Movies for TV - Early Television Foundation

PRINCIPLES OF MOVIES 75
Fig. 1-3. Houston contact printer for 16 mm film.
image remains for a finite period. When a movie film is made, the
camera records a number of pictures of the action taking place,
each one slightly different from the previous one. These pictures
are made at the rate of twenty-four every second (Note: every
reference in this book to film speed will assume a speed of twenty -
four frames a second, unless stated otherwise ) , which is the speed at
which films are projected in movie theatres and for television. When
these pictures are projected on the screen in rapid succession the
eye sees the first one, and while the image of that one is still present,
the next one, which is slightly different, is received over the top of
the first. These blend, as do the subsequent ones, into what appears
to be a moving picture. Although this is an effect of the human eye,