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Iris Out
Editing · Terms

Iris Out.

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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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Production IATSE International union for stagehands, technicians, and craft workers — represents cinematographers, gaffers… Production IATSE Local 659 Union representing camera operators and grips in California — mandatory for major US productions. Negotiates… VFX · Technique IBKnife IBK / Image Based Keyer / IBK-Keyer Image Based Keyer – a powerful keying toolset in Nuke compositing software that analyzes the screen color… Camera ICC Profile ICC-Profil Color calibration file translating device color spaces (camera, display, printer) to standard reference… Theory Iconic Image Cluster Ikonisches Bildcluster Series of recognizable visual motifs that define a film's brand — Hitchcock's staircase descents, Kubrick's… Theory Iconic turn Ikonischer Wendepunkt Paradigm shift from text to image as primary meaning-maker—visual culture dominates narrative. Camera… Theory Iconoclasm Ikonoklasmus Deliberate destruction of visual symbols or icons on screen — political statement or artistic provocation… Theory Iconogenic Ikonogen Visual motif or location so visually dominant it becomes iconic — Eiffel Tower in Paris films, Odessa Steps… Theory Iconolatry Ikonomanie Fetishistic devotion to images and icons on screen — visual beauty prioritized over narrative substance… Theory Iconotext Ikonotext Visual element merging text and image into single sign — title cards, diegetic text, graphic symbols… Camera · Technique ICVFX In-Camera Visual Effects using LED walls to capture final composites during filming. Directing Identity crisis Identitätskrise Moments where a character loses or questions their self-perception—often rendered through mirrors, double… Theory Ideological Cinema (Propaganda Film) Geistige Landesverteidigung Cinematic indoctrination as state policy — popular culture weaponized for regime legitimation. Historically… Theory Ideological Critique Ideologiekritik Decoding hidden power structures and social assumptions embedded in frames — whose perspective dominates, who… Editing ID (Internal Dialogue) ID Voice-over from a character's perspective — thinking aloud or inner monologue. Creates intimacy but risks… VFX IDT (Intermediate Digital Time) IDT Linear log color space for color grading and VFX — preserves highlight and shadow detail without clipping… Camera · Terms IDX Intelligent lithium-ion batteries with digital interface for professional cameras. Offer 47–293Wh capacity… Directing Idyll Idylle Visual composition of false or illusory harmony — pastoral landscapes, conflict-free scenes. Works best as… Camera Ifiscope Prism attachment that splits the image into multiple frames optically — kaleidoscope or matrix effects… Camera · Terms iFlight Chinese drone manufacturer specializing in custom cinema lift systems and FPV platforms. XL10 models carry… General Ilfochrome 25 Ilfochrome-25 Ilford color reversal film at ASA 25 — ultra-low speed, maximum saturation and grain structure. Archival… General Ilford Colorcine Film Ilford 16mm color negative stock — workhorse of educational and amateur cinema through 1990s. Warm color… General i.Link i-Link Sony's FireWire/IEEE 1394 designation — digital data connection for HD cameras and external recorders… Lighting Illuminance Beleuchtungsstärke Measured light intensity hitting a surface—in lux. Determines your ISO and aperture choices on set. Theory Illusionism Illusionstheorie des Bildes Film theory: cinema images create illusion of presence and lived space — spectator experiences reality… Directing Illusionistic stage / fourth wall stage Illusionsbühne Stage design that simulates a closed, invisible-fourth-wall world — windows, doors, furniture as lived-in… Camera Illusion-O 1950s widescreen process — anamorphic rival to Cinemascope with mirror compensation. Rarely used, now… Theory Illustrated Songs Illustrierte Songs Early cinema practice (1895–1920s): live orchestra performs while screen displays song lyrics or narrative… Editing Illustration Visual cut synchronized precisely to music or dialogue rhythm — image echoes the audio line. Rhythmic editing… Sound Illustrative Music Illustrationsmusik Score that doesn't just underscore but literally mirrors the image — violins rise as camera pulls up. Sound… Theory Image Film's visual signature — color palette, lighting, composition woven through every frame. What you recognize… Camera · Lenses Image Circle Bildkreis Diameter of the projected light circle — must fully cover the sensor, or you get black corners. Camera · Terms Image Circle Bildkreis Circular light projection from a lens that must fully cover the sensor; full-frame requires 43.3 mm, Super35… VFX Image Processing Bildverarbeitung Algorithmic pixel manipulation in post — saturation, contrast, noise reduction, stabilization. Core of… Production Image Rights Bildrechte Legal clearance for faces and identifiable persons on screen — required for actors, extras, anyone whose… VFX Image Transform Bildtransformation Digital warping of image layers in post — perspective shifts, morphing, distortion without 3D geometry… Directing Imaginaries Imaginationen Character's visual thought or memory — unannounced, no voice-over. Director cuts them into the narrative flow… Grip Imagination FX 7012 System Pneumatic effects rig for in-camera mechanics — smoke, water, debris, objects on cue. Controller runs via… Production Imagine Entertainment Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's production company — founded 1986, produced *Apollo 13*, *A Beautiful Mind*… VFX Imagineering Disney's term for fusing imagination with engineering — in film production: conceive creative concepts with… Theory Imagist Film Imagistischer Film Experimental cinema prioritizing visual metaphor and association over narrative — poetry through montage, not… Theory Imagology Imagologie Scientific analysis of visual representation and stereotypes in media — how cultures, nations, groups are… Theory Imagorrhea Imagorrhöe Uncontrolled visual flow — continuous image association without logic, typical of psychedelic or… Production Imar Film Company Hungarian production company specializing in large-format cinematography and documentary — frequently… Camera · Technique IMAX Large-format cinema and projection system featuring the largest available film format (65mm 15-perf)… Camera · Technique IMAX 15/70 The original IMAX film format: 70mm film with 15 perforations per frame, transported horizontally. With 69.6… Camera · Technique IMAX 15/70 IMAX-Format 1.43:1 / 15-Perf 70mm IMAX 1.43:1 format specialized for 65mm film projection (15-perf 70mm). A unique nearly-square ultra-HD… Camera IMAX 3D System IMAX-3D-System Large-format 3D projection system with dual 15/70mm film strips — polarizing glasses and dual projection… Camera · Technique IMAX Camera IMAX-Kamera Specialized recording systems for the IMAX format with extreme resolution up to 12K for projection on screens… Camera · Technique IMAX Digital Digital IMAX projection system with dual-2K projectors since 2008. Enables IMAX experience in converted… Camera · Technique IMAX Laser 4K dual-laser IMAX projection system. Only digital format supporting full 1.43:1 aspect ratio with maximum… Theory IMAX Rides Simulator films and attractions in IMAX format with moving seat platform — motion and giant screen… VFX imbibition process Imbibitionsverfahren Color transfer technique from the 1930s — dyes absorbed into the film stock instead of printed on. Delivered… Theory Immanent Critique Werkimmanenz Analyze film purely from within — form, editing, sound, independent of external context. Purist reading: what… Theory Immersion Audience forgets they're watching a film — inhabits the story world completely. Works through spatial… Sound · Terms Immersive Audio Immersives Audio Object-based 3D audio rendering with up to 128 audio objects (Dolby Atmos) positioned flexibly in space. Uses… VFX Impact Flash / Muzzle Flash Knalleffekt Bright light burst on impact or gunfire—synced with on-set action or added in VFX. Amplifies presence and… Theory imperfect cinema Imperfektes Kino Cuban filmmaker Julio García Espinosa's theory — cinema that deliberately embraces constraints and resists… Theory Implied Author Implizierter Autor The ideological and aesthetic sensibility embedded in the film's language — not the director themselves, but… Theory implied reader Impliziter Leser Fictional target instance of a film — the ideal viewer all narrative codes address. Not the actual person in…
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