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

Glossary Sequence: In a motion picture, a connected series of dramatic or comic events in one place or tied to one place by photographic effects. It carries a portion of the whole action to a logical conclusion and to a proper connection with the following sequence. It is comparable to an act in a play. Setting: An interior or exterior built on a studio stage or outside a studio, which simulates real, historical, or fancied rooms or buildings. Sharpness: Clearness or distinctness of a photographic image. Shooting: Studio term for the act of photographing a scene in a photoplay or any bit of action before a camera. Shot: Photograph of a scene or action. Sides : An old stage term for the pages of an actor's part. Silk: Studio electrician's term for a rectangular frame over which is stretched very light uncolored silk. This frame is placed in front of a broad to reduce the illumination. Silks may be also in round form and placed in front of spotlights. Sixty: Huge spotlight used for flood illumination of large interiors or exteriors. Rises twentytwo feet on a telescoping platform. Lamp generates an estimated 3,000,000 candle power. Comparable to the enormous spotlights used by the army and navy. Also called a sun arc. Slate: Board bearing name of picture, director, number of scene, number of "take." Serves as an identification of scene for the film editor. Held in front of the camera, it is photographed either at the finish or the start of a scene. Slow motion: Effect of retarded action produced by photographing scenes at a rate of many more frames a second than the sixteen frames to a second which is standard speed for silent photography. Largely used in newsreels or [319]