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Background Etiquette© Glossary
1. Film (1) as a verb, to record a scene or make (or lens) a motion picture; (2) as a noun, refers to a motion picture, or (3) the thin strip of material on the film negative (with a base and light-sensitive coating of emulsion) that is used to create images - through light exposure.
2. Production the general process of putting a film together, including casting, set construction, costuming, rehearsals, and shooting; also refers to the middle stage of production which is preceded by pre-production and followed bypost-production
3. Back lot an undeveloped area, on studio property, in an open-air, outdoor space away from the studio stages, where real-life situations with backgrounds can be filmed; contrasted to on-location shoots that are more expensive; various studios in the Los Angeles area offer back lot tours.
4. Foreign Film a feature-length motion picture produced outside the US with a predominantly non-English dialogue track
5. Camera Angle the point of view (POV) or perspective (including relative height or direction) chosen from which to photograph a subject. Various camera angles, compositions, or positions include: front, behind, side, top, high (looking down), low (looking up), straight-on or eye-level (standard or neutral angle), tilted (canted or oblique), or subjective, etc.; see also framing