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Lighting · Technique 10000K 10000K (Blauer Himmel) Color temperature of 10,000 Kelvin, matching clear blue sky — very cool, bluish light with no direct sunlight. Camera · Technique 1000ft Film Magazine / 300m Magazine 1000ft-Filmmagazin / 300-Meter-Magazin 1000-foot film magazine (approximately 300 meters) for 35mm film production. Holds approximately 11 minutes… Set · Kommunikation 10-1 10-1 (WC-Pause) Walkie-talkie code for short bathroom break—derived from CB radio, enables discrete set communication without… Set · Kommunikation 10-2 10-2 (Längere Pause) Walkie-talkie code for extended break—indicates someone will be unavailable for longer than a quick moment. Set · Kommunikation 10-4 10-4 (Verstanden) Walkie-talkie code for 'understood' or 'okay'—universal acknowledgment on film sets that a message was… Camera 1070 Filter / Tiffen 1070 1070er-Filter / Tiffen 1070 Tiffen diffusion with mild halation — subtler than Classic Soft, sharper than Hot Light. Vintage look without… Camera · Technique 10-bit 10-Bit Color encoding with 1024 levels per channel instead of 256. In grading: no banding in gradients, smoother… Lighting · Equipment 10K Fresnel 10,000W Fresnel spotlight for extreme exterior shots against sunlight, backlighting, and large venue… Camera · Terms 10-Ton Truck 10-Spur Tonaufnahme / 10-Tonner Specialized multi-channel recording system with 10 simultaneous audio tracks for film sets and large… Lighting · Equipment 1/16 CTB 1/16 CTB-Filter Color temperature conversion filter with minimal effect — shifts color temperature approximately 100K warmer… Lighting · Equipment 1/16 CTO 1/16 CTO-Filter Subtle warm-tone filter for minimal Color Correction — slightly reduces blue content without visible color… Grip · Terms 1-1/8" Pin 1-1/8-Zoll-Zapfen Standardised grip pin with a 1-1/8" (28.6 mm) diameter — also called a "Junior Pin". Carries every… Lighting · Equipment 12000W HMI 12000W HMI lamp producing daylight-balanced light at 5600K with 1,200,000 lumens; standard for large-scale… Lighting · Equipment 1200W HMI Compact 1.2kW HMI fixture — standard daylight source for mid-range illumination on set. Camera · Technique 120 fps 120 Bilder/Sekunde High frame rate acquisition at 120 frames per second enabling dramatic slow-motion playback at 5x… Camera · Technique 12-bit 12-Bit Color depth with 4096 levels per channel. More latitude in grading — push the shadows and highlights hard… Lighting · Equipment 1/2 CTB 1/2 CTB (Half Blue) Mid-strength CTB color correction filter with +68 Mired shift for converting tungsten (3200K) to 4500K. Lighting · Equipment 1/2 CTO 1/2 CTO (Half Orange) Mid-strength CTO color correction filter with -68 Mired shift for warming daylight (5600K) to 4100K. Lighting · Equipment 1/2 CTS (Half Color Temperature Straw) 1/2 CTS-Filter (halber Strohfarben-Filter) Lighter straw-colored filter for subtle warm correction — reduces blue content by approx. 1650K instead of… Camera · Terms 12G-SDI Professional 12 Gigabit Serial Digital Interface for single-link 4K uncompressed video transmission over 100m… Lighting · Equipment 1/2 Minus Green (Half Minus Green) 1/2 Minus Green (halber Minus Green) Half-strength color filter that reduces green cast by 50%, ideal for mixed lighting between daylight and… Lighting · Equipment 1/2 Plus Green (Half Plus Green) 1/2 Plus Green (halber Plus Green) Color correction gel for artificial light — reduces green cast by half a stop. Used when tungsten light… Lighting · Terms 12x12 Frame 12x12 Rahmen Large 12ft x 12ft overhead diffusion frame (3.66m x 3.66m = 13.5 sqm) for soft, controllable light coverage… Camera · Lenses 1.33x Anamorphic 1,33-fach Anamorphot An anamorphic lens format with a 1.33x squeeze ratio, creating a subtle widescreen effect with minimal… Lighting · Equipment 1/4 CTB 1/4 CTB (Quarter Blue) Color correction gel at 1/4 CTB strength — reduces blue shift without fully neutralizing it. Used for subtle… Lighting · Equipment 1/4 CTO 1/4 CTO (Quarter Orange) Color temperature conversion filter at 1/4 CTO strength, warming light by approx. 600K. Ideal for subtle… Lighting · Equipment 1/4 CTS 1/4 CTS (Color Temperature Straw) Color temperature correction filter with a subtle straw tint — cuts blue content by roughly 1/4 of a full… Lighting · Equipment 1/4 Minus Green Color correction filter for tungsten sources — cuts green by roughly a quarter-stop to neutralize the green… Lighting · Equipment 1/4 Plus Green Color filter at 1/4 strength of Plus Green — subtly reduces magenta/red cast without drastically shifting… Lighting · Equipment 150W Fresnel Compact, portable 150W Fresnel built for mobile kits — fits with stand into a case, ideal for ENG, doc crews… Camera 1570 Filter / Tiffen 1570 1570er-Filter / Tiffen 1570 Stronger diffusion than 1070 — pronounced bloom and halation. Dreamy, romantic glow; workhorse for wedding… Grip · Equipment 15lb Sandbag 7kg-Sandsack 7kg sandbag for stabilizing light stands, C-stands, and set equipment against tipping, especially in wind or… Camera · Terms 15mm Rods 15mm-Rohre Standardized 15mm diameter aluminum rods forming the universal modular support structure for professional… Camera · Technique 15-Perf 65mm / IMAX Film 15-Loch 65mm / IMAX-Filmformat 65mm film stock, 15 perforations per frame. IMAX standard. Image resolution equivalent to ~18K digital… Camera · Technique 1.5x Anamorphic 1,5-fach Anamorphot An anamorphic lens with a 1.5x squeeze ratio, positioned between subtle 1.33x and more aggressive 1.8x… Camera 16:9 Aspect Ratio 16:9-Format Aspect ratio 1.78:1 — digital cinema and TV broadcast standard since early 2000s. Wider than 4:3, narrower… Camera · Technique 16:9 HD Widescreen / 1.78:1 16:9 HD Breitbild / 1.78:1 Digital widescreen standard 1.78:1, mathematically exactly 16:9. The universal format for HDTV, digital… Camera · Technique 16-bit 16-Bit 65,536 tonal steps per color channel instead of 256. Used in grading and VFX to minimize banding artifacts… Camera 16 mm film 16 mm Classic narrow-gauge format introduced 1923 — workhorse for documentary, commercials, and indie filmmaking… Camera 16mm film 16mm-Film Narrow-gauge film format, 16mm wide — workhorse of documentary, industrial, and indie production. Cheaper… Camera · Technique 16mm Film Format 16mm-Filmformat 16mm film format, a smaller format between 8mm and 35mm. Historically used for independent cinema… Camera 17.5 mm 17,5 mm Rare intermediate format between 16 mm and 35 mm — used almost exclusively for aerial shots or specialized… Camera 17.5mm film (early processes) 17,5mm-Film (frühe Verfahren) Experimental 17.5mm narrow gauges from silent era before standardization — varying sprocket spacing… Camera 17.5mm film (Pathé) 17,5mm-Film (Pathé-Standard) Pathé's proprietary narrow-gauge format from 1920s — wider than 16mm, narrower than 35mm. Never achieved… Camera · Technique 1.78:1 1.78:1 (16:9) The 16:9 aspect ratio (1.78:1) which became the digital standard for HDTV, streaming platforms, and modern… Lighting · Equipment 18000W HMI 18000W HMI: high-output film light producing daylight-balanced illumination (5600K) for large-scale… Lighting · Technique 1800K 1800K (Kerzenlicht) Color Temperature of 1,800 Kelvin matches candlelight — very warm, yellowish-red light commonly used to… Lighting · Equipment 1800W HMI 1800W HMI daylight fixture with 5600K color temperature, producing approximately 125,000 lumens with low… Camera · Terms 180-Degree Rule 180-Grad-Regel 180-degree rule is the fundamental rule of spatial continuity, stating the camera should remain on one side… Camera · Terms 180 Degree Shutter 180-Grad-Verschluss Camera shutter angle setting that exposes each frame for half the frame duration (24fps = 1/48s), producing… Camera · Technique 1.85:1 1.85:1 (Flat) Standard widescreen format for North American productions using a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, achieved via… Lighting · Equipment 1/8 CTB Lightest CTB color correction filter — reduces yellow cast by ~150K. Subtle correction for slightly warm… Lighting · Equipment 1/8 CTO 1/8 strength CTO filter for minimal daylight-to-warm conversion. Subtle tweak for natural skin tones without… Lighting · Equipment 1/8 Minus Green Color correction filter reducing green color cast from artificial light by 1/8 stop. Corrects fluorescent and… Lighting · Equipment 1/8 Plus Green Color correction gel with +Green shift and 1/8 stop light loss. Shifts tungsten light toward daylight's green… Lighting · Equipment 18x24 Flag 18x24 Flag – rectangular light control device with aluminum or steel frame and black fabric (18"×24"), used… Camera · Technique 1.8x Anamorphic 1,8-fach Anamorphot An anamorphic lens format with a 1.8x squeeze ratio, bridging the gap between moderate formats and full 2x… Camera · Technique 1.90:1 IMAX Digital The aspect ratio of the digital IMAX system (1.90:1 ≈ 17:9). Wider than native 1.43:1 film IMAX, but narrower… Camera · Terms 19mm Rods 19mm-Rohre Standardized 19mm aluminum or carbon rods for modular camera support systems. Enable mounting of follow focus… Editing · Technique 1D LUT 1D-LUT One-dimensional lookup table for simple tonal adjustments like gamma or contrast curves.
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