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

Record Details:

Title:
Talking pictures : how they are made, how to appreciate them
Date:
c. 1937
Publisher:
Richmond : Johnson Publishing Company
Volume:
Talking pictures : how they are made, how to appreciate them
Leaf #:
000370
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Technology
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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Talking Pictures Types: Players whose faces or figures set them into distinctive, easily recognized classifications; e.g., fat men, dowagers, juveniles, hags. Underscoring: Method of placing music under dialogue in a sound picture. Up to speed: Stage sound engineer's signal that the motors of the camera and of the sound recording machines are moving in exact synchronization. Wardrobe: Term of stage and screen. It may be the assembly in some central place of costumes or modern clothes for the use of professional actors, or it may be the total of the costumes required by one actor or actress for the performance of his professional duties. "Wind her up": Studio slang for "Start the cameras." Wipe: Transition of one scene into another by literally wiping the first off the screen and revealing the new scene behind it. Frequently used in montage work. Work print: Assembly of talking picture scenes used by producers, directors, and film editors during the editing, re-editing, and preview tests of a photoplay. From the work print, as finally accepted, a matched negative is assembled from which the final theatre release prints are made. Wow wows: Slow changes in sound pitch caused by a slow variation of the speed of the film through the sound reproductive device of the projection machine. Wrap it up: Last order on a set; means "finished for the day." Zizzy: Sound recording term used when sibilants have too much prominence. Zoom shot: Shot made as the camera quickly moves up to an object.