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D Log E CURVE |
Characteristic Curve [syn] |
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Rushes, American term |
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DAT |
Digital Audio Tape |
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DAYLIGHT |
A colour balance of 5400K, for "daylight" colour film |
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DENSITOMETER |
A device for measuring the density of film |
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DENSITY |
A measure of the "blackness" of film. D=Log1/Transmission |
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DEPTH OF FIELD |
Range of object distances from a camera, at a specific aperture, over which the image is acceptably sharp |
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DEPTH OF FOCUS |
Range of image distances from a camera film plane, at a specific aperture, over which the image is acceptably sharp |
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DESENSITISATION |
Treatment of film to reduce the photographic speed or contrast, usually by a solution |
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DEVELOP |
The process of chemically magnifying a latent image on a film |
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DEVELOPER |
The aqueous solution of developing agent used to develop a latent image |
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DIAPHRAGM |
Iris device for controlling light transmission by a lens |
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DIAPOSITIVE |
Direct positive, a reversal film. Term mostly used by French and German manufacturers |
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DICHROIC |
The property of certain crystals or solutions to transmit and reflect different wavelength bands. In practice a glass filter selectively reflecting, and transmitting wavelengths of light, especially used in beam splitters |
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DIFFUSE |
Scattered, non specular, of light |
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DIFFUSER |
Translucent glass or filter to diffuse a specular beam of light |
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Deutsches Institut fur Normung, the German standards organisation, also a speed standard |
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DISSOLVE |
A visual transmission from one picture to another |
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DOLBY |
Trade name for a noise reduction system for photographic and magnetic sound |
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DOPE SHEET |
Sheet of instructions for shooting scenes, story board [syn] |
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DOUBLE COATED FILM |
Film coated with emulsion on both side of the film base |
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DOUBLE EXPOSURE |
Two separate exposures on the same film |
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DOUBLE HEADED |
Two reel projection method, image on one reel, sound on separate magnetic sprocketed film |
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DOUBLE REEL |
A roll of film, a unit of film as part of a film programme, usually about 2000ft |
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DOUBLE-SIDED SOUND TRACK |
A photographic sound film with two tracks, one in one direction, one in the other, [see up-and-down tracks] |
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DOWSER |
Device for blocking the projector light to prevent nitrate film igniting |
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DROPOUT |
Short loss of signal in a magnetic recording, due to loss of head contact or faulty tape |
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DRUM |
A large diameter cylinder optical sound film passes round to ensure uniform movement on a reproducer |
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DRY RUN |
A trial camera take without film |
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DUALATERAL SOUND TRACK |
A photographic sound track with two identically oriented unilateral variable area tracks side by side |
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DUBBING [1] |
Transfer of a video signal from one format to another |
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DUBBING [2] |
Combining several sound components into a single record |
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DUPES |
A loose colloquial term for any duplicate film element |
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DUPLEX SOUND TRACK |
A photographic sound track with two identical unilateral mirror image variable area tracks side by side |
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DUPLICATE |
A copy or reproduction of a film element, often used loosely to mean a duplicate negative |
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DUPLICATION |
The procedure of making a duplicate film element |
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DUPLITIZED [film or positive] |
US term for double coated film [see] |
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DYE |
Chemical substance capable of colouring a material |
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Exposure Index, roughly equivalent to ASA speed rating, used at a time when the ASA value for cine film had not been standardized |
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EDGE NUMBER |
Groups of numbers [and letters] sequentially placed along a film edge [usually 1ft apart] |
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EDIT |
The process of decision and action in assembling the sequence of a film or video programme |
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EDIT SYNC |
Level sync [syn] |
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EDL |
Edit Decision List; the list of time code and source of video [or film] edits |
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EFFECTS TRACK |
A sound track, film or tape containing special sound effects only |
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ELEMENT |
The film component in a film production procedure; eg original negative, dupe negative, print, etc |
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ELEVATOR |
Mechanical device to allow film to be loaded or unloaded from a processor without stopping the transport |
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EMULSION |
The light sensitive layer of a suspension of silver salts in gelatin coated onto film base |
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END OUT |
Tail out [syn] ie a reel which has the end on the outside |
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END-TO PAPER SECTION |
Method of indicating to a printer operator the section of film to be printed, a paper marker is placed in the roll |
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ENG |
Electronic News Gathering |
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ERASE |
Procedure of removing a previous recording from a tape or magnetic stripe |
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ESTAR |
Kodak trade name for their polyester film base |
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EUREKA EU95 |
Proposed European 1250 line PAL compatible HDTV broadcasting system |
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EVEN SYNC |
Level sync [syn] |
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EXCHANGE, FILM |
A regional centre used for distribution, repair and checking of cinema release prints |
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EXCITER LAMP |
Lamp used as light source in a photographic sound reproducer |
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EXPOSURE |
The process of subjecting film to a light image |
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EXPOSURE |
The total light energy falling on film, Intensity x time, usually expressed as Log to base 10 |
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EXPOSURE METER |
Device for estimating the correct aperture to achieve optimum exposure, also called a light meter |