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The first cue mark, which is displayed on the first image, means that there are about 8 seconds until the end of the reel. The second cue mark, displayed on the second image, means that there is about 1 second until the end of the reel. A cue mark, also known as a cue dot, a cue blip, a changeover cue[1] or simply a cue, is a visual indicator ...
This photo shows the form in which 70mm prints are typically shipped to movie theaters worldwide. Each reel can hold up to 3,000 feet of acetate, magnetic-striped print stock. The weight of the film stock, steel reels and shipping containers make the cost of shipping significant, and is a major reason why the format has been in decline since ...
Reel. A 250 V 16 A electrical wire on a reel. An irrigation reel with travelling sprinkler. A reel is a tool used to store elongated and flexible objects (e.g. yarns / cords, ribbons, cables, hoses, etc.) by wrapping the material around a cylindrical core known as a spool. Many reels also have flanges (known as the rims) around the ends of the ...
Digital cinema refers to the adoption of digital technology within the film industry to distribute or project motion pictures as opposed to the historical use of reels of motion picture film, such as 35 mm film. Whereas film reels have to be shipped to movie theaters, a digital movie can be distributed to cinemas in a number of ways: over the ...
Wrap, as used in the phrase " That's a wrap ", has been used by directors since the early days of the film industry to signal the end of filming. Since the 1920s, filmmakers have been using this phrase when principal photography is concluded and the film is ready to go into post-production. [1][2] At that point, it is traditional to hold a wrap ...
1. The technique of shooting a widescreen picture on visual recording media with a non-widescreen native aspect ratio. 2. A projection format in which a distorted image is "stretched" by an anamorphic projection lens to recreate the original aspect ratio on the viewing screen.
History of film technology. The history of film technology traces the development of techniques for the recording, construction and presentation of motion pictures. When the film medium came about in the 19th century, there already was a centuries old tradition of screening moving images through shadow play and the magic lantern that were very ...
Digital Cinema Package. A Digital Cinema Package (DCP) is a collection of digital files used to store and convey digital cinema (DC) audio, image, and data streams. The term was popularized by Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC in its original recommendation [1] for packaging DC contents. However, the industry tends to apply the term to the ...