Synonyms and antonyms of Movie-making and theater production in American Thesaurus

animation (noun)

cinema the process or result of making animated movies or cartoons

behind the scenes ()

not seen or heard by the audience of a movie, play, etc.

cut (verb)

cinema to move quickly from one scene of a movie to another

cut (noun)

cinema a way of arranging how a movie looks by moving, removing, or adding scenes

cut (noun)

cinema a quick move from one scene of a movie to another

cutaway (noun)

a short shot in a movie that shows something that is not happening in the main scene

cutting room (noun)

a room where the separate pieces of a movie or television show are put together and the pieces that are not wanted are removed

direct (verb)

theatrecinema to be in charge of making a movie or program, or getting a play ready for performance, especially by telling the actors and technical staff what to do

direction (noun)

theatrecinema the work of directing a movie, program, or play

dub (verb)

cinema to replace the soundtrack of a movie with one in a different language, so that the actors seem to be speaking the other language

dub in ()

to change part of the original sound of a recording, especially a movie, by adding new sound to it

dub out ()

to remove part of the original sound from a recording, especially a movie

dub over ()

to replace the original soundtrack of a movie with one in a different language, so that the actors seem to be speaking the other language

edit (verb)

to make changes to a piece of film or a video, taking out the parts that you do not want

film (verb)

to record moving pictures using a camera

filming (noun)

the activity of making a movie or working as an actor in a movie

freeze (verb)

to stop a video or movie from moving forward, especially so you can look closely at one particular picture

freeze-frame (noun)

the process of stopping a movie in order to look at one particular image

freeze-frame (noun)

a single image produced when you stop a movie in this way

intercut (verb)

if scenes in a movie are intercut, you see part of one scene first, then part of the other, then the next part of the first scene, and so on, usually to show you that different events are happening at the same time

location (noun)

a place where a movie or TV program is made away from a studio

lot (noun)

cinema the buildings and the land around them where movies are made

pan (verb)

if a camera pans, or if you pan it, it moves sideways slowly to film something else or to follow something that is moving

post-production (adjective)

used for describing the work done on a movie or television show after the action has been filmed

pre-production (adjective)

used for describing the work done on a movie or television show before the action is filmed

produce (verb)

to organize the work and money involved in making a movie, play, television program, CD, etc.

production (noun)

the job or process of organizing the work and money involved in making a movie, play, television program, CD, etc.

prop (noun)

theatrecinema a piece of furniture or small object used in a play or movie

scenario (noun)

theatrecinema a written description of what happens in a play or movie

set (verb)

to write or produce a play, book, movie, etc. that happens in a particular time or place

shoot (noun)

an occasion when someone takes a series of photographs or makes a movie

soft focus (noun)

an effect in a movie or photograph in which the image is made less clear in order to give a romantic appearance

stage (noun)

the theater, rather than movies, books, or other forms of art

stage-manage (verb)

theatre to be a stage manager for a play or other show

storyboard (noun)

a series of pictures that the director of a movie uses to plan the action that will be filmed

track (verb)

cinema to move a movie camera along on a track

voice (verb)

cinema to provide the voice of a character in an animated movie or a radio or television advertisement