marcas de movimentação

English translation: mark

21:26 Oct 5, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Portuguese term or phrase: marcas de movimentação
no contexto do projeto de um filme, refere-se às marcas feitas no set para a movimentação dos atores. A frase completa:

"A estratégia será criar marcas de movimentação aos atores sem, no entanto, informá-las à equipe de filmagem, que passará a buscar a ação, como num documentário."

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Rafael Mantovani
Germany
Local time: 17:56
English translation:mark
Explanation:
MARK - The exact position(s) given to an actor on a set to insure that he/she is in the proper light and camera angle; generally marked on the ground with tape or chalk.

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Note added at 31 mins (2010-10-05 21:57:56 GMT)
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i am absolutely positive of this one, heard it on set a million times :)
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Aline Kubiak
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5 +2mark
Aline Kubiak
5action points
Nick Taylor
4(actors) move marks
Marlene Curtis
3Stage markings
Ivan Rocha, CT


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Stage markings


Explanation:
Não tenho certeza se a expressão é aplicada a ambientes que não sejam o tablado de teatro mas, nesse âmbito, "stage markings" é usada.

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Note added at 30 mins (2010-10-05 21:56:43 GMT)
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"Spike", segundo o Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_(stagecraft)

Ivan Rocha, CT
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mark


Explanation:
MARK - The exact position(s) given to an actor on a set to insure that he/she is in the proper light and camera angle; generally marked on the ground with tape or chalk.

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Note added at 31 mins (2010-10-05 21:57:56 GMT)
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i am absolutely positive of this one, heard it on set a million times :)


    Reference: http://www.castingsociety.com/press/53
Aline Kubiak
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obrigado a Aline e todos que ajudaram!

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agree  Carlos Quandt: surely
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(actors) move marks


Explanation:
Canon 5D Mark II video
As the stand-in actors move among their marks (masking tape on the floor that lets them stand in exactly the same positions for each take), the focus puller ...
www.kenrockwell.com/canon/5d-mk-ii/video.htm

Marking Actors - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mar 10, 2010 ... We place marks on the floor during rehearsals for all the actors every time they stop, make a move, walk and talk, or deliver a line of ...
www.nbc.com/Law_and_Order_Special.../marking-actors-1/

Marlene Curtis
United States
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
action points


Explanation:
marks or action points, taped markers on the set or stage


    Reference: http://books.google.pt/books?id=_-a0kkkS9qoC&pg=PA101&lpg=PA...
Nick Taylor
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