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Colour grading & look development · Specialist

Film grain

Also called: grain

ELI5

Visible random texture originating from film or added digitally to emulate or shape texture.

Used in conversation

“Let’s review the film grain in the next edit session.”

Pitch context

This term helps a treatment describe how the camera or light will shape the viewer's experience.

Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.

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