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List of film techniques

Special effects (FX):

• 3-D film for movie history
• Stereoscopy for 3D technical details
• 3-D computer graphics
• Computer-generated imagery
• Digital compositing
• Optical effects
• Bluescreen/chroma key
• Stop trick
• Stop motion

Editing:

• Timecode
• A Roll
• B Roll
• Cross cutting
• Cutaway
• Cut in
• Cut out
• Dissolve
• Establishing shot
• Hairy Arm
• Insert
• Keying
• L cut ("split edit")
• Master shot
• Point of view shot
• Sequence shot
• Shot reverse shot
• Talking head
• Wipe
  • Clock wipe
  • Heart wipe
  • Matrix wipe
  • Star wipe

Frame:

• Deframing
• Reframing
• Split screen

Shots:

• American shot
• Close up
• Crane shot
• Long shot
• Medium shot
• Tracking shot

Other:

• Film stock
• Movie projector
• Widescreen

See also film, motion picture terminology, film crew, List of video topics

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