Talking pictures : how they are made and how to appreciate them (1937)

Record Details:

Title:
Talking pictures : how they are made and how to appreciate them
Date:
1937
Publisher:
London : E. & F. N. Spon, Ltd.
Volume:
Talking pictures : how they are made and how to appreciate them
Leaf #:
000361
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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Glossary Focus (verb): Act of adjusting position of a lens with relation to the surface on which the image is formed, in order to obtain the sharpest image of the subject. Focus or focal point (noun): Point at which a lens produces the smallest image of an object-point at a given distance. Follow shot: The shot made while the camera follows people or objects as they move; also called a trucking shot or a dolly shot. Foyer : Vestibule of a theatre. Frame {noun) : A single picture on a motion picture film. Frame (verb): To bring a frame of a motion picture film into register with the aperture of projection period during the stationary period of its halt behind the lens of the projector. Frame-line noise: Noise caused by maladjustments of the optical system of a reproducer, caused by the interruptions by the frame lines to the light passing to the photoelectric cell; also called motor boating, for its sound is similar to that of a motor boat. Free lance: Term for a screen player who is not under contract to any one studio, but who works successively for any company needing and contracting for his special services. Gaffer: Studio parlance for the head electrician of a single producing unit. He works closely under the orders of the head cinematographer in lighting the setting. Gag: Stage and studio term for any laugh-producing situation. Gobo: Black canvas over a three by six foot frame which sits on the floor; another form of shade to keep strong direct light from the lens of the camera. [311 ]