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Iris Out
Editing · Terms

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Circular wipe where the image closes from edges to a point, created via iris diaphragm or digital radial mask.

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Theory Fable Fabel Didactic tale—usually brief, often with animals—designed to impart moral wisdom rather than entertain… Camera · Technique Face Replacement Gesichtsersetzung VFX technique replacing one actor's face with another through digital compositing and tracking. VFX · Technique Face Scan / Facial Scan / 3D Face Capture / Photogrammetry Scan Gesichts-Scan / Facial Scan / 3D-Gesichtserfassung High-resolution 3D capture of an actor's face for digital double creation – uses photogrammetry or structured… VFX · Technique Faceware Technologies Faceware / Faceware Technologies / Gesichts-Motion-Capture-System Leading facial motion capture technology company providing marker-less face tracking systems – their… Camera · Technique Facial Capture Motion capture technology specifically recording detailed facial expressions and movements. Art Department · Technique Facial Hair / Beard / Mustache / Prosthetic Facial Hair Gesichtsbehaarung / Bart / Schnurrbart / Haarteile Natural or prosthetic beards, mustaches, and stubble used in film production – includes maintenance of… Directing FACS (Facial Action Coding System) FACS Analytical system for describing facial muscle movements—assigns each contraction a code. Directors use it… Directing Faction Hybrid of documentary and drama — real events told with narrative techniques and reconstructed scenes. Blurs… Directing Factual Entertainment Reality TV with entertainment value — real people in real situations, shaped by editing and narrative… Editing Fade Überblendung Image gradually dissolves to black (or white) — or emerges from it. Classic transition between scenes… Editing · Terms Fade In Aufblende Transition from black to visible image through continuous brightness increase over 12–48 frames (0.5–2… Editing Fade In Einblendung From black into image — classic transition for openings and scene breaks. Slower, more ceremonial than a cut. Editing Fade-in Einblendung Image gradually emerges from black or color — opens scenes or titles. Softens transitions, often signals time… Editing · Terms Fade Out Abblende Fade Out: gradual darkening of the image to black by reducing luminance from 100% to 0%, typically over 24… Editing Fade-out Ausblendung Image gradually disappears into black or color — closes scenes or final credits. Conveys finality… Editing Fade out / Fade in Abblende/Aufblende Dissolve to/from black — technical edit, not optical. Marks scene change or time jump without narrative point… Editing Fade-out to fade-in Ausblendung in Überblendung Shot fades to black, next shot fades from black — time passage rather than cut. Classic transition for scene… Sound Fader Slider on mixer or DAW controlling channel level — movement is synchronized, target is position. Essential in… Editing · Terms Fade to Black Schwarzblende Transition where image brightness linearly decreases to black over a specified number of frames; common… Editing Fade to Black Abdankung Image gradually dissolves to black — standard transition between scenes or end credits. Creates emotional… Editing · Terms Fade to White Weißblende Fade to White: transition to pure white via additive exposure or maximum luminance increase, commonly used… Art Department Fairy Tale Spectacle Feerie Lavish production with magical effects, fantastical sets, and visual tricks — theatrical spectacle over… Lighting · Terms Falcon Eyes Dutch manufacturer of cost-effective LED panels and studio strobes with CRI 95-98, bi-color 3000K–5600K, and… Lighting · Terms Falcon Eyes RX-T Falcon Eyes RX-T flexible LED panels with SMD LEDs embedded in silicone, bendable to 180°, sizes from 30×45cm… Lighting · Terms Falcon Eyes SO-68TD Falcon Eyes LED panel with 312 SMD-LEDs, 6,800 lux at 1m, CRI 95+, variable color temperature 3200–5600K… Stunts · Sicherheit Fall Arrest / Fall Protection / Fall Arrest System / Personal Fall Arrest Absturzsicherung / Fallschutz / Auffangsystem Safety rig combining harness, lanyard, and anchor point. Arrests a falling performer before impact. Standard… Theory Fallen Woman Gefallene Frau Melodramatic archetype (19th–20th c.): woman with sexual past, morally compromised — prostitution… Directing · Terms Falling Action Fallende Handlung Post-climactic sequence resolving conflicts with 60–80% reduced intensity. Typically 75–90 minutes in… Lighting · Terms Fall-Off Lichtabfall Intensity decrease of light from source to subject, following inverse-square law for point sources; Fresnel… Camera · Technique False Color Exposure monitoring tool displaying brightness levels as distinct colors for precise exposure control. Production · Terms False Start Fehlstart Aborted take within the first few minutes due to technical failure, performance issues, or production… Theory Fantastical Cinema Phantastik Cinematic treatment of magic, supernatural, impossible physics as narrative reality — not dream or delusion… Directing Farce Exaggerated physical comedy with absurd situations and grotesque characters — humor through slapstick and… Sound · Technique Far Field / Reverberant Field / Diffuse Field Fernfeld / Diffusfeld / Hallfeld Acoustic region where reflected sound dominates over direct sound from the source – characterized by uniform… Theory Fascist Aesthetics in Cinema Faschismus im Film Visual language of totalitarian propaganda — monumental geometry, mass spectacle, rigid framing… Editing Fast Cutting Schnelle Schnitte Rapid succession of short shots—builds tension and kinetic energy. Standard in action, music videos, and… Sound Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) FFT Mathematical algorithm for rapid frequency decomposition of audio signals — foundation for EQ, spectrum… Camera Fast Motion Zeitraffung Frame rate set lower than playback speed—compresses time visually. Essential for cloud timelapse, crowds… Editing Faux raccord Falsche Schnittkontinuität Cut that deliberately breaks spatial or temporal continuity — jump in space, action, or logic. May be… Production · Terms Featured Background Feature-Komparse Background performer with slightly larger role or screen time. Production Featured Extra Darsteller II Background performer with facial close-ups and recognizable presence — no dialogue required. Higher rate than… Production · Terms Featured Extra Kleindarsteller Extra with minor speaking or prominent role. General Feature Film Spielfilm Theatrical release with full running time—typically 80–180 minutes, continuous narrative. Opposite of short… Production Feature Film Hauptfilm Full-length narrative film for theatrical release, minimum 40 minutes — distinct from docs, TV, and shorts by… Production feature length Spielfilmlänge Minimum 40 minutes running time — anything shorter falls into short or mid-length categories. Determines… Production Federal Film Guarantee Bundesbürgschaft Government guarantee backing film financing — the state covers losses if box office fails. Dramatically… Production Federal Office for Child and Youth Media Protection (BzKJ) Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz (BzKJ) German regulatory body issuing age ratings (FSK) — legally binding for theatrical and broadcast. Evaluates… Production Fee Gage Fixed payment for actor, crew, or talent — contractually set, regardless of shoot length or final product… Lighting · Terms Feeder Cable Speisekabel Power distribution cables with CEE connectors for film lighting, ranging from 16mm² (63A) to 120mm² (125A)… Lighting · Terms FEL FEL (1000W 3200K) 1000W halogen lamp rated at 3200K Color Temperature — standard tungsten globe for studio Fresnel and… Directing Female Detective Weibliche Detektiv Investigator role with female protagonist—classic crime format with psychological depth, vulnerability… Directing Female Gangs Weibliche Gangs Narrative structure where groups of women operate as collectives—with their own hierarchy, code, shared… Directing Female Perpetrator Weibliche Täter Narrative device: woman positioned as villain or criminal in thriller—subverts audience assumption of… Directing Female Pursuer Weiblicher Verfolger Narrative device reversing pursuit dynamics — the woman actively chases or desires the man. Creates tension… Theory Feminist Cinema Feminismus Cinema that critiques gender inequality and centers female agency through visual language — not mere… Production FEMIS France's state film school in Paris — training hub for directing, cinematography, editing, sound. Elite… Directing Femme Fatale Female character whose beauty and seductive power become her central instrument — morally ambiguous, often… Theory Feral Child Höhlenkind Archetypal character of the wild, unsocialized child — metaphor for innocence or instinct. Truffaut's *The… Sound FFT Mathematical algorithm for rapid frequency decomposition of audio signals — foundation for EQ, spectrum… Production FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives) FIAF Global network of film archives preserving cinema heritage — establishes standards for restoration…
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