movies - glossary of film terms
Film is a language made up of structure and grammar. The art of filmmaking also has its own language.
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The sites listed on this page are a guide to the obvious and the obscure in cinema's lexicon.
Best On The Net
- Film Term Glossary
Thorough and interactive - from the Rosebud project of the University of Maryland Office of Information Technology. - Film Terms - A Film-Making Glossary and Dictionary
Part of Tim Dirks' wonderful Greatest Films site.
Other Glossary Sites
- Eejit's Film Lingo
From Exposure Filmmaking. - Film & Screenwriting Glossary
From Terrence Brady's Third Millennium. - Film Terms
From Colin Kelly's Kurosawa site. - Glossary
From the All Movie Guide. - Glossary Of Film Terms
From the British Film Institute's Screenonline. - Glossary Of Film Terms
Written and designed by Joel Schlemowitz. - IMDb Film Glossary
Supplied by the Internet Movie Database. - Screensite's Encyclopedia For Film and TV
Designed principally for educators and students - but everyone is welcome! - Slanguage Dictionary
Since 1905, Hollywood's Variety magazine has used its own, distinctive slanguage in headlines and stories. - Glossary Of Film School Terms
The straight goods from Film School Confidential. - Movie Credits 101
A former film director decodes the in-jokes and ego trips lurking behind that never-ending list of names. From Salon Magazine. - Ebert's Little Movie Glossary
Proof positive that every form of story-telling has its own cliches and predictable rules. Entries are drawn from Roger's own observances and from those submitted by fellow cineastes.
Production and Post Production
- Filmland's The Dictionary
An extensive reference of film, video and audio terminology. Note: Do not query the Webmaster with any questions or submissions - site is inactive.
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