Talking pictures : how they are made, how to appreciate them (c. 1937)

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Glossary E-mid' -sion : The light-sensitive chemical coating on film which, after exposure to light, makes chemical changes; these, after developing, fixing, and washing, produce the final photographic image. Exchange: Distribution center to which release prints of new pictures are sent. These prints are in turn rented to theatres for varying periods of exhibition. Each distribution company has thirty or more exchanges placed at strategic geographic points in the United States and Canada. An exchange may handle the product of one studio or of several. Exterior: A scene which appears to have been taken out of doors. Small exteriors, the immediate outside of houses, etc., are frequently photographed on a studio stage. Fader: A projection device which varies the sound output in any room or place where pictures are projected, raising it or lowering it until the volume most acceptable to the auditors is reached. Fade-in: A gradual appearance of a projected picture from total darkness to full screen brilliancy. This is another unique feature of motion picture technique. Fade-out: The antonym of fade-in. A gradual disappearance of a projected screen image. Fat part: A particularly fine, essential role. Feature: A motion picture of five reels or more, designed to form the main attraction of a film exhibition program. Feeder: In a comedy team of two, the player who says or "feeds" a line which, when replied to by the main comedian, brings a laugh from the audience. Figbar : Insincere, fulsome praise. When a character in a story is overwhelmed with such praise, it is said that he is "given the figbar." Fill-in light: Light arrangements by a cameraman which soften shadows and give modeling to settings and to faces. [ 309 ]