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
Ulmer Scale
Acting
character actor
designer stubble
Star System
Ulmer Scale
Directing &
Cinematography
18-wheeler
30 Degree Rule
180 Degree Rule
Alan Smithee
blocking
Dutch angle
Eastwood Rule
establishing shot
framing (a shot)
Hawksian woman
makeout movie
POV shot
Visual Effects
CGI (computer-generated imagery)
Screenwriting
development hell
Holmes Epiphany
master scene script
meet cute
payoff
script doctor
Three-act Structure
Editing
ellipsis
juxtaposition & montage
MTV-style editing
Miscellaneous
film historian
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