A close-up of some detail in the scene. (Sort of like a cutaway without the “-away” aspect.)

The small sliver of space between frames. This is where two shots are cut apart and joined.

A round cloth bounce card mounted on a flexible ring that can be folded up when not in use.

The diopter is part of the viewfinding system of a camera that can be adjusted to compensate for your own particular eyesight, allowing you to see the groundglass clearly.  

A flat board, like a flag, but full of irregular holes used for creating a pattern of shadows when put in front of a light.  

In 16mm this is the 25mm lens. In 35mm it is the 50mm lens. It is the point between the widening of the image by the wide angle lens and the magnifiying of the image by the telephoto lens.

The original film that is used in the camera, from which a positive print is made for editing. The negative is assembled to match the edited workprint, and an answer print, for projection of the compl [..]

An Upright Moviola. Moviola is the company that makes this machine. They also make flatbeds, but when someone says “Moviola” the generally mean an upright. This is a film viewer, often used on an edit [..]

A shot, a sequence, or a film that is shot without sound, which is added later. M.O.S. stands for “Mit Out Sound,” and derives from an old Hollywood story about a German director asking for a shot to [..]

1.: A device for blending together sounds from multple sources with a volume control for each. 2.: The person who sits at the mixing console during the mix, who decides initially on how the sounds are [..]