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GLOSSARY
Art Titles — Motion picture titles with designs showing in
the lettered background of film captions. Artificial Light — Any source of light not originated direct
from sunlight. Axis, Lens — A line passing through the thickest part of a
positive or the thinnest part of a negative lens perpendicular
to the surface of the lens. Back Focus — Distance from rear combination of a motion
picture lens to the focal plane. Backlash — The "play" or looseness of a worm gear train
or other mechanical fitting. Back Light — The so-called Rembrandt lighting where strong
light is thrown on the actors from the back — giving a line
of light about the outline of the figure. Balloon — The outline around a spoken cartoon title. Barrel Distortion — A lens defect which causes the image
of parallel lines to bulge outward. Base — The celluloid component of motion picture film. Bath — Any chemical solution used in treating photo materials. B. & L. — Bausch & Lomb — Lens manufacturers. B. & H. — Bell and Howell Camera.
Binocular — The conventional design of two overlapping circles used to indicate the view seen through field or opera
glasses. Biograph — An old term for motion picture — also one of the
first motion picture companies. Black Maria — Thomas Edison's first studio. Black Matte — Opaque mask as distinguished from a semitransparent one. Bleeding — Distortion of image from oozing color in tinting
or toning. Brief Synopsis — The story of a scenario told in a few hundred
words. Buckling — When film fails to run through camera properly
it is said to "Buckle." Usually due to intense heat. Business — A definite bit of action. "Business of making
love" indicates that character referred to is to make love
to someone else designated in the scenario. Bust — Obsolete term for close-up. Calibrate — To scale an instrument; generally means marking