Stage 32 Glossary

A-level (A-list)

Abby Singer (shot)

abstract (form)

absurd (absurdism)

Academy Awards

acquisitions

act

action

actor

actor’s reel

actress

ad lib

adaptation

adjusted gross deal

adjustment

aerial shot

affective memory

against

against type

Alan Smithee film

allegory

alliteration

allusion

alternate ending

ambiance

ambient light

ambiguity

anachronism

anamorphic

ancillary markets

ancillary rights

angle (angle on)

animation (animated films)

anime

antagonist

anthology film

anthropomorphism

anti-climax

anti-hero

aperture

apple box

arc shot

archetype

arret

art director

art-house

art-house film

art PA

aside

aspect ratio

assembly

asynchronous (sound)

atmosphere

attach (attachment)

audience

audience analysis

audio

audio bridge

audition

auteur (auteur theory)

available light

avant-garde

axis of action