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Bit Part

Entertainment; Movies

A small unimportant role, usually lasting only one scene.

Also Known As: BW, B/W, B&W. Indicates that the images have no color. The first movies were black and white (as colour film stock hadn't been invented), but in more recent times many films have been ...

Black Comedy

Entertainment; Movies

A comedy in which the humour is derived from subjects which are typically considered "serious", or for which humour is usually considered as unsuitable. Common examples are death, war, suffering, and ...

Blackface

Entertainment; Movies

The make up technique of making an actor, usually white, to resemble an African American or at least a caricature thereof such as in the final scene of The Jazz Singer (1927). There were also ...

Blacklisting

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Blacklist. A list of filmmakers or actors who have either been formally or informally discriminated against, due to their personal, political, social, or religious beliefs. In 1950s ...

Blockbuster

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Hit. A movie which is a huge financial success. In common usage a "blockbuster" is a movie that has a box-office of more than $100 million upon release in North America.

Blocking

Entertainment; Movies

A process during which the director and actors determine where on the set the actors will move and stand, so that lighting and camera placements may be set.