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APPENDIX GLOSSARY ALTHOUGH the terminology of the studio is still incomplete— the various studios applying their own terms to certain devices and effects—this glossary will be found to contain all of the terms in general use and some likely to be adopted. Many of these terms will not be employed by the writer of photoplays, and they are given here for his information and not for his use. To the trained eye of the Editor nothing looks more amateurish than the manu- script that seeks to attain the professional air through an overuse of technical terms. Most of the terms defined here will be found to be more amply explained in the body of this volume. Reference is given to the chapter and paragraph having the most direct bearing upon the word, and to some extent the glossary will supplement the index to chapter subjects. ACT—In photoplay one of the divisions of a multiple reel roughly corresponding to the reel of one thousand feet. A three act play is a three reel play (LVni-3). See REEL and PART. ACTION— of the player. Any gesture or movement performed by the player. of the plot. The movement of the story as shown in the action of the players which advances the plot toward its climax. Action having a vital part in telling the story (XXXIII-18). , Plot of. A written description of all the essential action of the play, divided into scenes and provided with the necessary leaders and other inserts (XLIII-21). -, Run of. A succession of scenes in consecutive order re- lating to a single action or phase of action (XLVIII-15). ADAPTATION—Rearrangement of other material into a continuity of action, fitting or adapting it to photographic reproduction (XLIX-9). ANTAGONIST—The_ person or character chiefly interested in thwarting the objective aimed at by the hero or protagonist. The "villain" of the play (IX-24). ANTI-CLIMAX—Any situation or incident which acts against the strength of the climax (XV-3). APPARITION—The sudden appearance of a person or object in a scene (XLII-11). BACKING—Scenery set back of the opening in an interior set to suggest other apartments or a landscape (III-IO). 359