Film terms

A camera magazine is a light-tight chamber or pair of chambers designed to hold and move film stock before and after it has been exposed in the camera. In most movie cameras, the magazine is a removable piece of equipment.

A specialised camera rig wherein the camera is mounted on a robotic arm. The movement is pre-programmed, allowing for stylish, precise camera moves that would not be possible by hand.

Camera lenses with a fixed focal length, as opposed to zoom lenses. Prime lenses can add richer production values that reflect well on brands.

A truck that hauls production equipment and basically looks like a cube.

Heavy cardboard rolls that production will lay down to protect the floors at a location or in a studio.

As a noun, rigging is a structural system of equipment on which lights, scenery, and contraptions can be hung and manipulated. As a verb, rigging is the action of installing equipment. Riggers are the people who work with rigging. See Specialty Electric Riggers.

The part of the camera which actually captures the light coming through the lens. The quality and size of the sensor can both influence the quality of the image.

A tool that is used to mark both the take and the audio of a take. Also, this references a Clapboard; a small board with a hinged stick attached that is clapped down at the beginning of the filming of a shot for use later in synchronizing sound and image in editing.

A brand of camera stabilizer mounts for film and video cameras, invented by Garrett Brown and introduced in 1975 by Cinema Products Corporation. It mechanically isolates the operator’s movement, allowing for a smooth shot, even when the camera moves over an irregular surface, whether handheld or on a camera dolly.

A balanced camera rig that lets the Camera Operator capture smooth tracking shots without any of the shake and wobble that comes with handheld filming.

A person who operates a Steadicam.