film budget overshoots.

To do a 'Pick up' means:

• Picking up the litter on the sets.
• When the director wants to redo a small part of a scene.
• Picking up the crew members from their homes.
• When a pick-up truck is used for shooting.

'Print It' means:

• Printing publicity posters.
• Selecting still pictures for the publicity posters.
• When the director says that the take is good enough to be used.
• Printing the film in a lab.

A 'Setup' refers to:

• The camera position.
• When actors put on their make-up.
• Preparing a set.
• When actors get dressed for the shooting.

A 'Close up' is:

• Closing the shooting for the day.
• Positioning the camera close to an actor's face.
• When the film's last scene is shot.
• When all the lights go off on the set.

A 'Medium shot' is taken:

• When actors appear in the middle of the scene.
• When the director uses other technology like animation or computer graphics.
• When the camera captures full to half figures of the performers.
• When the actor's voice is dubbed by someone else.

A 'Long shot' is:

• A scene that has been shot a long time back.
• A scene that requires long hours to shoot.
• A scene that is very long in length.
• A scene where the camera is at a distance from the subject of the shot.

'That's a wrap' means:

• Wrapping up the costumes that have been used.
• Wrapping the food items before serving the crew.
• Shooting is over for the day.
• Keeping all the instruments wrapped to protect them from dust.

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