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Film Industry & Awards Terms Starting With C
The film industry & awards terms that begin with C, in alphabetical order.
Definitions of Film Industry & Awards Terms Starting With C
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The duration of copyright protection granted to a creative work.
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The Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, also derisively known as the 'Mickey Mouse Protection Act,' extended copyright terms in the United States by 20 years.
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A cost-plus deal is a contractual agreement in filmmaking where a studio or financier pays a production company for the audited total costs of production plus an additional pre-negotiated fee or percentage for overhead and profit.
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Health and safety role responsible for infectious-disease protocols, testing cadence, and compliance on set.
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The on‑set department providing food, beverages, and light support to cast and crew.
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A Creative Commons license is a public copyright license that enables the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work under specific conditions set by the author.
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Credit arbitration is the formal process used by Hollywood guilds to determine the official writing, directing, or producing credits on a film.
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Legal action taken when contributors are excluded from film credits.
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An agreement specifying credit placement and order for film contributors.
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A curated series of films restored and presented with scholarly supplements and high fidelity.
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An aggregate rating reflecting professional critics’ assessments of a film.
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Annual awards presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor excellence in filmmaking.
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The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are accolades presented by the Critics Choice Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement as voted by professional critics.
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Critics' Week is an independent section at major film festivals, like Cannes, programmed by film critics to discover and highlight new filmmaking talent.
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Cross-collateralization is a controversial contractual and accounting practice where a film studio uses the profits from one source to cover the losses from another, often preventing profit participants from ever seeing a payout.
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A crowd pleaser is a film designed to have broad, mainstream appeal, often characterized by a feel-good story, relatable characters, and a satisfying, emotional conclusion.
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Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the internet.
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Crowdsourced content is a creative work that has been produced through the collective contributions of a large number of individuals, often from an online community.
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A software or hardware tool for storing and managing cryptocurrency keys and transactions.
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Connected TV (CTV) is the umbrella term for any television set used to stream video content via an internet connection, encompassing Smart TVs and devices like Roku and Apple TV.
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Cue-based billing is a method of financial compensation where a composer's fee is determined by the number of individual music cues or the total minutes of music delivered, rather than a single flat fee.
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A Cultural Consultant is a subject matter expert hired by a film production to advise on and ensure the authentic, accurate, and respectful portrayal of a specific culture, community, or historical period.
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A cultural-consultant credit is a formal, on-screen acknowledgment for an expert who advised a film production to ensure respectful and accurate cultural representation.
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