Industry
P&A is an industry acronym for 'Prints and Advertising,' which refers to the separate budget used to market a film and distribute copies to theaters.
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217 entries in the Movie Wiki begin with P, 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 P
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Industry
Costs associated with distributing and marketing a film to audiences
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Industry
P&A is the industry term for the costs of creating the physical or digital copies of a film and the marketing campaign used to promote it.
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Industry
P3 DCI is the color space standard used for digital cinema projection in movie theaters.
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Filmmaking
A P3-D65 trim is a specialized color correction pass that adapts a theatrical film master to the specific color standards required for high-end home entertainment and streaming platforms.
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Industry
The Pacific Screenwriting Program is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to developing the careers of screenwriters in British Columbia.
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Filmmaking
Pacing is the perceived speed at which a story is told, determined by factors like scene length, editing speed, and the rate of plot progression.
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Industry
Packaging bundles talent and elements to present a complete project proposal to investors.
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Industry
A 'packing hopper' is a slang term for a Production Assistant who is primarily responsible for packing, organizing, and transporting smaller, essential supplies for the film set.
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Filmmaking
The page count is the total number of pages in a screenplay, a crucial metric used in the film industry to estimate a movie's potential runtime.
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Filmmaking
The page-per-minute rule is a widely used industry guideline which estimates that one page of a properly formatted screenplay corresponds to one minute of screen time.
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Storytelling
A page-one rewrite is a complete overhaul of a screenplay, where a new writer starts from scratch to redraft the entire story, characters, and structure.
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Industry
Cannes’ top prize canonises auteurs and turbo-charges global distribution deals.
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Genres
A stationary camera swivels horizontally, mapping space or gesturing narrative surprise.
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Filmmaking
Large-format cinema camera system combining Panavision optics with RED sensor technology and color science.
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Industry
A panel discussion is a live or recorded conversation about a specific topic amongst a group of experts or personalities, a central feature of fan conventions and film festivals.
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General
A panel talk is a moderated discussion featuring multiple experts sharing diverse perspectives on a topic.
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Industry
A paper print is a historical method of copyrighting motion pictures by printing each frame onto a roll of photographic paper.
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Filmmaking
A Paper Tech is a pre-production or rehearsal session where creative and technical teams walk through a scene's cues and transitions on paper before implementing them on set.
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Filmmaking
A paperless shoot is a film production methodology that aims to minimize or eliminate the use of paper documents by utilizing digital alternatives.
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Filmmaking
A PAR Can is a simple, robust lighting fixture consisting of a housing ('can') and a PAR lamp, which produces a powerful, non-focusable, oval-shaped beam of light.
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General
In structuralist film theory, a paradigm is the 'vertical' set of all possible choices or substitutions for any element in the film, while the 'horizontal' sequence of chosen elements is the syntagm.
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Filmmaking
In virtual production, a parallax error is a visual glitch where the 3D background on an LED wall does not move correctly in relation to the camera's perspective.
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Genres
An Indian art-house movement focusing on realism and social critique outside mainstream Bollywood.
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Filmmaking
An editing style that juxtaposes separate storylines to draw thematic comparisons
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Storytelling
A parallel plot runs alongside the main narrative to reinforce themes through juxtaposition.
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Storytelling
A narrative structure that interweaves two or more concurrent storylines across different time periods.
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Industry
A storied Hollywood studio with a legacy of landmark films and franchises.
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Genres
Broader than ghost stories, paranormal cinema explores any phenomenon science cannot yet explain—demons, UFOs, psychic powers.
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Industry
A paratext is any material that surrounds a film's primary text, such as trailers, posters, and interviews, which shapes the audience's interpretation and expectations.
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Storytelling
A brief performance direction in a screenplay guiding how a line is delivered or acted.
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Filmmaking
A parenthetical is a brief direction for an actor, placed in parentheses within a dialog block, that clarifies the tone, intent, or action accompanying a line.
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A business structure where income and losses pass directly to owners for tax purposes.
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Storytelling
A past life connection is a narrative device where two or more characters share a profound, often romantic or adversarial bond that originated in a previous incarnation.
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Pop Culture
A document outlining updates, fixes and improvements to digital film services or companion apps.
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Characters
A character archetype depicting vulnerability and personal transformation through medical narratives.
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Pop Culture
A Patreon tier is a specific level of monthly financial support that a fan can pledge to a creator, unlocking a set of exclusive rewards and benefits.
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Industry
Pay-or-hold refers to contractual mechanisms used to secure talent for a film project, involving either a guaranteed payment or a temporary exclusive hold.
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Industry
A pay-or-play deal is a contractual commitment that guarantees a person, typically A-list talent, their full salary even if the movie is never made or their role is cut.
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Industry
Pay television refers to subscription-based television services where viewers pay a recurring fee for access to premium content, including recent films.
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Industry
Pay-Per-View streaming sells access to individual film screenings or events online.
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Industry
A paywall is a digital restriction that prevents access to content without a paid subscription.
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General
PechaKucha is a presentation format of twenty slides shown for twenty seconds each to encourage concise storytelling.
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Filmmaking
A pencil test is a preliminary version of an animated sequence created from the animator's rough pencil drawings to check timing and motion.
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Industry
The People's Choice is a title designating a winner selected by the general public, most famously associated with the annual People's Choice Awards.
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Pop Culture
The People's Choice Awards is a multi-genre awards show that honors the best in pop culture, with winners determined solely by online public voting.
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Genres
Italian studio epics draped in Greco-Roman tunics spun myths into pulp entertainment during the late 1950s boom.
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Industry
Per screen average measures the average box office revenue earned per theater location.
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Industry
Per screen avg measures average box office revenue per theater screen location.
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General
A live, often ephemeral art form prioritizing action and presence over permanent objects.
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Industry
A performance license grants permission to publicly perform a copyrighted musical work, a right managed by performing rights organizations.
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Genres
Narratives set in identifiable bygone eras explore timeless human conflicts through historically rooted lenses.
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Industry
A personalization score is a metric generated by a recommendation algorithm that predicts how likely a specific user is to enjoy a particular piece of content.
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Industry
Labeled pouch tracks small on-set cash expenses and reconciles them against receipts and ledger sheets.
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