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filmterms

  1. @4XeventsIndiana Here's a Film Term for you: Crew Call - The time each day when the crew needs to be on set and working, or "on the clock."
  2. Green Screen - Large coloured screen used on set as a backdrop so CGI and Visual Effects can be added later. twitter.com/filmterms/stat…
  3. Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’ turned into stunning time-lapse by Jeff Desom ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-new… via @yahoocanadanews
  4. Congrats to the cast and crew of #TheArtist for winning a lot of hardware, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, etc. #Oscars
  5. lnkd.in/qWY4aX Yes, you don't want to be known as a "daymo" for long. One day Moe. I haven't heard Big Wide and Ugly before. Good...
  6. Spent the day scouting with 2x Oscar winner and current nominee, Production Designer Dante Ferreti. Nice guy. #Oscars #Academyawards
  7. "Clamshell" - A small monitor used on set so the director and producers can watch the takes. Often found in "video village," inside a tent.
  8. Build (noun) - A "build" is a set that has to be constructed. Example: The INT. Church could be a location or possibly a "build."
  9. @Stage32online Thanks for setting this up! stage32.com Check the gate, if the gate is good we're moving on. Copy that, back to 1.
  10. Got Gothic? Currently scouting for a house to film "The Munsters" new TV series pilot. Here's the original house - bit.ly/yLr3zT
  11. Who has the hardest job on a film set?: lnkd.in/qWb9UY
  12. "Full Dress" - When a location is completely empty and needs to be "set dec'd", or completely 'dressed' with furniture, artwork and props.
  13. @AngelinaDanai Thx for the follow, and HNY! Runelords looks interesting. Have you heard of The Seventh Son? imdb.com/title/tt112109…
  14. @EricKaldor What about if you spell "revolution" wrong? I know, you're 80 years old. We should cut you some slack. lol
  15. "Circus" - The area where the majority of trucks, trailers and catering trucks are set up while filming on location. bit.ly/up8t3g
  16. @trevororourke When I saw the recent silent film "The Artist." I could also hear everyone else breathing around me. bit.ly/o75s9I
  17. lnkd.in/5EzMBh My big welcome to movie-making moment came when I was working as a PA in the mid 1990's in Vancouver, BC. We were...
  18. Ever heard a film term or phrase that you didn't know?: lnkd.in/8HtRG6
  19. lnkd.in/6xQg2e "Sexy Lighting," I've never heard that one, although I can surmise what it means ;-) Thanks Brittany. And Daniel, I...