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Set dressers who dress and strike sets, as well as pick up and return the dressing. They work apart from the shooting crew, as they are always either prepping a set for shooting or striking it after ...

Sword and Sandal Epic

Entertainment; Movies

A colloquialism for an epic an epic film set in the times of Roman Empire or any other period, real or imagined, in which characters use sword and sandals. Often has biblical or fantasy elements

Sword and Sorcery

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A colloquialism for a genre of film, usually set in days of old with magic as well as sword fighting

Synopsis

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A summary of the major plot points and characters of a script, generally in a page or two. Contrast with treatment.

Take

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A single continuous recorded performance of a scene. A director typically orders takes to continue until he or she is satisfied that all of his or her requirements for the scene have been made, be ...

Talent

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A general, informal term for actors (and possibly extras).

Talkie

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An early term for a film with sound and especially recorded spoken dialogue. It is typically used today to make a distinction between silent and sound films made in the late 1920's and early 1930's ...