Movies for TV - Early Television Foundation

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FUNDAMENTALS
one camera to another. It may also be used as a noun,
film cut (dclip).
as: a
cyclorama A backdrop with a photographic or painted scene on
it.
dark spot The dark spot sometimes seen in transmission due to
depth
the emission of secondary electrons from the mosaic in a
camera tube.
of focus The distance from the camera within which
everything
is in focus.
depth of field (not the same as depth of focus) The limits of
distance between which all objects are in focus with any
given setting of the camera.
diorama A miniature set, same as miniature. Sometimes a small
area is made full-size for live action to take place in it. But,
the advent of process shots has reduced the necessity for this
type of scenery and will probably eliminate it completely.
dissolve The gradual overlapping of one image by another fol-
lowed by the slow disappearance of the first. It is used to
bridge two separate sequences without slowing down the
action much, or causing an abrupt break. Lap dissolves,
diagonal lateral dissolves, etc.,
chapter on editing.
are discussed in detail in the
dolly A noun meaning a truck on which the camera is mounted
and on which the cameraman also sits. It is moved in accord-
ance with the director's instructions. It may also be used as
a verb meaning to move slowly toward (dolly-in) or away
from (dolly-out) the set. In the former, a smaller amount of
the set is covered by the camera and in the latter the area
photographed increases.
dolly shot Merely a shot utilizing a moving dolly.
double system sound recording A system of sound recording in
which the sound is recorded on a separate film from the one
on which the picture is photographed. It provides the best
quality.
down stage
Toward the camera.