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[[File:Veronica Lake still.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A production still of [[Veronica Lake]] for [[Promotion (marketing)|promotional use]].]] |
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| ⚫ | A '''film still''' (sometimes called a '''publicity still''' or a '''production still'''), is a [[photograph]] taken on the set of a [[Film|movie]] or [[television program]] during [[Film production|production]] by a [[movie stills photographer]], primarily used for [[Promotion (marketing)|promotional]] purposes. |
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Shots can be taken as part of the filming or separately posed. |
Shots can be taken as part of the filming or separately posed. |
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===Part of filming=== |
=== Part of filming === |
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Generally, a still photographer is present on the [[Set construction|set]], shooting alongside [[principal photography]], using "[[Sound Blimp]]" to silence the noise of the SLR's shutter so that they do not interfere with the shooting. |
Generally, a still photographer is present on the [[Set construction|set]], shooting alongside [[principal photography]], using "[[Sound Blimp]]" to silence the noise of the SLR's shutter so that they do not interfere with the shooting. |
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===Posed=== |
=== Posed === |
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Some shots are posed and taken separately from the shooting of the movie proper, and this was done particularly in the early stages of film – one of the most famous images in film, [[Marlene Dietrich]] in [[The Blue Angel]], singing on a barrel, was a posed still.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} |
Some shots are posed and taken separately from the shooting of the movie proper, and this was done particularly in the early stages of film – one of the most famous images in film, [[Marlene Dietrich]] in [[The Blue Angel]], singing on a barrel, was a posed still.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} |
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This can be done to recreate shots from the movie, or create compositions that do not appear in the movie itself, but are part of the movie's world, featuring the dressed actors and set. |
This can be done to recreate shots from the movie, or create compositions that do not appear in the movie itself, but are part of the movie's world, featuring the dressed actors and set. |
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===Captures=== |
=== Captures === |
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For stills from an [[animated cartoon]], the original animation [[cel]] may be photographed or, in the case of a [[computer animation]], the frame may be [[Rendering (computer graphics)|re-rendered]]. |
For stills from an [[animated cartoon]], the original animation [[cel]] may be photographed or, in the case of a [[computer animation]], the frame may be [[Rendering (computer graphics)|re-rendered]]. |
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Where the source material is no longer available, an image may be [[Video capture|captured]] from a recording. |
Where the source material is no longer available, an image may be [[Video capture|captured]] from a recording. |
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==References== |
== References == |
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[[Category:Photography by genre]] |
[[Category:Photography by genre]] |
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[[Category:Home video supplements]] |
[[Category:Home video supplements|Still]] |
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[[Category:Film and video terminology|Still]] |
[[Category:Film and video terminology|Still]] |
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[[Category:Film and video technology|Still]] |
[[Category:Film and video technology|Still]] |
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Revision as of 07:53, 14 November 2010
A film still (sometimes called a publicity still or a production still), is a photograph taken on the set of a movie or television program during production by a movie stills photographer, primarily used for promotional purposes.
Types of stills
Shots can be taken as part of the filming or separately posed.
Part of filming
Generally, a still photographer is present on the set, shooting alongside principal photography, using "Sound Blimp" to silence the noise of the SLR's shutter so that they do not interfere with the shooting.
Posed
Some shots are posed and taken separately from the shooting of the movie proper, and this was done particularly in the early stages of film – one of the most famous images in film, Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel, singing on a barrel, was a posed still.[citation needed]
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This can be done to recreate shots from the movie, or create compositions that do not appear in the movie itself, but are part of the movie's world, featuring the dressed actors and set.
Captures
For stills from an animated cartoon, the original animation cel may be photographed or, in the case of a computer animation, the frame may be re-rendered.
Where the source material is no longer available, an image may be captured from a recording.