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Walla:
Background ambience or
noises added to create the illusion of sound taking place
outside of the main action in a picture.
Waste: Shining
a light on an object, then slowing turning the light away
so that some of the light will miss or fall off the object.
(Lighting)
Wave: A regular
variation in electrical signal level or sound pressure level.
(Sound/Electronics)
Wedges: Wood wedges
cut from 2x4 lumber which is used for leveling and stablizing.
(Grip)
Western Dolly: A
plywood dolly, with four large soft tires, which is used
as a camera dolly on smooth floors or on plywood. It is
also used to transport other equipment. (Camera/Grip)
Whip: A section
of feeder cable siamesed off the main line to a secondary
location. (Grip/Lighting)
White noise: A
signal having an equal amount of energy per hertz.
Widescreen: A
general term for film presentation in which a film is shown
in an aspect ratio of greater than 1.33 to 1. In today's
terms, this now means in an aspect ratio of greater than
1.85 to 1.
Wild Line: A line
of dialoge, recorded either on set or at a looping stage,
without any picture running.
Wild Track: Audio
elements that are not recorded synchronously with the picture.
Wipe: An optical
transition effect in which one image is replaced by another
with a boundry edge that moves in a selected pattern across
the frame. (Laboratory)
Workprint: Any
positive duplicate picture, sound track print, or magnetic
duplicate which is intended for use in the editing process.
(Film Editing)
Workstation:
This term generally refers to a disk-based audio recording
and editing system.
Wow: Repetitive
but slow variations in recording or playback tape speed.
Wow and Flutter: The
deviation of frequency resulting from irregular motion in
the recording or from deformation of the recording medium.
(Acoustics)
Wrap: The span
of the tape path along which the tape and head are in contact.
(Audio/Video) More often, this refers to securing equipment
at the end of the day or when work is completed at a particular
set or location.
