Ohio Movie Theatres Terms & Definitions

Montage Post-Production and Writing Term; A sequence of scenes or images edited together (often without dialogue) to represent the passage of time. Tilt On-Set Term; Moving the camera up and down as if you are following someone jumping on a trampoline. A tilt can be used even when a camera is fixed on a tripod. Best Boy Player; Chief Electrician in charge of all power distribution and the lighting equipment on the truck. Sound Speed On-Set Term; The announcement made by the sound recorder indicating to the director that sound is ready and recording. Wardrobe Breakdown Pre-Production Term; This document is prepared by the costume designer and details every piece of clothing worn on a body in every scene of a movie. Roll Sound On-Set Term; A call made by the director or 1st AD to cue the sound guy in anticipation of shooting a take. The command always precedes Action! so as to allow sufficient lead-time for the audiotape to begin in front of the rolling film. Making the Day On-Set Term; Finishing the shooting schedule shot list for the day. Very important, because on a low budget film you often won't be able to pick up what you missed at a later date. See screwed. Extreme Close-up On-Set Term; (ECU) A shot taken very close to the subject, closer than would be necessary for a close-up, revealing extreme detail, like a tear dropping from an eye or the dilation of a pupil. Coverage (1) Industry Term; After a script sits on an executive's desk for a few weeks, or gets toted around in the executive's script bag, the coverage, drafted up by some lowly reader, comes back. The coverage usually talks about how the script is nothing more than a failed attempt at a tired genre, and falls short as a screenplay in nearly every important aspect. The executive's assistant, at the request of his or her boss, will call up a form letter on the computer which conveys something to the effect that, while I enjoyed reading [insert catchy title here], it is not the kind of project we are interested in pursuing at this time. (2) On-Set Term; Coverage can also refer to what was covered in a particular shot. The goal is usually to get lots of coverage (several angles on each shot) so that the editor has some options when cutting the film together. Pick-up Shot On-Set Term; Re-shooting a portion of a scene, the rest of which was acceptably filmed in a previous take. Not to be confused with a pick-up line.