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50/50 (Fifty-fifty); shot in which the two characters face each other
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A side In editing, the part of a shot right before the cut
“A” story The basic plot of the show
Abby Singer (the Abby) The second-to-last shot of the day
above the line The producer, writer, director, and actors who are above the dividing line in a budget
act The formal division of the parts of a play, teleplay, or screenplay; in TV, the segment between commercials
act-in The beginning of the next segment after a commercial
act-out The end of the segment before it goes to commercial
action The command that indicates to the actor when to begin
actor’s director A director who doesn’t merely move the camera but also fine-tunes the performances because he or she understands ...
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