Celebrating his 20th year in the film industry, Tim Moshansky knows a little about how a film or TV show is put together. In 1989 Tim worked on (at that time) the biggest show ever shot in North America, the 16th Century Japanese Samurai epic "Heaven and Earth" (Ten To Chi To).

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Tim was a "Squad Sergeant" in charge of 40 extras on a film that featured over 2000 foot-soldiers and 500 horses with riders, all in Samurai costumes. Since 1995, Tim has worked as a location scout for dozens of films, commercials and TV series. From the highest rooftops to underground tunnels, and from the grungiest alleyways to the snazziest penthouse apartments and mansions, Tim has scouted it all.  

 

In the midst of all this, Tim found the time to write and publish the A to Z Guide to Film Terms, a pocket-sized guide to over 750 terms and phrases used by directors, producers, and film crews. Now in its 4th edition, the book is required reading at many film schools and training centers across Canada and the United States, and has sold over 16,000 copies.

Some of Tim’s credits include “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”, “AVPR Aliens vs Predator”, “Good Luck Chuck”, “88 Minutes”,

“In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale”, “The Wicker Man”, “Firewall”, “Get Carter”, ‘“Reindeer Games” and more.

About Tim’s Book:

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work in the movie industry? Do you watch the credits for a film and wonder what a grip or a gaffer is or what they do? Do you want to learn the behind-the-scenes lingo used by the cast and crew?

With the A to Z Guide to Film Terms, you’re sure to be talking like Steven Spielberg in a hurry.

Learn strange sounding terms and phrases such as:

"Gaffer" (the person in charge of the lighting and electrics crew)
"Honeywagons" (the washroom trailers)
"Jack Lord" (50mm lens)
"Magic Hour" (that golden time just before the sun sets)
"Martini Shot" (the last shot of the day)

The A to Z Guide to Film Terms is a comprehensive pocket-sized dictionary that contains photographs, illustrations and over 700 definitions of current terms and phrases used in film theory and filmmaking. Written by a film industry veteran of more than 15 years, the book has sold over 14,000 copies to film students, movie buffs and film industry professionals world-wide.

This book explains terms actually in use by film crews, and contains many colorful real-life examples of being on-set, written from an insider's perspective. There are also icons that link each definition to its department, allowing you to see at a glance which aspect of filmmaking it relates to.

Stand by, picture's up! Cameras are rolling. Scene 24, take 2, A and B camera common mark…Speed! And…Action!

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