Academy Awards: Academy Awards, List 6

The Academy Awards have been presented every year since 1929. Although some changes have occurred since then – the venue and award categories – the art deco Oscar statue has remained virtually the same. Celebrate this collection of essential terms necessary for any viewer to enjoy the famous ceremony.

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  1. camera
    television equipment that focuses an image
  2. cinema
    a theater where films are shown
  3. cinematographer
    a specialist in charge of filming a movie
  4. compile
    get or gather together
  5. credit
    give someone recognition for something
  6. depict
    show in, or as in, a picture
  7. direct
    guide the actors in a play or film
  8. edit
    cut and assemble the components of
  9. editor
    the person who determines the final content of a text
  10. effect
    an outward appearance
  11. perform
    give a dramatic or musical entertainment
  12. performance
    the act of presenting a piece of entertainment
  13. portrayal
    acting the part of a character on stage
  14. producer
    someone who finances and supervises the making of a show
  15. production
    presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television
  16. promote
    make publicity for; try to sell
  17. sound
    the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
  18. technical
    showing skill in or knowledge of applied arts and sciences
  19. technique
    a practical method or art applied to some particular task
  20. visual
    able to be seen
Created on Mon Feb 27 16:32:20 EST 2023 (updated Tue Feb 28 12:42:31 EST 2023)

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