himself called "symphonies of visual movement" a minor role consisting of a single, brief appearance on the screen, usually not appearing in the credits walk-on and without dialogue; contrast with extras, bit parts, and non-speaking roles. the first rehearsal on the set, to walk-through figure out lighting, sound, camera positioning, etc. refers to the atmospheric, background sound effect for the indistinct murmurings and buzz of voices in a crowd; extras in crowd scenes, in older films (or in radio), would be asked to murmur a phrase walla walla ('walla walla,' 'rhubarb,' 'peas and carrots,' or 'watermelon,' etc.) to create the sound of the crowd and to pretend that they were talking; see also foley artist, dubbing, and non-synchronized sound the general name for the costume department, or the costumes (and wardrobe their accessories) themselves; see also costume refers to the object that motivates the main action in a serial (e.g., a weenie lost city, buried treasure, or missing plans, etc) refers to electronically setting or 'color-correcting' a camera's white white (or color) balance balance - or the true color of white, since white doesn't appear 'white' with all lighting conditions refers to a Example: The major or lead character in a whodunit is a whodunit detective, such as in the Sherlock Holmes series of films in sound effects, this refers to the extra noises added to a sound, e.g., whoop-whoops bells, horns, or whistles to an explosion, to make it more interesting or exciting a shot (often abbreviated WS) taken Example: In , the famous wide-angle scene in Mrs. Kane's with a lens that is able to take in a boardinghouse that kept all objects in the shot in sharp focus wider field or range of view (to capture more of the scene's elements or objects) than a regular or normal lens; a wide-angle shot exaggerates the distance, depth or wide-angle shot disparity between foreground and background planes, thereby creating greater depth-of-field and keeping all objects in focus and in perspective; an extreme or lens giving a 180 degree view is called a 'fish-eye' lens
himself called "symphonies of visual movement" walk-on a minor role consisting of a single, brief appearance on the screen, usually not appearing in the credits and without dialogue; contrast with extras, bit parts, and non-speaking roles. walk-through the first rehearsal on the set, to figure out lighting, sound, camera positioning, etc. walla walla refers to the atmospheric, background sound effect for the indistinct murmurings and buzz of voices in a crowd; extras in crowd scenes, in older films (or in radio), would be asked to murmur a phrase ('walla walla,' 'rhubarb,' 'peas and carrots,' or 'watermelon,' etc.) to create the sound of the crowd and to pretend that they were talking; see also foley artist, dubbing, and non-synchronized sound wardrobe the general name for the costume department, or the costumes (and their accessories) themselves; see also costume weenie refers to the object that motivates the main action in a serial (e.g., a lost city, buried treasure, or missing plans, etc) white (or color) balance refers to electronically setting or 'color-correcting' a camera's white balance - or the true color of white, since white doesn't appear 'white' with all lighting conditions whodunit refers to a Example: The major or lead character in a whodunit is a detective, such as in the Sherlock Holmes series of films whoop-whoops in sound effects, this refers to the extra noises added to a sound, e.g., bells, horns, or whistles to an explosion, to make it more interesting or exciting wide-angle shot a shot (often abbreviated WS) taken with a lens that is able to take in a wider field or range of view (to capture more of the scene's elements or objects) than a regular or normal lens; a wide-angle shot exaggerates the distance, depth or disparity between foreground and background planes, thereby creating greater depth-of-field and keeping all objects in focus and in perspective; an extreme or lens giving a 180 degree view is called a 'fish-eye' lens Example: In , the famous wide-angle scene in Mrs. Kane's boardinghouse that kept all objects in the shot in sharp focus
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