| 1-shot | A shot with only one person in frame. |
| 3-point lighting | Traditional lighting set-up using three lights: key light, fill light, and hair light. |
| 4-point lighting | Traditional lighting setup using four lights: key light, fill light, hair light, and background light. |
| Access | Your ability to get up close and inside the world of your subject. This is the golden ticket to documentary making. |
| ADR | Abbreviation for additional dialogue recording. |
| AGC | See Auto gain control. |
| Ambassador | Another term for a “stringer” or someone who acts as a liaison between your production and another community/culture. Someone who knows their way in the ... |
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