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APPENDIX II
feature-length films, usually one ' A ' picture, and one ' B ' picture. Exhibitor. — The Cinematograph Films Act, 1938, defines an exhibitor as 'a person carrying on the business of exhibiting cinematograph films to the public and having licence to permit him to do so/ He books his films from the producer through a renter (or distributor). In practice, exhibitors can be subdivided into :
(a) Exhibitor-owners who book their films themselves.
(b) Those who own a number of cinemas (or circuit) for which films are booked by a booking manager; a circuit can range from 5 to 500 or more cinemas, and in some cases one booking manager may be responsible for the programmes of several hundred cinemas.
Feature Film. — In Great Britain, the Cinematograph Films Act, 1938, defines a feature film as 'a film the length of which is not less than 3,000 feet ' (33 mins.). Therefore it includes most story films, and occasional documentaries, cartoons, and newsreel compilations.
Featurette.— A cheaply-made film of just over 3,000 feet, so as to rank as a feature film, which could well have been made as a short.
Fiction Film. — Sometimes used to denote a story-film, made up from fictional characters, action, and events.
Film Society. — Privately organised society formed to show films not considered generally commercial, by holding private performances to its members usually in a cinema hired specially for the purpose.
First Feature. — The main film attraction in a cinema programme. See 'A' picture.
General Release. — The release of a film to cinema exhibitors in general after it has had its first pre-release run in a capital city.
' H ' Certificate. — Category allocated to films of a ' horrific ' nature by the British Board of Film Censors. (See Censor.)
Interest Film. — Generally a short film dealing with a nonfictional subject, such as an industrial process, a nature study, or a travel or scenic film.
Laboratory. — Plant where the developing, printing and other technical processes are undertaken for the Industry.
Manager. — Usually refers to the person employed to run the
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