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MoviePartners welcomes you to look through our movie terms glossary. Instructions: To see an entire listing of a specific letter, please click the letter of choice below. To search enter the text in the box. If you are unsure of the spelling, enter in as many letters as possible.

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Back Projection:
A photographic technique whereby live action is filmed in front of a screen which the background action is projected on.

Background Artist:
A person responsible for designing or constructing the art placed at the rear of a set.

Banned:
Many countries have either government or official movie classification boards who are responsible for determining the suitability of a movie for release in their country or region.

Behind the Scenes:
The off-camera goings on associated with filmmaking.

Best Boy:
The chief assistant, usually of the gaffer, but more often lately used as a general term for the second in command of a group.

Billing:
A great deal of importance is placed on the relative sizes, positions, and order of names and the movie's title in printed publicity material as well as the opening credits.

Biographic Picture:
A filmed story of a person's life story.

Bit Part:
A small unimportant role, usually lasting only one scene.

Black and White:
Indicates that the images have no color.

Black Comedy:
A comedy in which the humor is derived from subjects which are typically considered "serious".

Blacklisting:
A list of filmmakers or actors who have either been formally or informally discriminated against, due to their personal, political, social, or religious beliefs.

NOTE: These definitions are compiled from multiple sources, and can not be thoroughly checked for accuracy. This glossary is only intended to assist all who use it and is not posted here for the profit of MoviePartners, Inc.

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