Hollywood JargonHollywood SlangHollywood Speak

Acting

against type    character actor     designer stubble     Hawksian woman     homage    

method actor     pan-cake makeup     Star System     Ulmer Scale
   

Direction & Cinematography

180 Degree Rule     Alan Smithee     auteur     blocking     continuity     Dutch angle 

Eastwood Rule    establishing shot     framing     Hawksian woman     make-out movie

POV shot    scewball comedy       3-strip Technicolor    

Editing

continuity     ellipsis    juxtaposition & montage     MTV-style editing

Production

above-the-line     development hell     packaging     points     production value     Star System

Studio System     Three-strip Technicolor     turnaround
 

Post Production

CGI (computer-generated imagery)    matte photography    VFX (visual effects)
 

Screenwriting

commercial plot    development hell     Holmes epiphany     homage     master scene script    

meet cute     payoff    scewball comedy     script doctor     three-act structure

Articles


Return to Top