Hollywood Lexicon | Movie Business Lingo, History & Analysis
Production
above-the-line
development hell
packaging
points
production value
Star System
Studio System
turnaround
spats at an Iowa picnic
Acting
character actor
designer stubble
Hawksian woman
homage
Star System
Ulmer Scale
Post Production
CGI
VFX
Directing &
Cinematography
18-wheeler
30 Degree Rule
180 Degree Rule
Alan Smithee
blocking
continuity
Dutch angle
Eastwood Rule
establishing shot
framing (a shot)
Hawksian woman
make-out movie
POV shot
Miscellaneous
classic movie
film historian
Screenwriting
development hell
Holmes Epiphany
homage
master scene script
meet cute
payoff
script doctor
Three-act Structure
Editing
continuity
ellipsis
juxtaposition & montage
MTV-style editing
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