Items

• eye-level shot

  The camera is positioned at the subject’s eye level, creating a neutral and balanced perspective.
• fade in / fade out

  Gradual transition between images and sound, often used to open or close scenes.
• false proscenium arch

  A frame formed by scenic canvas or vertical flat scenery within the proscenium arch / used to reduce the size of the proscenium opening when placing a small set on a large stage.
• Feminism

  A movement, ideology, or theory in philosophy and critical studies that holds the belief in full social, economic, and political equality for women.
• Feminist Theatre

  Performances critiquing gender roles and patriarchy, often by women’s collectives. It examines how gender roles, identity, and representation impact theatre and film, seeking to challenge patriarchal narratives and amplify women’s voices.
• film noir

  A cinematic style with dark themes, emphasising cynical attitudes and motivation, with an underlying existentialist philosophy.
• fire curtain

  A steel-encased, concrete wall-like structure that can be lowered onto the stage floor just behind the proscenium arch in case of a fire breaking out.
• flat

  A lightweight timber frame covered with scenic canvas, plywood, or hardboard, placed next to each other to build the walls on the stage.
• fly (v)

  The action of lifting up or lowering an item attached to the fly bars down onto the stage.
• fly bar system

  It is a rigging system above the stage used to raise and lower scenery, lights, or curtains.
• fly bars

  The metal bars to which scenery is attached for flying across the stage / usually, lights are also fixed to it.
• fly in

  The action of lowering an item attached to the fly bars down (in).
• fly out

  The action of lifting an item attached to the fly bars up (out).
• follow spot

  A powerful, movable spotlight operated by a technician to follow a performer.
• Formalism

  A movement in art that focuses on how form, structure, and technique (including editing, design, and rhythm) contribute to creating meaning, not just content / it does not acknowledge social or political aspects.
• fourth cinema

  Indigenous filmmaking asserting cultural sovereignty beyond Western frameworks.
• fourth wall

  The imaginary barrier (wall) between performers and audience / breaking it involves directly addressing the audience.
• foyer

  An entrance hall and waiting area for audience members before the commencement of a show.
• framing

  The way visual elements are composed within the boundaries of the camera’s image.
• Fresnel light

  A stage light with a special lens that gives a soft- edged beam, useful for general lighting without sharp shadows.
• front of house

  All public areas of the theatre (foyer / lobby, box office, bathrooms, auditorium) / also, the staff who serve the audience.
• funding proposal

  A document compiled to persuade potential donors, sponsors, or investors to provide funding or resources for a project, cause, organisation, or event.
• gaffer

  The gaffer is the cable technician in the theatre and film industry.
• gaffer tape / gaff tape / gaff

  Ubiquitous sticky cloth tape, almost like duct tape, mostly used to tape cabling down onto the floor / usually in matt black to blend in with the stage colour.
• garderobe

  A storage area where all the costumes of the theatre or company are housed.