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
Post Production
CGI
VFX
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
Articles
A Statistical Definition of "Classic Movie": The Top 100 Classic Movies
Plotting Commercially Successful Screenplays: The Art of Gratifying Expectations
Who Will You Be In The Afterlife?
Blog: "The Sixties"
