This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...wishes it to see. A black-velvet curtain is usually used for a neutral background, for the reason that black velvet absorbs more light than any other material easily available. However, it does not absorb all of it, so the velvet is stretched tight so that the folds and wrinkles will not be visible. Additional means ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...wishes it to see. A black-velvet curtain is usually used for a neutral background, for the reason that black velvet absorbs more light than any other material easily available. However, it does not absorb all of it, so the velvet is stretched tight so that the folds and wrinkles will not be visible. Additional means are often employed to make the background neutral by employing a "shadow-box." A shadow-box is a cube with one side open, large enough to permit the movements of an actor. The sides of the box keep out the light, so that the neutrality of the painted drop, or of the black velvet, as the case may be, is added to by the resultant shutting off of the light. The most common photographic expedient in motion pictures requiring trick work is that of the vision where a scene removed in time and action is made to appear at the expense of other action. A bachelor sitting at his fireside may close his eyes and, falling into a doze, have brought to his mind scenes of his childhood or of bygone sweethearts. As first taken in the early days of motionpicture photography, the scene was twice exposed. Unobserved by the audience, the fireplace was one of neutral background with wide space either to the right or left of him. Often the background was hanging velvet. The film was once exposed with the bachelor in his chair. The film was then reversed a second time, with the scenes supposed to be taking place in his mind appearing on the neutral background. Letter, with the coming of improved methods, a mask was used to obscure part of the field so that the bachelor alone would appear. The rest of the background was concealed by the mask and as a result left unexposed. By taking out the mask and turning back the film a new scene could be exposed on the prot...
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