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TV DICTIONARY ' "iiinui'il // <>m page 1 1 1 FAST MOTION Speed the film through the camera Is .slower than the standard rate resulting In action appear . : i.ii normal when the film Is projected at the standard rate. (See Slow Motmn I FAT Meaning to have sure-fire jokes, lines to deliver, or simple sound effects. FAVORING SHOT A close shot where two or more actors appear and one is :.i\ ored. FCC Federal Communications Commission. Federal authority which lies tv and radio stations, assigns channels and frequencies. FEARLESS DOLLY Flexible motionpicture boom-type dolly, offering limited elevation of camera on short boom. A trade name. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION A governmental agency appointed by the President to prevent unfair methods of commerce, to aid in enforcing antitrust laws and to investigate business practice and management. FEED To transmit a tv show to stations or groups of stations. FEED BACK The squeal or howl resulting from accidentally closing the inbound and outbound ends of an electrical circuit, or from an improper mike setup. FIDELITY The exactness with which a television or radio transmission system reproduces sound or picture on the receiver. FIELD <1> Program-wise: Area of set or scene covered by the camera as seen on the receiver tube, depending on the type of lens and distance of the camera from the scene. < 2 > Refers to one set of scanning lines making up a part of the final picture. In present standards pictures are transmitted in two fields of alternating lines which are Interlaced to form a 525-line picture at the rate of 30 complete pictures or frames per second. FIELD PICKUP or REMOTE The transmission of out -of -studio events by a mobile unit and cameras. (See Memo.) field sequential system The Incompatible or non-compatible color tv system originally approved in 1950 by the FCC. Rejected later for the Compatible color system. 'See special Color Section. > FILL Cue to insert added material. FILLER LIGHTS, FILL LIGHTS, FILL INS or FILLS Subsidiary lights used to fill in shadows; lights to build up shadow illumination. Ratio of key light to filler light establishes the lighting contrast of a scene. FILL-IN LIGHT Spots or lights used to soften shadows; about half the intensity of the main or key light. FILM lb A flexible transparent support coated with a light sensitive emulsion. ( 2 I A processed strip of such material containing a series of photographic images. < 3 » A motion picture. FILM BIN Large container used for unrolling film while cleaning or editing. FILM CAMERA CHAIN Complete series of equipment used to present films on television, consisting of iconoscope camera, camera control and shading desk and one or more projectors. Frequently a slide projector is mounted beside the film projector so that station announcement slides may be shown over same circuit. FILM CEMENT Solution of acetone or acetate painted on scraped celluloid to join two sections of film. FILM CLIP A film sequence inserted into a live telecast or integrated with live action. Or a short length of film cut from a longer sequence. Also stockshot, or library shot. FILM COLOR (See special Color Section.) FILM COMMERCIAL Advertising message placed on film for projection over the film facilities of television station. • See SAG Rates.) FILM CUE Perforation in film to indicate a time remaining. FILM HORSE Shaped like a towel horse; on its horizontal bars are headless nails for hanging film while editing. FILM GATE Opening in front of projector or camera lens across which the scene or film passes as it is exposed or telecast. Also called picture gate. FILM INFORMATION Sixteen mm films: 40 frames in each 16 mm foot of film ( 1440 frames per minute of film i . Projection time at sound speed for this is slightly over one and a quarter seconds. No scene should be shorter than a foot unless for special effects. Photograph and project at 24 feet per minute or 16 frames per second. To figure film footage for titles, allow one word per 12 frames or pictures. Average length for fades 48 frames or pictures; allow 48 frames for lap dissolves. Takes three minutes to warm up 16 mm projector. Eightsecond roll cues are necessary on 16 mm sound film. Average word allowance for non-technical subjects on 16 mm film is four words per foot. Voice must be two seconds shorter than the action. FILM STRIP A sequence of several 35 mm frames shown individually. Also called slides. FILTER A sound effect used to give a voice or sound a quality different from the normal studio sound, such as a voice heard from a distance, over a telephone, or the sound of a radio. FILTER MIKE Microphone rigged to give special effect of voice coming through telephone receiver or other varied effects. FILTERS Tv lens filters used to eliminate or reduce glare, or a portion of light spectrum. FINDER A camera device, adjustable while the film is being exposed, to show what field the lens is cutting. FIRE UP Direction to film man to warm up projector. Takes approximately three minutes for 16 mm. five minutes for a 35 mm. An eight-second roll cue is necessary on 16 mm sound film. Faster roll cues are possible on 35 mm sound and all silent film. FIRST-GENERATION DUPE A reverse print made from a reverse original, used to produce other prints known as second-generation dupes. FISH BOWL The clients' observation booth with tv monitors sometimes overlooking the tv studio. FISH HIM OUT Slang for send the boom down to pick up sound, but don't get boom or mike in picture. FIXATION Directing and focusing the eye or both eyes upon a certain point. FIXED INSTALLATION Permanent set such as kitchen, newsroom. i Please turn to page 1 1 -1' 104 SPONSOR