Movie Makers (Jun-Dec 1928)

mW% EMBER !«»_»•» Glossary of Movie Terms A Dictionary for Beginning Amateurs [Continued from October) Leader Strip — A strip of opaque black film attached to the beginning of a reel of film, for the purpose of threading the projector. Lens Hood — A box, tube, or shade placed around the lens, to keep strong side and front lights from affecting the sensitive film. Location — A place away from the studio, where scenes are photographed, usually exteriors. Long Shot — A photograph of a distant scene. Loop — A "slack" or "loop" of the film which must be used when threading the camera or projector so that the intermittent movement will not tear the film perforations and cause the film to buckle. Magazine — The light-proof container which holds the film in the camera. Masks — Discs, usually of metal, with various shaped apertures which are placed in front of the lens or the film to change the shape of the picture recorded on the film. Mask Box — A hood or box fastened to the lens of the camera in which masks are inserted for special effects. Matte — Synonymous with mask, used for special effects in a mask box or affixed in front of the film or lens. Meter, Exposure — An instrument used to test the light to determine the proper setting of the diaphragm for correct exposure of a scene. Microscope, Focusing — A device attached to the camera which enables the cameraman to focus the image directly on a ground glass. Multiple Exposure — An exposure made by running the same film through the camera several times recording a different scene each time. o. Negative — The image made^j yfi on a film by the exposure Dj-^M / of negative stock in the /^V, camera. x^f~( Negative Stock — Raw film to be exposed in the camera for making a negative image. Nitrate Film — Inflammable film base differing from the non-inflammable or acetate of cellulose base. Objective — A photographic lens. 726 By Walter D. Kerst Optical Printer — A photographic printing machine in which an image on a film is projected to raw photographic stock for purposes of reproduction. Panchromatic — A film emulsion sensitive to all the colors of the spectrum. Positive Stock — Raw film on which a positive image is printed from a negative. The emulsion on positive stock is usually of slower speed than negative emulsion. -A positive used for projec tile PROJECTOR Portrait Attachment — A supplementary lens placed over the regular lens to make possible the photographing of objects at much closer range than normal. Positive — The image obtained for projection by printing from a negative image made in the camera or secured by the reversal process. SPLICE Print tion. Projector — A machine for showing of motion pictures. Reflector — A device used to reflect the light source for a scene to any desired place in that scene. Re-take — The re-photographing of a scene that is unsatisfactory because of poor photography, bad printing, etc. Re-wind — To wind the film back to an empty reel after projection so that it will be in its original position for the next showing. Scene — Any picture made by the camera from one viewpoint. Sequence — A series of connected incidents in a motion picture. Slow Motion — The exposure of the film in the camera at the rate of 128 frames a second instead of the usual 16 frames per second. Throw — The distance of the projection lens from the screen is said to be the throw of the lens. Tilt — To move the camera up or down vertically while shooting so as to include more of an object being photographed. Time Condensation — The taking of motion pictures, one frame at a time, at infrequent intervals so as to compress, for example, the motion over a period of months in the actual subject to a few seconds time on the screen. Tint — The coloring of films by aniline dyes. Tinting colors the acetate or nitrate base as well as the emulsion. Tone — The coloring of film by chemicals or aniline dye compound in which the supporting base of the emulsion is not effected. Trailer — A strip of film at the end of a reel usually denoting The End, etc. An opaque piece of film placed on the end of the reel for projection is also called a trailer. Ultra-Speed — Used to denote super speed, commonly known as slow-motion.