Cinematic Terms

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Across
  1. 2. the name given to the awards of AMPAS (the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) given each year to various performers and others in the film industry; officially known as the "Academy Award of Merit"
  2. 5. the creative artist responsible for complete artistic control of all phases of a film's production (such as making day-to-day determinations about sound, lighting, action, casting, even editing), for translating/interpreting a script into a film, for guiding the performances of the actors in a particular role and/or scene, and for supervising the cinematography (director of photography) and film crew.
  3. 9. the second or third film in a series of films that presents characters and/or events that are chronologically set before the time frame of the original movie; contrast to sequel
  4. 11. "indie" or independents film festival in Utah
  5. 12. usually a shot (or series of shots) that together comprise a single, complete and unified dramatic event, action, unit, or element of film narration, or block (segment) of storytelling within a film, much like a scene in a play
  6. 13. film festival in France
Down
  1. 1. film festival in Canada
  2. 3. cinematic work that presents the continuation of characters, settings, and/or events of a story in a previously-made or preceding movie; contrast to a prequel, follow-up, serial, series, spin-off or remake.
  3. 4. the presentation of one art form through another medium; a film based upon, derived from (or adapted from) a stage play (or from another medium such as a short story, book, article, history, novel, video game, comic strip/book, etc.
  4. 6. an evaluative oral or written judgment about the quality of a movie, based upon various assumptions, facts, biases, etc.
  5. 7. refers to those involved in the technical production of a film who are not actual performers
  6. 8. one or more of the chiefs of a movie production, involved in various logistical matters (i.e., scheduling, financing, budgeting); raises funding and financing, acquires or develops a story, finalizes the script, hires key personnel for cast, crew, and director, and arranges for distributors of the film to theaters
  7. 10. a "full-length" motion picture, one greater than 60 minutes in length - but usually about 90-120 minutes on one particular topic; also known as a theatrical; contrast to short or short subject.