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Westerns (genre)
Movies set in the wild, wild west of 19th century America. Common features include cowboys, deserts, Stetson hats, revolvers, horses, ponchos and Clint Eastwood. Examples: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, A Fistful of Dollars, Once upon a Time in the West.
Whodunnit
Slang for Mystery genre.
Widescreen
Refers to the picture format a movie is shot in; in this case it's a rectangular screen shape, usually in a 16:9 aspect ratio. Most modern movies are shot in various widescreen formats. Cinemas are able to show the movies in their original formats, but DVDs and widescreen televisions only have a 16:9 widescreen format, so movies with larger aspect ratios will need to be slightly adjusted to fit them. See also Anamorphic Widescreen, Pan and Scan, Letterbox.
Wide Shot
Also known as a Full Shot or Long Shot. A camera angle that shows a person or object in its entirety. When it is used to introduce a character or characters in a new surrounding, it is then called an Establishing Shot.
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Wrap
The end of Principal Photography. Example: "It's a wrap!" |
