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MATTE FILM [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
  • Photography
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

A blue background in front of which a subject is filmed so as to allow matte compositing of the film with other footage.

CONT

[A] blue screen will require twice as much light as [a] green screen, often a whole f-stop. But because of this difference in luminosity, blue also results in less color spill. Blue screen is also ideal for replicating darker or nighttime conditions.

OBS

The blue screen method was developed in the 1930s at RKO Radio Pictures. ... Before digital chroma keying, bluescreening was accomplished using film. The camera color negative was printed onto high-contrast black and white film, using either a filter or the color sensitivity of the black and white film to limit it to the blue channel. Assuming this film was a negative it produced clear where the bluescreen was [and] black elsewhere ... The end result was a clear background with an opaque shape of the subject in the middle.

OBS

Not to be confused with green screen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
  • Photographie
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Décor uni de couleur bleue devant lequel on filme une personne afin de pouvoir insérer, au montage, des images de fond filmées séparément [et qui] permet de faciliter le découpage de la silhouette lors de l'insertion de l'autre image de fond.

OBS

La couleur bleue [...] a été utilisée dans le cinéma bien avant l'apparition des techniques numériques modernes. En tournage sur pellicule, l'utilisation du bleu était liée au fait que la couche d'émulsion bleu du film avait «les plus beaux cristaux» et donc plus de détails pour le minimum de grain (en comparaison avec les couches rouges et vertes de l'émulsion.) Mais le bleu nécessite d'avoir plus de lumière pour fonctionner que le vert. [C'est donc] plus difficile à utiliser.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec fond vert ou écran vert.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Video Technology
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Cinematography
DEF

A projection technique where plates block out the top and bottom of the picture as it is being projected in order to achieve widescreen effect.

OBS

... most movies are shot in what is called a "soft matte"(the full TV-sized film frame is used, with the top and bottom masked in the theater).

OBS

... the film will be easy to show on television later, and not require pan and scan.

OBS

The opposite is "hard-matte."

OBS

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French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Procédé consistant à masquer le haut et le bas de l'image d'un film projeté en salle afin d'obtenir un effet panoramique (grand écran).

CONT

[...] de nombreux films sont tournés en «soft-matte», procédé masquant le haut et le bas lors de la projection en salle. Lors du transfert vidéo, l'image supplémentaire peut être incluse durant le processus de recadrage.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
CONT

We currently have a market share of 58% in flexographic matte film...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
CONT

Nous détenons 58% du marché du film mat pour flexo [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A cored roll, usually temperature-controlled with circulating water, that cools the web before winding. For chill roll(cast) film, the surface of the roll is highly polished. In extrusion coating, either a polished or a matte surface may be used, depending on the surface desired on the finished coating.

Key term(s)
  • cooling roll
  • cooling cylinder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
Key term(s)
  • rouleau refroidisseur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
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Record 5 1994-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
  • Architectural Drafting and Tools
DEF

A polyester film with a translucent matte surface. Available in various thicknesses, drafting film most commonly comes in. 003" or. 004" width.

CONT

Drawing done on vellum must be reduced and stored on microfilm for permanence. A more expensive solution is polyester drafting film. This film is translucent (frosted on one side or both sides) and exhibits excellent dimensional stability and printing qualities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
  • Dessin architectural et instruments

Spanish

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