American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) represents professional musicians, ensuring fair wages, benefits, and intellectual property protections for their work.
American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
AGMA represents performers in opera, ballet, and classical music, ensuring fair pay, safe working conditions, and health benefits.
American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
AGVA represents live variety performers, including magicians, dancers, and theme park entertainers, ensuring fair wages and health benefits.
Analytics
Analytics is the process of collecting and analyzing data to make informed decisions, widely used in digital media and the entertainment industry.
Animatic
An animatic is a rough version of a film or animation that combines storyboard images and sound to test timing and pacing before full production.
Animation Agreement
The SAG-AFTRA Animation Agreement covers voice actors and performers in animated TV shows and films, ensuring fair pay, residuals, and health protections.
Annotations
Annotations are notes or comments added to scripts, storyboards, or footage to clarify directions or provide additional context for the cast and crew.
Antagonist
The antagonist is the character or force that opposes the protagonist, creating conflict and tension in a story.
Antihero
An antihero is a protagonist who lacks traditional heroic qualities, often exhibiting moral ambiguity or selfish behavior.
Approval Rights
Approval rights give key stakeholders in a production the contractual right to approve or disapprove creative or financial decisions related to the project.