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Documentary

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Docu. A non-fiction narrative without actors. Typically a documentary is a journalistic record of an event, person, or place. See also: cinema verité.

Dogme 95

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A filmmaking movement launched in 1995 by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, among others. The Dogme 95 Manifesto renounces special effects and other forms of "gimmickry" in ...

Dolby Noise Reduction

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Also Known As: Dolby, Dolby Labs, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, Dolby 70mm, Dolby Stereo. Dolby Laboratories, Inc has produced a number of noise reduction and sound enhancement processes. Competitors ...

Dolly

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Dolly Shot, Dolly Up, Dolly In, Dolly Back, Pull back. A dolly is a small truck which rolls along dolly tracks carrying the camera,some of the camera crew and occasionally the ...

Dolly Tracks

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A set of tracks upon which a camera can be moved. See also dolly.

Also Known As: Camera Report. A list of scenes from the script that have already been filmed, or a list of the contents of an exposed reel of film stock. An accurate dope sheet is the responsibility ...

Double

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An actor who stands in for another actor in certain scenes, some of which may involve dangerous circumstances or require special skills (e.g. a stunt double). Sometimes body doubles are used in ...