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Studio

Entertainment; Movies

A company that makes movies. Larger studios (such as the majors) have extensive in-house soundstages (also called "studio"s) where filming can be done.

Stunt

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Gag. A non-trivial and often dangerous piece of physical action. Often performed by a stunt performer.

Stunt Double

Entertainment; Movies

A stunt performer who specifically takes the part of another actor for a stunt. Stunt doubles rarely (if ever) speak, are typically chosen to resemble the actor that they are replacing as much as ...

Stunt Performer

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Stunt Player, Stunts. A specialist actor who performs stunts.

Words which are superimposed over a film which mirror the dialogue that is heard at the time. Most often subtitles are in a different language than that which is being spoken, but this is not always ...

Supporting Feature

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Supporting Attraction. A feature film which appears (typically in a double-bill) with a feature presentation.

Surround Sound

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Surround. A sound system which creates the illusion of multi-directional sound through speaker placement and signal processing. See also Dolby, SDDS, DTS, THX.