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SCHUFFTAN PROCESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cinematography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Schufftan process
1, record 1, English, Schufftan%20process
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Schufftan shot 2, record 1, English, Schufftan%20shot
correct
- mirror shot 2, record 1, English, mirror%20shot
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An optical process for in-camera combination of prepared background material with the subject to be filmed. 1, record 1, English, - Schufftan%20process
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Developed by the German film technician Eugen Schufftan, ... it depends on the use of a front-silvered mirror, positioned at a 45-degree angle to the axis of the lens, from which a portion of the silver surface has been removed. 1, record 1, English, - Schufftan%20process
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mirror shot: A semi-transparent mirror, which both transmits and reflects light, is mounted rigidly in front of the camera, its surface at 45 degree to the optical axis of the lens. The camera photographs full-scale live action and set detail through the mirror while simultaneously recording art work, photographic enlargements or miniatures which are mounted at 90 degree to one side of the camera and ... reflected off the ... mirror. 2, record 1, English, - Schufftan%20process
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cinématographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- procédé Schufftan
1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20Schufftan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prise de vue en miroir 2, record 1, French, prise%20de%20vue%20en%20miroir
feminine noun
- plan en miroir 2, record 1, French, plan%20en%20miroir
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Schufftan (Eugen), opérateur allemand [...] invente le procédé de prise de vues dit «procédé Schufftan». 3, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20Schufftan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Effets spéciaux. Outre ces truquages [...] d'autres [...] peuvent faire appel à des techniques extérieures [...] maquettes, procédés Schufftan, pictographe [...] 4, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20Schufftan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cinematografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- procedimiento Schufftan
1, record 1, Spanish, procedimiento%20Schufftan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] el procedimiento Schufftan [...] consiste en combinar en la pantalla tomas realizadas a escala real con otras en miniatura dando origen a una superposición de imágenes y utilizando espejos instalados en 45° en la línea de la toma de la cámara. 1, record 1, Spanish, - procedimiento%20Schufftan
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