F for Flash back

By: Nazia Adnin

1) Fade aka fade to black, fade in fade out 
​A smooth, gradual transition from a normal image to complete blackness (fade out), or vice versa (fade in).

​2) Fake Shemp:
Anyone appearing on screen whose face is not seen (either because of heavy make- up or camera angles) and who has no lines; can include stand-ins and extras. The term originated with Sam Raimi and his colleagues, who borrowed it from Hollywood lore about a stand-in used to finish Three Stooges films after Shemp Howard's death.

​3) Feature Presentation:
The main or advertised movie during a screening.

​4) Featured Background:
A term used to describe the performers who are placed in prominent positions in the background of the major action of a scene. 

5) Femme Fatale:
Literally: "Deadly Lady"; a slang term used to describe a character in a movie.

6) Film Buyer:
A person who arranges to purchase films from a distributor on behalf of an exhibitor.

7) Foam Technician aka foam runner:
A person responsible for creating foam latex prosthetic appliances from a sculpture created by a makeup artist.

8) Freeze Frame:
An optical printing effect whereby a single frame is repeated to give the illusion that all action has stopped.