refers to the outdoor background in scenery a set (represented by either a backdrop or a natural view). usually refers to a character (or Examples: Tim Curry as Darkness in Legend (1985); William group of characters), usually Bendix as Jeff in The Glass Key (1942); John Gielgud as subsidiary, whose appearance, Hobson the butler in Arthur (1981) scene-stealing actions and/or dialogue draws more attention than other actors in the same scene; similar to the term 'chewing up the scenery.' from the Yiddish expression for Examples: Films from AIP (American International Pictures); 'inferior' - refers to a forgettable, also Robot Monster (1953) and The Giant Claw (1957), Sex cheaply-made, low-budget, Kittens Go to College (1960) advertised B-film (or lower Z-film) with little or non-existent quality - schlock film often unintentionally hilarious; designed to take in profitable in opening week; usually films found in the horror, comedy and science-fiction genres of the 50s and 60s. the musical component of a movie's Examples: Bernard Herrmann's memorable score with soundtrack, usually composed screeching violins for Hitchcock's or the score for specifically for the film by a film composer; the background music in a film, usually specially (film) score composed for the film; may be orchestral, synthesized, or performed by a small group of musicians; also refers to the act of writing music for a film refers to the direction that characters or objects are moving in a film's scene or visual frame; common screen directions include "camera left" (movement to the left) screen direction or "camera right" (movement to the right); a is a head-on neutral shot shot of a subject with no evident screen direction; a jump-cut often indicates a change in screen direction the term for a promotional DVD (or video) version of a film that is sent to voters (and film critics) by the movie studios for their convenience screener during the awards season, before the movie is officially available to the public through video rental chains the exhibition or display of a movie, typically at a cinema house/theatre; to screen (or unspool) a film means to show or screening project a film; types of screenings include a critical screening (a viewing for film critics), a pre-screening, or a focus-group screening (to test audience
scenery refers to the outdoor background in a set (represented by either a backdrop or a natural view). scene-stealing usually refers to a character (or group of characters), usually subsidiary, whose appearance, actions and/or dialogue draws more attention than other actors in the same scene; similar to the term 'chewing up the scenery.' Examples: Tim Curry as Darkness in Legend (1985); William Bendix as Jeff in The Glass Key (1942); John Gielgud as Hobson the butler in Arthur (1981) schlock film from the Yiddish expression for 'inferior' - refers to a forgettable, cheaply-made, low-budget, B-film (or lower Z-film) with little or non-existent quality - often unintentionally hilarious; designed to take in profitable in opening week; usually films found in the horror, comedy and science-fiction genres of the 50s and 60s. Examples: Films from AIP (American International Pictures); also Robot Monster (1953) and The Giant Claw (1957), Sex Kittens Go to College (1960) (film) score the musical component of a movie's soundtrack, usually composed specifically for the film by a film composer; the background music in a film, usually specially composed for the film; may be orchestral, synthesized, or performed by a small group of musicians; also refers to the act of writing music for a film Examples: Bernard Herrmann's memorable score with screeching violins for Hitchcock's or the score for screen direction refers to the direction that characters or objects are moving in a film's scene or visual frame; common screen directions include "camera left" (movement to the left) or "camera right" (movement to the right); a neutral shot is a head-on shot of a subject with no evident screen direction; a jump-cut often indicates a change in screen direction screener the term for a promotional DVD (or video) version of a film that is sent to voters (and film critics) by the movie studios for their convenience during the awards season, before the movie is officially available to the public through video rental chains screening the exhibition or display of a movie, typically at a cinema house/theatre; to screen (or unspool) a film means to show or project a film; types of screenings include a critical screening (a viewing for film critics), a pre-screening, or a focus-group screening (to test audience advertised
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