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GLOSSARY 283 SCRIPT GIRL. A girl who keeps notes on the details of action, dialogue, sets, and locations. SET. A scene constructed in the studio. SETUP. The position of camera as set up for a scene. SHUTTER. The revolving disk between lens and film. An open segment per- mits exposure; when the lens is masked by the opaque area of the shutter, the film is moved. SHUTTLE. The mechanism in a camera that transports and registers the film for each individual exposure. SINGLE SOUND SYSTEM. A camera that records picture and sound on the same Apiece of film. SHOT. A single continuous run of the camera. SLATE. The identification of a scene in a film by writing on a small board which is photographed for a few frames at the beginning of a scene. SLIDEFILM. Strips of motion-picture film that are projected one frame at a time. SLOW MOTION. The slow movement of objects on the screen produced by photographing more frames per second than are projected per second. SOUND TRACK. The portion of the film devoted to the recording of the sound. SOUP. Slang term for developer. SPLICE. The joining together of two pieces of film with film cement. Also the joint itself. SPROCKETS. The teeth on drums that accommodate sprocket holes punched along the side of film. STANDING BOARD. An upholstered board with arms to enable actors to rest without creasing clothes. STILL. A still photograph showing a scene from a film. An enlarged frame from a film. STOCK SHOT. A scene not taken especially for the production but taken from files. A library shot. STOP. The degree of opening of the lens diaphragm. STOP MOTION. Film taken by exposing one frame at a time. STRIKE IT. Take down a set. SYNCHRONIZATION. The matching of sound track to picture so that sound exactly coincides with picture action; often abbreviated to "sync." SYNC MARK. Corresponding marks on picture and track by which they can be placed in synchronization.