A to Z Guide to Film Terms

The A to Z Guide to Film Terms is a comprehensive pocket-sized dictionary that contains actual on-set photographs and over 750 definitions of current terms and phrases used in film theory and filmmaking. Written by a film industry veteran of more than 18 years, the book has sold over 16,000 copies to film students, movie buffs and film industry professionals world-wide. This book explains terms actually in use by film crews, and contains many colorful real-life examples of being on-set, written from an insider's perspective. There are also icons that link each definition to its department, allowing you to see at a glance which aspect of filmmaking it relates to. Have you ever wondered what it s like to work in the movie industry? Do you watch the credits for a film and wonder what a grip or a gaffer is or what they do? Do you want to learn the behind-the-scenes lingo used by the cast and crew? With the A to Z Guide to Film Terms, you re sure to be talking like Steven Spielberg in a hurry. Learn strange sounding terms and phrases such as: Gaffer (the person in charge of the lighting and electrics crew) Honeywagons (the washroom trailers) Jack Lord (50mm lens) Magic Hour (that golden time just before the sun sets) Martini Shot (the last shot of the day) Stand by, picture's up! Cameras are rolling. Scene 24, take 2, A and B camera common mark...Speed! And...Action!

Tim Moshansky has worked in the film industry since 1989. Since that time, Tim has worked as a grip, extras wrangler, sound assistant (cable puller), locations production assistant and location scout. He first published the A to Z Guide to Film Terms in 1995, and has also recently published the A to Z Guide to Hockey Terms. He is a regular contributor to Mix magazine and plays guitar in his band, Tongue in Groove.