GLOSSARY
A & B rolls Two or more rolls of film camera original from which release prints are struck.
acetate sheet Clear plastic sheet used as base for titles or animation “cel” frames. In traditional animation, each frame is painted onto cellulose acetate sheet.
action match cut Cut made between two different angles of the same action using the subject's movement as the transition.
AD Assistant director.
adaptation The unique way characters adjust to the changing obstacles that prevent them from gaining their ends and a prime component in externalizing their conflicts.
ADR Automatic dialogue replacement. See post-synchronization.
aerial shot Shot taken from the air.
AFI American Film Institute.
ambient sound Sound ...
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