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attached
Agreement by name actors and/or a director to be a part of the making of a movie.
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stock shot
A sequence of film previously shot and available for purchase and use from a film library.
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a page
A revised page that extends beyond the original page, going onto a second page. (i.e. Page 1, 1A, 2, 3, 3A)
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abbreviations
shortcuts used in scripts such V.O., O.C.
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above-the-line
In film, those costs that occur before filming, this includes salaries of the talend and creative team (director, producer, screenwriter), plus any rights required for adapted scripts. Sometimes, abov [..]
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act
A large division of a full-length play, separated from the other act or acts by an intermission.
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act/scene heading
Centered, all CAPS heading at the start of an act or scene. Act numbers are written in Roman numerals, scene numbers in ordinals.
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acting edition
A published play script, typically for use in productions in the amateur market or as reading copies. Often has a list of prop list or set design sketches.
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action
The moving pictures we see on screen. Also, the direction given by a director indicating that filming begins.
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ad lib
Dialogue in which the characters or actors make up what they say in real time on the movie set or on stage. From the Latin ad libitum, "in accordance with desire."
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