Filmmaking Glossary Terms for Filmmakers

Cineaim’s Filmmaking Glossary list explains the most commonly used terms. This is the best place for Filmmaking beginners to start and familiarise themselves with the filmmaker’s words. If you would like to suggest something that is not listed here, use our suggestion form.

Genre

Genre is a category of literature, music, art, or entertainmentORGenre is a style or category of art, music, or literature Genre is a french word

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Anamorphic Format

Anamorphic format is the cinematography technique of shooting a widescreen picture. The aspect ratio of 2.39:1. It can be achieved with the anamorphic lens Anamorphic

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Actor

An Actor or Actress is a person who portrays a character in performance in theatre, films, etc. Additional reading Wikipedia – Actor

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3D Film

3D Film – (Three Dimensional Film), A type of motion picture technique created by the illusion of depth perception by the third dimension Additional Reading

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Match Cut

In Editing, Match Cut is a Cut from one shot to another where a composition of the two shots are matched by the action or

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Spatial Jump Cuts

A Spatial Jump Cut is a type of Jump Cut in film editing in which created through two shots filmed non-continuously. Jump Cut Turorial By

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Jump Cut

A Jump Cut is a cutting technique in film editing in which a single continuous sequence shot is cut into two parts, which makes the

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30 Degree Rule

In the Film Editing guide, The camera should move at least 30 degrees relative to the subject between successive shots of the same subject. In

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Telugu Cinema

Telugu Film Industry (Telugu Cinema’s) (తెలుగు సినిమా) is referred to as Tollywood, is a part of Indian Cinema, which is dedicated to Telugu language Films. The

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Sandalwood

Kannada Film Industry (Kannada Cinema’s) (ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾ) is refereed as Sandalwood, is a part of Indian Cinema, which is dedicate to the films produced in

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Kannada Cinema

Kannada Film Industry (Kannada Cinema’s) (ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾ) is referred to as Sandalwood, is a part of Indian Cinema, which is dedicated to the films produced

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Axis of Action

Axis of Action means, In continuity editing, the imaginary line that passes from side to side through the main characters, defining the spatial relations of

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