Society of Motion Picture Engineers : incorporation and by-laws (1922)

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Record Details:

Title:
Society of Motion Picture Engineers : incorporation and by-laws
Date:
1922
Publisher:
New York : Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Volume:
Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1922)
Leaf #:
000180
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Cinematography -- Periodicals
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Preceeded by an unnumbered issue published in 1916 called: Incorporation and by-laws
Date Added:
September 12, 2024
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REPORT OF THE NOMENCLATURE COMMITTEE THE report of the Nomenclature Committee consisted in calling the attention of the meeting to the report as it appeared in the Buffalo Transactions and on motion duly made, seconded and passed, the definitions appearing on page 162 of the Buffalo Transactions were, with the exception of that applying to the word "projector," added to the approved list of Nomenclature. The recommendation of the Nomenclature Committee which appears under the title "Special Report Nomenclature Committee" in the Transactions of the Buffalo meeting was considered, and on motion was laid on the table for later consideration. C. Francis Jenkins, Chairman , Nomenclature Committee MOTION PICTURE NOMENCLATURE Society of Motion Picture Engineers Definitions adopted by the Society of Motion Picture Engineers at its Boston, Massachusetts meeting, May 1-4, 1922: Equivalent Focal Length — The equivalent focal length of a combination of lenses is equal to the focal length of a simple thin lens which will give an image of a distant object of the same size as does the combination lenses. Lantern Picture — A still picture projected on the screen by a stereopticon. Lantern Slide (Stereo Slide) — A transparent picture for projection by a stereopticon. Retake — A second photograph of a scene. Split Reel — A reel of film of two (or more) parts, the subject of each part unrelated to the subject of the other part. By action of the Society the following definitions were proposed for consideration: Motion Picture Projector — A device for suitable projecting motion pictures. Projectionist — The man who projects motion pictures professionally. 170