Equipment

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• Film perforation

  A regularly spaced hole along motion-picture film used for transport and image registration.

• Film splicer

  A precision device used to join film with tape, cement, or another format-appropriate splice.

• Film stock

  Photographic motion-picture film selected by format, emulsion characteristics, speed, contrast, and intended finish.

• Film synchronizer

  A geared bench device that keeps picture and sound rolls in measured frame relationship during film editing.

• Film winding

  The emulsion-in or emulsion-out orientation of film on a spool or core.

• Filter tray

  A removable holder that positions a rectangular optical filter in a matte box.

• Fixture safety chain

  A rated secondary attachment intended to retain compatible equipment if its primary clamp fails.

• Flag

  An opaque fabric or board used to block, shape, or subtract light from a scene.

• Flange focal distance

  The specified distance from a lens-mount reference surface to the image plane.

• Fluid head

  A pan-and-tilt camera head that uses drag control for smooth movement.

• Foamcore

  A lightweight rigid board used for bounce, negative fill, blocking, and temporary set protection.

• Focus peaking

  A display aid that highlights edges judged to have high local contrast and likely sharpness.

• Follow focus

  A geared control that lets an operator or focus puller make repeatable lens-focus adjustments.

• Followspot fixture

  A high-output manually operated fixture designed to track a performer through a venue.

• Frame diffusion

  Diffusion fabric stretched in a frame to soften or enlarge a light source.

• Fresnel lens

  A stepped lens that gathers and focuses light into a controllable beam, common in theatrical and film fixtures.

• Full apple

  The standard full-size apple box, commonly about 8 × 12 × 20 inches, used alone or as the modular base for smaller apples.

• Furniture clamp

  A long bar clamp adapted in grip work to span scenery or furniture and carry a small accessory.

• Furry windscreen

  A synthetic-fur cover that dissipates wind turbulence around a microphone or basket.

• Gaffer tape

  A cloth-backed, hand-tearable tape used for temporary, residue-conscious fastening and labeling on set.

• Geared camera head

  A camera support head whose handwheels drive precise pan and tilt gearing.

• Gel frame

  A metal frame that holds color, diffusion, or heat-resistant media in a fixture accessory slot.

• Gel roll

  A roll of lighting filter material cut into sheets for fixtures, windows, or frames.

• Global shutter

  An image-sensor readout in which the frame’s photosites represent substantially the same exposure interval.

• Gobo

  A pattern, flag, or cutter placed in a light path to shape, block, or texture illumination.

• Gobo arm

  A grip arm with a pin and grip head used to position flags, nets, and small accessories.

• Graduated filter

  A filter transitioning from clear to treated density or color across the frame.

• Grid clamp

  A rated clamp used to attach compatible entertainment equipment to studio-grid pipe or members.

• Grip boom arm

  A counterbalanced or extended arm used to position a light or accessory away from its stand.

• Grip head

  A rotating clamping head with plates and holes used to hold arms, pins, frames, or flags.

• Half apple

  A half-height apple box, commonly about 4 inches high, used when a full apple would raise a person or object too far.

• Hanger clamp

  A lighting clamp designed to suspend a fixture from compatible overhead pipe or battens.

• Headphone amplifier

  A device that provides one or more controlled monitoring feeds to headphones or earpieces.

• Heat-shield gel

  Clear or lightly tinted media designed to reduce infrared heat reaching subsequent filters or subjects.

• Helical antenna

  A directional, often circularly polarized antenna used in some wireless audio links.

• Hi-hat

  A low camera support that places a camera close to the ground or a platform.

• HMI fixture

  A daylight-balanced, high-intensity discharge light used when a production needs substantial output.

• Hypercardioid microphone

  A highly directional microphone pattern with tighter side rejection and a larger rear lobe than supercardioid.

• IFB receiver

  A wired or wireless receiver supplying interruptible foldback, program, cues, or talkback to a listener.

• IFB transmitter

  A radio transmitter distributing program audio and cues to interruptible foldback receivers.

• Interference tube

  The slotted acoustic tube on a shotgun microphone that increases directionality at higher frequencies.

• Iris motor

  A lens motor assigned to adjust aperture remotely during a shot or exposure transition.

• IRND filter

  A neutral-density filter engineered to reduce visible and infrared energy together.

• Junior pin

  A nominal one-and-one-eighth-inch pin used with matching junior receivers for heavier fixtures and grip equipment.

• Junior receiver

  A cup-like one-and-one-eighth-inch mount that accepts compatible junior pins or stand spuds.

• Junior stand

  A heavy lighting stand fitted with a junior receiver for compatible fixtures and grip equipment.

• KEYKODE

  Kodak’s machine-readable edge-number system identifying motion-picture negative footage and frames.

• Lab roll

  A laboratory assembly combining one or more camera rolls for processing or downstream handling.

• Lantern soft light

  A spherical or near-spherical modifier that emits broad, even light around a fixture.

• Lavalier microphone

  A small wearable microphone attached to clothing, hair, costume, or a concealed mount.

• LED Fresnel

  An LED fixture with a Fresnel lens or optical system for controllable spot-to-flood output.

• LED panel

  A solid-state fixture with an array of LEDs that provides efficient, controllable illumination.

• LED PAR

  A compact LED PAR fixture that produces a directional beam with adjustable color or intensity.

• LED tube

  A linear LED fixture that can provide soft, directional, or pixel-controlled light in tight spaces.

• Lens breathing

  A visible change in image magnification or framing as a lens changes focus.

• Lens cap

  A removable cover protecting a lens’s exposed optical surface during storage or handling.

• Lens cleaning kit

  A controlled set of tools and fluids used to remove dust, oil, and marks from optics.

• Lens control unit

  A wired or wireless controller for focus, iris, zoom, camera run, and compatible camera functions.

• Lens filter

  A glass or optical element placed in front of or behind a lens to alter light or image response.

• Lens hood

  A front-mounted shade that reduces stray light reaching a lens.

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