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ANIMATION. ANIMATION. Cartoon-like images for special communication ( Aflac ). AFTRA. AFTRA. American Federation of Television and Radio Artists – Union that represents performing talent: actors, singers, dancers, and broadcast announcers. ASCAP. ASCAP.
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ANIMATION Cartoon-like images for special communication (Aflac)
AFTRA American Federation of Television and Radio Artists – Union that represents performing talent: actors, singers, dancers, and broadcast announcers
ASCAP American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers – Organization that protects the rights (intellectual property) of musical artists
BEAUTY SHOT Close-up of the product by itself
CAMERA ANGLE Position of camera in relation to the subject (object, person, or scene) when filming or photographing
CAMERA PERSON Films all the scenes and beauty shots
CASTING AGENT Person who auditions and selects the talent
CHYRON Character generator that creates the supers (on-screen text)
COLOR BARS Striped bar of test colors preceding the commercial are used as a reference point to allow for color adjustments to ensure playback will match recorded spot
CLAP BOARD Chalkboard used to identify the “take” number for post-production (Camera assistant holds the clap board up to be filmed, announces the take number, and closes the hinged top bar, producing a “clap.”)
CRAWL Words or images move along the screen horizontally, like a baby crawling across the floor
CU Close-up, camera is near object or actor
DEMO DVD demonstration of talent’s range of abilities or production house’s samples of best commercials
DIRECTOR Person in charge of supervising the production
DISSOLVE One image fades as another one comes up; if done very slowly, it’s called a “slow dissolve”
DOLLY Camera is mounted on a small truck that smoothly moves across tracks to follow action in scene and carries the camera crew and director
ECU Extreme close-up, camera is right beside object or actor
FLOW How smoothly and effortlessly the copy reads
FRAME One scene or shot in the commercial
FREEZE FRAME Action is completely stopped
GAFFER Head electrician who oversees lighting apparatus
GRIP Carpenters who build and repair the set during production
HAIR STYLIST Person who styles the actors’ hair for the shoot
HUMOR Uses comedy for entertainment and retention
ICON Drives brand recognition (Geico’s gecko)