The Washington times., 1916-07-18
Common Words and Phrases
Given New Meanings by Use
In Pictures.
GLOSSARY OF PH0ToPLAY
What Some Of the Most Ere.
quentIy Used Terms Actu.
ally Mean.

been diitC,cd to the IhOtOpiny r.ui-
tor OF Tho Times with regard to the
terms that are used In describing
motion pictures or the characters
comDina lions ot tEe oiu stage terms
and the newer words or phrases
devised purely for motion pictures,
A GLOSSARY" Of them has been
compiled for The Times. which is
given herewith. II must be borne in
terms would require large, fat
volume. Any list that Is printed is
necessarily Incomplete because new
terms are being invented. Here fol-
low few or me more Important:
Busincss-The detailed action OF the
actors in the scenes.
Close up-Action taken with the per-
formers about eight ieet from the
lens, that being Tho min mum dis
lance for successful photography.
Commercial-An American photo
play of the regular service more than
thirty days old.
Cut-Ending "a scene sharply by a
change to leader or to another
scene.
Cut back-The change from one
scene to another having to dc with
the same action. as from one end of
a telephone line to another Also
the change to past scene, such HS
memory that comes to an actors
mental vision.
Director Is Stage Manager.
Dircctor-The equivalent OF a staue
manager In a theater.
Dissolve-The running OF one scene
into another BY a gradual cutting on
OF one and sharpening OF the other.
II Is done by running the film twice
through the camera; the. first time
gradually closing the shutter on the
first scene. and the second time start
Ing with closed shutter and grad
ually opening II on the new scene.
II Is most often used to suggest mem
cries Of the past OF vision seen by
characters In the play. The scenes
which appear to their mental vision
are gradually brought on the screen
and are gradually dissolved away as
they end.
Double cxposure-I'sed where the
visions arc seen by characters In tho
that in which for trick photography,
as that In which one actor takes two
parts In the same scene. In this
case again the film In run twice
through the camera. The first time
the section Of the picture which IL
to show vision Is cut out with a
shade over that section OF the lens,
and the second time only vision sec
ton Is permitted to let light through
In cases where one actor is play
ing two parts the two characters
are kept In different parts OF the
scene. one part being photographed
on each run and the other Part
Extcrior-A view apparently Of
outdoors, whether taken indoors or
not.
Fade out-somewhat similar to dis
solve except that instead Of having
the entire picture fade away evenly
II II steadily reduced In size until
II vanishcs In the center.
Feature-A play Of two or more
reels.
First Run-A play shown by
theater on the day OF Its release
from the manufacturer. Second.
third and fourth runs come consecu-
F1ash-A brief glimpse OF scene.
just enough to account for the pres
ence OF some character in particu-
f'ootage-rhe number of feet or
film used.
Heavy" Is the villain.
Heavy-The villains role.
Insert or Cut In-Similar to leader,
except that II is usually a section OF
the dialogue OF the play. and Is most
useu III scene anu not between
scenes.
Interior-A setting showing the in
side of any structure.
Lead-An important character as
signed to the players who usually
play heroes or heroines.
Leader-A subtitle or chapter head
ing thrown on the screen in text.
usually between two scenes. but
sometimes in the middle Of a scene.
One Reel-A thousand feet OF film
running from fifteen to twenty min
second. and averaging about nifty
feet of film to the minutes.
ran or Panorama--io turn or
swing the camera In any direction
so as to change its field. Much
used In following a moving object.
Practicable-A piece OF scenery,
furniture. or props that Is real or
sufficiently so to undergo the USE
that the real piece would have to
stand.
Props-The articles used in the
picture by the actors or set about
the scene.
Register-A word used to indicate
that an actor must show plainly by
his action or facial expression that
ton. seeing a certain thing. or say
ing a specific thing.
Scene-That part OF the action of
a photoplay which takes place in
one location without break In
the action.
action in a photoplay. scene by
player and occasionally some OF the
more emphatic dialogue.
.Set-A scene setting prepared for
photographing.