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New
Trend: Film Lingo
enhancements to Street Talk make communication between the
Generations more difficult than ever before.
The
film industry is now influencing youth in a whole new and
totally unimagined way. It’s
changing the way people talk.
Film industry terminology is insinuating itself into
the language used by teens in schools and on the streets all
over the continent.
This
amazing phenomenon is being aided by The
A
to Z Guide to Film Terms by veteran film industry
worker, Tim Moshansky, a pocket-sized movie phrase book that
contains hundreds of the weird sounding terms and phrases used
every day in the movie and film industry.
“It’s speed
talk for busy people under stress,” says Moshansky.
“They’re
catchy”. You
might even start to apply some of these words to your friends
at school, your parents, or your teachers.
Here’s a sample:
“Break
the Bubble” means
to be tilted off axis.
“Gak”
means equipment or stuff.
“Honeywagons”
means the washroom trailers, as in “where are the
bathrooms?”
“Juice”
means electricity or energy.
“Magic
Hour”
refers to that golden time just before the sunsets, otherwise
synonymous with “Happy Hour”.
“Martini
Shot”
refers to the last shot of the day, which can be used to
signify the last play in sports practice, or the last bit of
work just before you leave for the day.
“Mook”
someone who is totally green or low on the totem pole.
“Morph”
means to change objects with the use of computer aided visual
effects imagery.
“Pretties”
refers on a film set to the hair, makeup, and wardrobe
departments”, but on the street mean a girls’ friends when
they go to the bathroom together to freshen up.
“Scale”
means how
much money someone is getting paid.
“Winnies”
are Winnegagos – used interchangeably with “moho’s”
– means motor homes.
Moshansky
says, “Some of these words are quite catchy, and are finding
their way into everyday use without much disruption, and might
make it into the dictionary someday soon.
It’s almost like learning a foreign language!
You might need it just to understand your kids.”
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