Question 1

How do you spell nature scenes?

Accepted Answer

Nature scenes is spelled N-A-T-U-R-E S-C-E-N-E-S as two words. The silent c is the letter people drop; curated nature scenes is never spelled senes.

Question 2

How do you spell anamorphic?

Accepted Answer

Anamorphic is spelled A-N-A-M-O-R-P-H-I-C. The prefix is ana-, meaning back or again, with a single n.

Question 3

How do you spell letterbox?

Accepted Answer

Letterbox is spelled L-E-T-T-E-R-B-O-X as one word with a double t.

Question 4

How do you spell parallax?

Accepted Answer

Parallax is spelled P-A-R-A-L-L-A-X: a single r followed by a double l. Parrallax reverses both, which is why it looks plausible and is wrong.

Question 5

How do you spell matte?

Accepted Answer

In compositing, matte is spelled M-A-T-T-E with a double t and a final e. A mat with one t is a floor covering or a picture mount.

Question 6

How do you spell vignette?

Accepted Answer

Vignette is spelled V-I-G-N-E-T-T-E. The silent g is the letter most often dropped, giving vinette.

Question 7

How do you spell chiaroscuro?

Accepted Answer

Chiaroscuro is spelled C-H-I-A-R-O-S-C-U-R-O. It ends in -o, not -a; the a in the middle belongs to chiaro.

Question 8

How do you spell aspect ratio?

Accepted Answer

Aspect ratio is spelled A-S-P-E-C-T R-A-T-I-O as two words. Aspect ration is a different phrase entirely.

Question 9

How do you spell panorama?

Accepted Answer

Panorama is spelled P-A-N-O-R-A-M-A. The common error panaroma swaps the middle o and a.

Question 10

How do you spell silhouette?

Accepted Answer

Silhouette is spelled S-I-L-H-O-U-E-T-T-E. Keep the h and the double t; silouette drops both.

Question 11

How do you spell Rec. 709?

Accepted Answer

Rec. 709 is written with a capital R, a full stop after Rec, and the digits 709. It is short for ITU-R Recommendation BT.709.

Question 12

How do you spell colour grade?

Accepted Answer

In British English it is C-O-L-O-U-R G-R-A-D-E with a u; American English writes color grade. Both are correct in their own variety, and mixing them within one document is the only real error.

Question 13

How do you spell key art?

Accepted Answer

Key art is written as two separate words, K-E-Y A-R-T, with no hyphen.

Question 14

How do you spell banding?

Accepted Answer

Banding is spelled B-A-N-D-I-N-G. The related word posterisation takes an s in British English and a z in American.

Question 15

How do you spell licence?

Accepted Answer

In British English the noun is L-I-C-E-N-C-E with two c's; American English writes license for the noun and the verb alike.

Question 16

How do you spell resolution?

Accepted Answer

Resolution is spelled R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N with a single s and a single l.

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