The height-to-width ratio of the image projected on the screen. The aspect ratios are: Standard Wide: 1::1.85; widescreen/CinemaScope: 1::2.35

Any sound whose source is not visible on screen; also referred to as "off screen sound."

Derived from French term for "author"; first advanced by the film journal Cashiers du cinema, the theory asserts that a movie, though a collaborative art form, has a dominant influence, usually seen as the director. Auteur Theory further developed into su

Art that exhibits striking, self-aware innovations in style, form, and subject matter, often constructed in conscious assault against the prevailing values, forms, and traditions of its age

Lighting from directly behind the subject, placing it in silhouette

First assistant to the gaffer who is the chief electrician during film production

An exhibitor's written request to a distribution company for the right to show a particular film. The request includes all terms relating to finances, advertising, and length of exhibition

Biographical Film (Biopic)

A film that narrates, to varying degrees of authenticity, the life of a real and well-known person

The roster of known and suspected members of the American Communist Party compiled by the House Un-American Activities Committee, headed by Senator Joseph McCarthy.

A film made more quickly, more cheaply, and less ambitiously than, for example, a large Hollywood feature on occasion, these films reach a high degree of artistry and popularity

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Term	Definition
Aspect Ratio	The height-to-width ratio of the image projected on the screen. The aspect ratios are: Standard Wide: 1::1.85; widescreen/CinemaScope: 1::2.35
Asynchronous Sound	Any sound whose source is not visible on screen; also referred to as "off screen sound."
Auteur Theory	Derived from French term for "author"; first advanced by the film journal Cashiers du cinema, the theory asserts that a movie, though a collaborative art form, has a dominant influence, usually seen as the director. Auteur Theory further developed into su
Avant-garde	Art that exhibits striking, self-aware innovations in style, form, and subject matter, often constructed in conscious assault against the prevailing values, forms, and traditions of its age
Back Lighting	Lighting from directly behind the subject, placing it in silhouette
Best Boy	First assistant to the gaffer who is the chief electrician during film production
Bid	An exhibitor's written request to a distribution company for the right to show a particular film. The request includes all terms relating to finances, advertising, and length of exhibition
Biographical Film (Biopic)	A film that narrates, to varying degrees of authenticity, the life of a real and well-known person
Blacklist	The roster of known and suspected members of the American Communist Party compiled by the House Un-American Activities Committee, headed by Senator Joseph McCarthy.
B-picture	A film made more quickly, more cheaply, and less ambitiously than, for example, a large Hollywood feature on occasion, these films reach a high degree of artistry and popularity

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