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Agent

Entertainment; Movies

A person responsible for the professional business dealings of an actor, director, or other artist. An agent typically negotiates the contracts on behalf of the actor or director, and often has some ...

Alan Smithee

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As:Allen Smithee. The sole pseudonym that the Directors Guild of America allowed directors to use when they wish to remove their name from a film. The name has reportedly been retired by ...

American Cinema Editors

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: ACE. Honorary society of film editors founded in 1950 by Jack Ogilvie, Warren Low and others.

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: AFTRA. An association with jurisdiction over some works that can be recorded by picture or by sound. See also the Screen Actors Guild.

American Society of Cinematographers

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: ASC. An organisation founded in 1919 and dedicated to advancing the art of cinematography through artistry and technological progress, to exchange ideas and to cement a closer ...

Anamorphic

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Cinemascope. An optical system which has different magnifications in the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the picture. See also aspect ratio, contrast with spherical. Cinemascope ...

Associate Producer

Entertainment; Movies

An individual who performs a limited number of producing functions delegated to her/him by a producer, under the direct supervision and control of that producer. The term may also refer to a person ...

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