(US, film) A moving or still image of a woman or mannequin, used by film processing technicians to calibrate colour balance and exposure of skin tones in reproduction.
(US, film) A moving or still image of a woman or mannequin, used by film processing technicians to calibrate colour balance and exposure of skin tones in reproduction.
A final group of Hollywood’s usually invisible working class is introduced in Fisher’s comments about the use of the China Girl, the images of women dressed in multicolored clothes that are often seen on heads and tails of reels of film.…
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(slang, offensive) A stereotypically feminine and submissive young Asian woman.
An Indian film industry term for a female dancer or performer who appears in an item number — a standalone, typically glamorous song-and-dance sequence in a Bollywood or regional film that is often only loosely connected to the main plot. Item girls are known for energetic, often provocative performances, and the most successful ones become celebrities in their own right.
(India) A woman who performs in an item number.
(slang, street name) The opioid drug fentanyl.
It is really amazing how easily colorists can screw up the look of your film with a few misconceptions about proper skin tones and by using the dreaded china girl. (A china girl is a pasty white specimen of a girl that a colorist uses as…
(horticulture) Name given to cultivars of various tree, shrub and plant species, including dogwood, holly, orchids, etc.