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A clearance log is a comprehensive legal document that tracks the rights status of all identifiable elements used in a film to prevent infringement.

Clean-up is the stage in 2D animation where an animator's rough drawings are refined into final, consistent, and on-model line art.

A clean feed is a direct video output from a camera that does not include any on-screen data, graphics, or overlays.

A stop-motion animation form using malleable clay figures.

Classical Hollywood cinema is the term for the narrative and visual style of filmmaking that became dominant in the American studio system from roughly 1917 to 1960.

A hinged board that marks the beginning of a take and produces a sync point for audio.

The clapper slate is an iconic filmmaking device used to visually and audibly synchronize sound and picture and to identify the footage being recorded.

The assistant responsible for slate operation and film/media loading.

Premium auditorium format featuring large curved screens and immersive audio tailored to local venues.

The Civilian Expert is a character archetype brought into a crisis or mission because of their specialized, non-military knowledge.

A city film commission is a dedicated government or quasi-government office that promotes and facilitates film and television production within its municipal boundaries.

A lifecycle system for designing, reusing, and recycling theatrical wardrobes

A variation of the mosh pit where participants run in a continuous circular motion.

While not a formal movement, 'Cinetismo Mexicano' describes a current within Mexican experimental cinema focused on kinetic energy, abstraction, and the formal properties of the moving image.

A widescreen process using three synchronized projectors to create a panoramic image

Cinepoetry is a style of filmmaking that prioritizes poetic expression, using rhythm, metaphor, and symbolism over traditional narrative structure.

The art and technology of capturing images for film.

An interconnected set of films and series sharing characters, settings, and overarching storylines.

The Cinémathèque Française in Paris is one of the world's largest and most revered archives of films, movie documents, and film-related objects.

An audience polling service that grades films based on opening-night reactions.

CinemaScope is a widescreen film format introduced in the 1950s that uses anamorphic lenses to capture and project ultra‑wide images.

A documentary style aiming to capture truth through unobtrusive observation.

CinemaScore is a market research firm that grades audience reactions on opening night.

The Cinema of Attractions is a theory that early films (pre-1907) were less about storytelling and more about presenting a series of visual spectacles.

Cinema Novo was a radical Brazilian film movement of the 1960s defined by its political fervor and its famous motto: an idea in the head and a camera in the hand.

The commercial presentation of films in theaters to paying audiences.

Cinéma du look was a French film movement of the 1980s that favored spectacular visual style and spectacle over narrative or political substance.

Cinécriture is a term coined by French director Agnès Varda to describe the comprehensive and authorial process of filmmaking, where all elements are part of a unified act of writing.

The CIE 1931 color space is the foundational scientific model that mathematically maps the full spectrum of average human color vision, serving as the universal reference for all color technology.

A covert intelligence officer whose actions drive espionage narratives.

A metric measuring the percentage of subscribers who discontinue service over a given period.

A visual effects technique for compositing subjects onto digital backgrounds.

A Christmas special is a film or presentation that is centered around the themes, traditions, and spirit of the Christmas holiday.

A chosen sibling rival is an antagonist who shares a sibling-like bond with the hero, often from being raised together, but becomes their rival due to jealousy, ideology, or a perceived betrayal.

A protagonist destined by prophecy or unique qualities to fulfill a great purpose.

The art of planning and executing movement sequences in film.

A China-ball, or paper lantern, is a simple and inexpensive lighting tool used by filmmakers to create an exceptionally soft, omnidirectional, and natural-looking light source.

Chillhop is a microgenre that blends elements of chill-out music, hip-hop, and jazz, closely related to the lo-fi hip-hop phenomenon.

A children's film is a movie genre specifically created and marketed for a young audience, typically those under the age of 12.

A minor coerced into armed conflict, embodying the tragic loss of innocence.