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A spy film is a genre that focuses on the world of espionage, secret agents, and intelligence agencies, often involving adventure, action, and suspense.

The Spy Double-Agent is a character archetype in espionage fiction who pretends to work for one intelligence agency while secretly remaining loyal to another.

A collaborative meeting to determine where and how music will be placed within a film.

A spotlight section at a film festival is a curated program designed to highlight noteworthy films from established directors or featuring high-profile actors.

The sports film is a genre that uses a specific sport as the backdrop for its narrative, often focusing on themes of perseverance, teamwork, and redemption.

A genre that intertwines athletic competition with character-driven storytelling and emotional stakes.

A genre combining athletic settings with humor, satire, and lighthearted storytelling.

A business arrangement where a brand provides funding in exchange for association with a film.

A sponsored post is any content on social media or a blog for which a creator has been paid by a brand to feature a product or service.

A sponsor credit is an acknowledgement in a film's credits that recognizes a person, organization, or government body that provided funding or in-kind support.

Spoken word is a performance-based art form that focuses on the rhythmic and expressive recitation of poetry, frequently used in film to voice a character's inner life.

A spoiler alert is a warning given to potential readers or viewers that a piece of content contains revealing plot details about a movie or show, which could 'spoil' the surprise for those who haven't seen it yet.

A production approach dividing filming between multiple units operating simultaneously.

A split reel is a metal or plastic film reel made of two separate flanges that can be unscrewed to mount a roll of film.

A split edit is an editing technique where the transition points for video and audio are separate, with either the sound (J-cut) or picture (L-cut) transitioning before the other.

Splatterpunk is a subgenre of horror film characterized by its explicit, graphic, and transgressive depiction of violence and gore.

A splatter film is a horror subgenre that distinguishes itself by its deliberate and graphic focus on visceral gore and bodily mutilation.

A new series derived from characters or settings of an existing show, expanding its universe.

A new film derived from characters or elements of an existing movie.

To spike it on a film set means to mark the position of an actor or piece of equipment on the floor with tape.

A spike is a physical mark placed on the ground to indicate the precise position for an actor, camera, or piece of set dressing.

A speedrun is a playthrough of a video game performed with the goal of completing it in the fastest time possible, often using glitches and complex strategies.

A speed slate is a very fast or informal method of marking a take, used when the pace of shooting makes a formal slate impractical.

A rapid-cut editing style that accelerates narrative pacing through brisk montage sequences.

'Speed' is the on-set command called by the sound mixer and camera operator to confirm that their respective recording devices are running at the correct, stable speed.

Speculative-fiction films imagine alternatives—technological, societal or cosmic—to interrogate present-day realities.

Spectral Dye-Fade Analysis is a scientific technique used in film preservation to measure the exact color characteristics of a faded film print and create a digital model to accurately restore its original color palette.

The study of audience engagement and interpretation of cinematic texts.

Advanced makeup techniques to create creatures, wounds or aging on-screen.

On-set practical techniques used to create physical illusions in film.

A release featuring exclusive extras, remastered content, or commemorative packaging beyond the original.

A screenplay written on speculation without studio commission to showcase writing talent and originality.

A paradigm integrating digital content seamlessly into physical environments.

A spatial audio remix is the process of re-engineering a film's original stereo or surround soundtrack into an object-based, immersive format like Dolby Atmos or DTS:X.

Spatial audio is an immersive sound technology that creates a three-dimensional audio experience by placing sounds virtually in space around the listener.

Spark AR is the professional augmented reality platform from Meta used to create and publish AR filters and effects for Instagram and Facebook.

A spark is the colloquial British and sometimes American term for an electrician in a film's lighting department who works under the Gaffer.

An Italian‑produced Western style known for stylized violence and moral ambiguity.

A space western is a subgenre of science fiction that transplants the narrative themes and character archetypes of the Western genre into a futuristic, outer-space setting.

A filmmaking theory positing that meaning emerges from the juxtaposition of shots.