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| dissolve | to show the passage of time by superimposing one shot on another and letting the first fade away |
| story idea | a short summary of the plot for a story |
| Mickey Mousing | adding sound to a film |
| reviews | reports that recommend or do not recommend a movie or television program |
| film editing | choosing and sequencing pieces of film to tell a story |
| animation | making drawings and inanimate objects seem to live and move |
| storyboard | a script in comic-book form |
| master shot | the first take of a filmed scene |
| crosscut shot | used to indicate that events are happening at the same time by switching abruptly from one scene to the other |
| Kinetoscope | an early, hand-held viewing device consisting of a light and a lens |
| the treatment | a story described in narrative form but without dialogue |
| the Golden Age of Television | a period after World War II, when television programming greatly expanded |
| the receipts | money earned through ticket sales |
| live-action films | films in which the actors are living creatures |
| three-camera system | allows the director to show an actor from different camera angles and to switch from close-ups to wide-angle shots all in the same take |
| commercial breaks | Television scriptwriters must plan for a point of high interest just before each one of these so viewers will want to return to the program. |
| close-up | filming an actor from a very short distance away |
| acting onstage | requires more energy, voice projection, and presence than film acting |
| analysis | reports that describe and evaluate |
| script stage | the stage in which the narrative is converted to dialogue |
| black and white | a major drawback of early television |
| zoom | shooting with the camera at a distance and using a special lens to make the subject appear very close |
| the Second Golden Age | a period when televison dramas increased in quality and tone |
| ratings | estimates the size of the viewing audience for a television show, compared to other shows at the same time slot |
| criticism | the review and analysis of a film or television program |
