Glossary
180° rule—a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another.
2.5 D—a technique of using still images where each layer can be to cut out and separately manipulated to create movement and perspective, simulating the appearance of 3D. See also rostrum and Ken Burns effect.
4k—see UHD.
A
AAF (advanced authoring format)—a professional file interchange format designed for the post-production industry. AAF allows the cross-platform exchange of both audio and video, abstracting the creative decisions and preserving the references made at source. See also OMFI and XML.
actuality—a term used in documentary to describe the coverage of real-life events, ...
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