Glossary, part II

GAG: is anything which conveys its humor visually, often without words being used at all. The gag may involve a physical impossibility or an unexpected occurrence. Visual gags are used in magic, plays, and acting on television / movies.

Kinetoscope: an early motion picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.

Claymotion: animation process using clay or plasticine figures that are movedand filmed using stop-motion photography to create a lifelike look.

Raccord: perfect movements and details that affect the continuity between different levels adjustment.

Script: is a written work by screenwriters for a film, video game, or television program. These screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated.

Film Noir: is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music.

Storyboard: is a graphic organizer in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence.

Clapperboard: a device used in filmmaking and video production to assist in the synchronizing of picture and sound, and to designate and mark particular scenes and takes recorded during a production. The sharp "clap" noise that the clapperboard makes can be identified easily on the audio track, and the shutting of the clapstick can be identified easily on the separate visual track.