An adorable little Film Term Friday entry for you this week. Our word is woof and it’s used by the Gaffer to tell you that you’ve hit the right mark with the piece of equipment you’re moving.
Despite what you might be thinking, this isn’t a term for a petulant actor who isn’t getting everything his own way (although it works in that context, too).
In anticipation of the better weather that’s forecast for next week, today’s Film Term Friday entry is summer-inspired. Our phrase this week is “golden hour”.
This week’s term is “Easter egg”. It means a little hidden object or reference in a film or tv show. The term probably originates with The Rocky Horror Picture Show, where the cast go on an Easter egg hunt but fail to find many of the eggs.
It’s time for another dive into the world of movie language, and it’s an interesting one. Today’s word is “C47”. For a phrase made up of just three letters, it has a surprisingly complicated origin story.
Let’s take a dive into the whimsical world of 2D animated videos and explore why they’re not just for Saturday morning cartoons anymore.
Try dropping this one phrase from your vocabulary, and see how much smarter it makes you sound!
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