Movies for TV - Early Television Foundation

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left to right and breaking down the picture into units of
electrical impulses for transmission.
scenery dock The place where scenery
is stored when not in use.
scoop A type of lighting unit which derives its name from its
similarity to a scoop; it provides a a spot light.
general light
script girl The assistant who accompanies a producer
rather than
on location
and studio shots. She handles all routine matters such as
clearance, script preparation, editing, etc.,
as well as takes
down his remarks if he is shooting on location and will be
writing a commentary on the shot.
set The complete arrangement of scenery and props ready for
shooting; there may be a number of sets in one act as the
action moves from set to set.
shading The operation eliminating the spurious signals from
the camera produced by the characteristics of the camera
tube. It is of great importance when using the older motion
picture films due to their high contrast and the subsequent
increased production of spurious signals.
The script used to shoot the final production; it
shooting script
contains all cues, camera angles, and shots used.
short A film which usually runs not more than 20 minutes, used
as a filler.
shot (See take.)
shutter The mechanism in a film camera or projector that allows
the film to be exposed only at the proper time. It usually
rotates in a projector and may be oscillatory in the camera.
silent speed The speed of silent film. All film is now shot at sound
speed of twenty-four frames per
second. Silent film is made
at the same speed so that it can be projected on standard
machines and will operate with the standard film camera
chain for television.
single system sound recording The method of making sound film
in which the sound is recorded on the same film as the picture
and at the same time. This process has several inherent