| animated cartoon |
a motion picture made by photographing a sequence of drawings showing stages of movement, so as to create the illusion of motion when the images are projected in quick succession. |
| audiovisual |
having both sound and a picture, as does a film. [1/2 definitions] |
| autoradiograph |
a picture produced on a film by placing it in contact with a radioactive substance. |
| AV |
abbreviation of "audio-visual," having both sound and a picture, as does film. |
| cable television |
a form of television in which the sound and picture signals from distant stations are received by a master antenna and then delivered by electrical cable. Cable television typically provides clear reception, access to a large number of channels, and a relatively wide range of programming, whereas conventional television is limited to the reception of signals from local stations. |
| cameraman |
a man who operates a motion-picture or television camera. |
| camerawoman |
a woman who operates a motion-picture or television camera. |
| cartoon |
a motion picture made by filming a series of drawings; animated cartoon. [1/5 definitions] |
| celluloid |
a flammable, brittle material used esp. for motion picture film. [1/2 definitions] |
| chromolithograph |
a picture lithographed in color. |
| cinema |
a motion picture theater. [1/3 definitions] |
| close-up |
in photography, films, or television, a picture taken at close range to show details, as of facial expression. (Cf. long shot.) [1/2 definitions] |
| color |
to add color to a picture, often with crayons. [1/12 definitions] |
| colorization |
the process by which color is added to motion picture images that were originally filmed in black and white. |
| conversation piece |
an eighteenth-century genre picture that depicts a group of fashionable people in an appropriate setting. [1/2 definitions] |
| cornice |
a horizontal frame or molding designed to conceal curtain rods, picture hooks, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| cover girl |
a young woman whose picture is on the cover of a magazine. |
| cover story |
a magazine article featured in the picture or headlines on the magazine's cover. [1/2 definitions] |
| cyclorama |
a large composite picture put on the wall of a circular room to appear in a natural perspective to a person in the center of the room. [1/2 definitions] |
| decal |
a design or picture transferred or made to be transferred from specially prepared paper to glass, metal, wood, or the like. |
| diorama |
a translucent picture viewed through a small aperture. [1/2 definitions] |