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flashforwardnoun(narratology) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
forestagenounThe part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.
lampshadenounA cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.
shadowcastnounThe performance of a film by a group of amateurs at the same time as it is screened.
hold the bookverb(theater) To act as prompter.
undercastnoun(meteorology) An unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.
scenariseverbTo generate a scenario to illustrate an idea.
three-sheetverb(theater) To exaggerate, hype up, or show off.
fade outverb(idiomatic) To slowly disappear; to wither away.
jump-cutverb(ambitransitive, film) To abruptly transition to a later moment of the scene.
cross-castverb(theater) To cast an actor of the opposite gender to play a part.
cross the lineverb(idiomatic) To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
stage whispernoun(theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough for the audience to hear.
cameonounA single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.
blocknounA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
screenplaynoun(authorship, cinematography) A script for a movie or a television show; especially, the former specifically.
parodynounA work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
undercrankverb(film) To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more slowly than it will advance on playback. This results in speeding up the action in the final film.
fanfarenoun(countable, uncountable) A show of ceremony or celebration.
surtitlenounA translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance of an opera or other similar performance sung in a foreign language; a supertitle.

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