General
A K-Drama is a television series produced in South Korea, known for its high production values, distinct genres, and often self-contained, single-season narratives.
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Film Terms Starting With K
28 entries in the Movie Wiki begin with K, listed alphabetically with a one-line definition each. Open any of them for the full explanation.
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Definitions of Film Terms Starting With K
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Pop Culture
K-Pop (Korean Pop) is a global music genre originating from South Korea, characterized by its highly produced audiovisuals, intricate choreography, and dedicated fandoms, which has an increasing influence on film soundtracks and global culture.
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Industry
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is one of the world's oldest 'A-list' film festivals, held in the eponymous spa town in the Czech Republic, with a special focus on cinema from Central and Eastern Europe.
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Filmmaking
Kelvin Color Temperature is an absolute scale used in filmmaking to measure the color of a light source, ranging from warm, orange hues at low Kelvin values to cool, blue hues at high Kelvin values.
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Filmmaking
The Kelvin scale is used in cinematography to measure the color temperature of light, providing a standardized way to white balance cameras and creatively control the color palette of a film.
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Industry
The primary visual artwork used across promotional materials to establish a film’s branding and identity.
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Filmmaking
The creative professional responsible for designing the primary marketing visuals for a film.
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Storytelling
In a film score, a key change is a musical modulation that shifts a piece of music from one tonal center to another, often used to signal a dramatic shift in a character's emotion or the narrative's direction.
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Industry
The head of the grip department, responsible for camera support and lighting modification.
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Filmmaking
'Key Video' refers to the primary monitor at the Video Village, typically reserved for the director, which displays the main camera's clean feed.
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Filmmaking
Keyframe animation is the fundamental animation process of defining a movement by its most important 'key' frames.
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General
A keynote address is a featured speech that sets the thematic tone for a conference or festival.
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Industry
A kick-off meeting is the initial formal meeting at the start of a film's pre-production phase, where the director and producers present their vision to the heads of all creative departments.
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Industry
A Kickstarter campaign is a time-limited fundraising effort on the Kickstarter platform, using an all-or-nothing model to fund creative projects.
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Industry
Kijkwijzer is the Dutch audiovisual media rating system, which uses pictograms to warn about potentially harmful content.
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Filmmaking
An early motion-picture device designed for individual viewing through a peephole.
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Filmmaking
Kino Flo is a groundbreaking brand of fluorescent lighting fixtures developed for film production, celebrated for their signature soft, flattering light and high color accuracy.
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Genres
Kitchen sink realism was a British cultural movement in the late 1950s and early 1960s that focused on the harsh, unvarnished lives of the working class.
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Genres
Kitsch refers to art or objects considered to be in poor taste due to excessive sentimentality and gaudiness, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or affectionate way.
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Industry
The KMRB (Korea Media Rating Board) is the official government body that classifies media content in South Korea.
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Characters
The Knight-Errant is a character archetype of a wandering knight who travels the land searching for adventures to prove their chivalric virtues.
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Filmmaking
A 'Knockout Take' is on-set slang for a performance or shot that is so perfect and powerful that it definitively achieves the scene's goals.
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Genres
A late 1990s film movement in South Korea marked by bold storytelling and social critique.
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Genres
A Krimi film is a genre of stylish German crime thriller, popular in the 1960s, typically based on the mystery novels of Edgar Wallace.
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Genres
Hand-to-hand spectacle rooted in Chinese martial arts became an international pop-culture phenomenon.
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