Film Glossary

Film Director (n):

A person who directs the making of film. A film director visualizes the script, controlling his film’s artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of their vision. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director)

Editing (v):

The activity of connecting/braking/inserting/eliminating parts of the film that was recorded and putting them together to create a ‘proper’ film.

• edit in To insert during the course of editing: An additional scene was edited in before the show was aired.
• edit out To delete during the course of editing: A controversial scene was edited out of the film. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/editing?r=75)

Trailer (n):

An advertisement for a movie which contains scenes from the film. Historically, these advertisements were attached to the end of a newsreel or supporting-feature, hence the name. Doing this reduced the number of reel changes that a projectionist would have to make.

• Teaser Trailer: A short trailer that is generally released many months before a movie is actually released, to give a brief peek at what the movie will be like, and to build audience anticipation.        Teaser trailers are usually much shorter than the final trailer, which reveals more of the storyline of the film. (http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/T)