Film-making and theatre production

cinema the process or result of making animated films or cartoons

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

British film used in the past for producing moving pictures

a board consisting of two parts that are hit together before making part of a film, to make sure that the sound and picture happen at the same time

cut (verb)

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

cut (noun)

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

cut (noun)

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

cutaway (noun)

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

cutting room (noun)

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

direct (verb)

theatrecinema to be in charge of making a film or programme, 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 film, programme, or play

dub (verb)

cinema to replace the soundtrack of a film 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 film, by adding new sound to it

dub out ()

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

dub over ()

to replace the original soundtrack of a film 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 film or working as an actor in a film

freeze (verb)

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

freeze-frame (noun)

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

freeze-frame (noun)

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

intercut (verb)

if scenes in a film 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 film or TV programme is made away from a studio

lot (noun)

cinema the buildings and the land around them where films 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 film or television programme after the action has been filmed

pre-production (adjective)

used for describing the work done on a film or television programme before the action is filmed

produce (verb)

to organize the work and money involved in making a film, play, television programme, CD etc

production (noun)

the job or process of organizing the work and money involved in making a film, play, television programme, CD etc

prop (noun)

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

scenario (noun)

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

set (verb)

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

shoot (noun)

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

soft focus (noun)

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

stage (noun)

the theatre, rather than films, 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 film uses to plan the action that will be filmed

track (verb)

cinema to move a film camera along on a track

Synonyms and antonyms of Film-making and theatre production in British Thesaurus