A to Z Guide to Film Terms

The A to Z Guide to Film Terms is a comprehensive pocket-sized dictionary that contains photographs, illustrations and over 800 definitions of current terms and phrases used in film theory and filmmaking. Written by a film industry veteran of more than 20 years, the book has sold over 20,000 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. Stand by, picture's up! Cameras are rolling. Scene 24, take 2, A and B camera common mark...Speed! And...Action!