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L Look Rate
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lM Lumen Rate
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MF Multi-Focus Rate
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TXP Tri- X Pan Professional Black & White Print Film Rate
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TECHNICAL
2u - 2nd unit
2uc/3uc - 2nd/3rd unit camera/photography
2ud - 2nd unit director
35bu - blown-up to 35mm
70bu - blown-up to 70mm
a - artist [singer/group]
a.o. - and others
add - additional
addph - additional photography
adv - advisor
altern - alternative
anim - animation/animated
aph - aerial photography
art dir - art director
as - Agascope
assoc - associate
av - ArriVision
b&w - black & white
BetaSP - Betacam Superior Performance [video system by Sony]
c - color
c.asst - camera assistant
c.op - camera operator
cam - camera
CGI - Computer-Generated Imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more
specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators
and simulation generally, and printed media
cin - cinematography/cinematographer
co-ord - coordinator
collab - collaborator/collaborating
comm - film commissioned by...
comp - compilation
cons - consultant/consulting
cph - co-director of photography
cr - Cinerama
cred - credited
cs - CinemaScope
d/dir - director
dec - decorator
des - designer
DigiBeta - Digital Betacam, aka DigiBeta or D-Beta, was introduced by Sony in 1993 as a replacement for
the analog Betacam SP format. Digital Betacam was superior in performance to DVCAM and DVCPRO,
while being cheaper than D1. Digital Betacam attracted a fair amount of professional support but didn't go
as far as to become an industry standard like it's predecessor
DIT - Digital Imaging Technician; works in collaboration with the cinematographer on workflow,
systemization, signal integrity - responsible for the safe storage and archiving of data - and image
manipulation, to achieve the highest image quality and creative goals of cinematography in the digital
realm
doc - documentary
doph/DoPh/DP - director of photography/cinematographer
dram - dramatized
ds - DyaliScope
dv - shot on digital video; DV [dv - Digital Video] is a video standard launched in 1996. It was created by a
consortium of companies and given the official name IEC 61834. The DV standard has spawned a few
variations, including DVCAM [Sony] and DVCPRO [Panasonic]. Consumers know DV in it's smaller
format MiniDV [mdv]. The high-definition version is HDV, which uses the same style tapes but uses
MPEG-2 for compression
DVcam - digital video system/camera
DVCPRO - DVCPRO is a format developed by Panasonic. It is a variation of the DV format, aimed at the
professional market [in particular for ENG work]. DVCPRO is also known as DVCPRO Standard or
DVCPRO25, to differentiate it from other variations. DVCPRO HD is an enhanced version of DVCPRO
and DVCPRO50. DVCPRO HD increases the data rate to 100MBps, which is why it is sometimes called
DVCPRO100. Despite the 'HD' tag, DVCPRO HD is not true high-definition in the current sense. Signals
can be upscaled on playback for better compatibility with high-definition equipment
ed - editing/editor/edited
efx - effects
ep - episode[s]
EPK - Electronic Press Kit
exp - experiment/experimental
ext - exterior
fs - Franscope
HD - High Definition Digital Video/High Definition Television; see also UHD
Hi8 - Hi8 was the higher-resolution version of Video8. Hi8 was introduced to compete with the VHS-
equivalent S-VHS. Hi8 camcorders were popular with amateur enthusiasts and were also used in
television productions which required lightweight portable equipment. Hi8, like S-VHS, used a
combination of higher-grade tape and improved recording mechanisms to increase bandwidth. Hi8 was
eventually replaced by Digital8 and MiniDV
hph - helicopter photography
incl - including/includes
int - interior
interv - interview
loc - location
m - minutes
mdv - shot with MiniDV camera - mini digital video; MiniDV is a digital video tape format which, for a
while, was the most popular format for home video cameras. MiniDV uses the same compression as DV.
MiniDV cassettes are 65 x 48 x 12mm. Record time is 60 minutes [standard play] or 90 minutes
[extended/long play]. 80/120 minute tapes are also available
mm - millimeter
mtr - meters
mus - music/musical
nom - nomination/nominated
p - Panavision
perf - performance
pfx - photographic effects
ph - photographer/photography/photographed by/cinematographer/director of photography
prod - producer/produced by/production
prod des - production designer
PSA - Public Service Announcement or Public Service Ad
s8/s16/s35/s70 - Super 8mm/Super 16mm/Super 35mm/Super 70mm
s16-35bu - Super 16mm blown up to 35mm
scope - aspect ratio 2.35:1 [variations on CinemaScope]
scrpl - screenplay
seg - segment/segments
seq - sequence
set dec - set decorator
sfx - special effects
sp - Super Panavision
spec - special
spph - special photography
ss - Sovscope
str - Super Technirama
sts - Super Techniscope
superv - supervision/supervisor
sus - Superscope
tao - Todd-AO
tech - technician/technical
tr - Technirama
ts - Techniscope
tv - television
tvi - Technovision
tvm - [feature length] movie made for television
UHD - Ultra High Definition Digital Video/Ultra High Definition Television (4K UHD = 3840 pixels by 2160
pixels; 8K UHD = 7680 pixels by 4320 pixels)
uncred - uncredited
up - Ultra Panavision
us - UltraScope
uwph - underwater photography
V - released directly to videotape [e.g. VHS] or DVD
v - recorded on videotape
v8 - Video High-8
vfx - visual effects
vg - video game
VOD - video-on-demand [systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content
when they choose to]
vv - VistaVision
ws - widescreen [1.85:1, etc.]
splinter unit - A splinter unit is a small group that shoots usually concurrently at some location while
the main unit operates somewhere else. At times the splinter unit will shoot pick up shots, establishing
shots, or shots that do not require the main actor or actors to be present.
AWARDS
AA - Academy Award ['Oscar'] given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [USA]
AFI [Aus] - Australian Film Institute
AFI [USA] - American Film Institute
Ariel - Award given by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas
BAFTA - British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BIFA - British Independent Film Award [since 1998]
Bodil - Award given by the Filmmedarbejderforeningen [Film Workers Association] in Copenhagen. The
members of the Association are the film critics of the Copenhagen newspapers. Awarded for the first time
in 1948; named after Bodil Kjer and Bodil Ipsen, two Danish actresses
BSFC - Boston Society of Film Critics
César - Award given by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma [France] since 1976
CFCA - Chicago Film Critics Association
CST - Commission Supérieure Technique de l'Image et du Son ['Le Prix Vulcain de l'Artiste Technicien'
(formerly 'Grand Prix Technique') is awarded during the Cannes Film Festival]
DKP - Deutsche Kamerapreis Köln; award given by WDR-tv, the city of Cologne and the Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Photographie since 1980. The first time the prize was awarded was during the Photokina
of 1982.
Edda - Award given by the Icelandic Film and TV Academy [IKSA] since 1999
Emmy - Award given by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences [USA]
FI - Film Institute
Genie - Awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
Guldbagge - ['Golden Beetle'] main Swedish film award given by the Swedish Film Institute since 1964
[I]FF - [International] Film Festival
IFTA - The Irish Film and Television Academy [awards since 2003]
LAFCA - Los Angeles Film Critics Association [formed in 1975]
Leo - Award given by the Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia
Milli - Annual award [since 1958] presented to the 'Australian Cinematographer of the Year'. The award
gets its name from the millimeters used to measure film lenses; its design represents the lenses of an
early model camera.
MVPA - Music Video Production Association
Nika - Main national film award in Russia
NSFC - National Society of Film Critics [USA] [formed in 1966]
NYFCC - New York Film Critics Circle [formed in 1935]
Robert - Award given by the Danish Film Academy. Awarded for the first time in 1983; designed by and
named after the Danish sculptor Robert Jacobsen. The award is given to films, actors, directors and other
technical staff
RTS - Royal Television Society [U.K.]
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