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Voice-Over

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Voice Over, VO. Indicates that dialogue will be heard on a movie's soundtrack, but the speaker will not be shown. The abbreviation is often used as an annotation in a script.

Voice-Over Artist

Entertainment; Movies

The unseen person who does the speaking necessary to create a voice-over.

Also Known As: Rhubarb. Background conversation. Historically, when a script called for "crowd unrest" or "murmuring", the extras would be required to mumble the word "rhubarb", as this produced the ...

Wardrobe Department

Entertainment; Movies

The section of a production's crew concerned with costumes. Individual job titles include: costume designer, costumer, and costume supervisor.

Western

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Oater, Oat Opera. A movie set in the "Wild West" of the late 19th-century United States.

Whip Pan

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: Whip-pan. An extremely fast pan, incorporating much motion blur. The term refers to the "whipping" action that the camera operator uses to move the camera.