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DAT: Digital Audio Tape
An instrument that tapes music onto video tape, using a master of the final product.
Demo
A simple recording, relatively inexpensive and unprofessional. The songs are a presentation of the abilities of the singer/band.
Dialog
From Greek: dia = inter, through; logus= conversation. A conversation between two or more characters.
Diction
The way in which words are pronounced in a speech. Good diction, where the vowels and pauses are clear, will allow the audience to understand the actor properly.
Director
The person responsible for the artistic performances within the acting cast in a theatrical or cinematic production.
Dolly
A trolley that rides on a track, somewhat like a train track. The camera is attached to the dolly to enables close-ups, long-shots, etc.
Double
Someone who looks enough like a famous actor to impersonate him in public events.
Drama - from the Greek = action
1. A literary creation to be performed by actors, whether on the stage or on the screen; contains characters and story-lines. A play or script may be dramatized.
2.An artistic genre which focuses on serious and emotional plots, usually in a realistic style.
Dress Rehearsal
A performance that is really a rehearsal to enable the actors a last chance to perfect their performance, in front of an audience – before the actual premiere.
Dubbing
An actor lends his voice to a character in a movie, without being filmed as himself.
Dynamic Microphone
Based on a spool that warbles when sound waves meet the attached membrane. The dynamic microphone is less sensitive and picks up mainly sounds that are very close to it. For that reason, this microphone is used for recording live performances where there is a very high level of background noise.
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