motion-picture apparatus
91Precursors of film — Film as an art form grew out of a long tradition of literature, storytelling, narrative drama, art, mythology, puppetry, shadow play, cave paintings and perhaps even dreams. In addition, the technology of film emerged from developments and… …
92Wild Wild West — Infobox Film music = Elmer Bernstein name = Wild Wild West writer =Jim Thomas John Thomas S.S. Wilson Brent Maddock Jeffrey Price Peter S. Seaman starring = Will Smith Kevin Kline Kenneth Branagh Salma Hayek M. Emmet Walsh Ted Levine Musetta… …
93Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines — Infobox Film name = Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes image size = 225px caption = theatrical poster director = Ken Annakin producer = Stan Margulies writer = Ken Annakin… …
94Film laboratory — A film laboratory is a commercial service enterprise and technical facility for the film industry where specialists develop, print, and conform film material for classical film production and distribution which is based on film material, such as… …
95Battlefield Earth (film) — ] Travolta and Krane also signed the cinematographer and most of the principal actors. Corey Mandell, a screenwriter who had previously worked with Ridley Scott on Blade Runner , signed on to write the script for the film, which had previously… …
96soundhead — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: sound (III) + head 1. : an attachment for a motion picture projector containing apparatus for smoothing the motion of the film and for converting the sound record information into electrical signals 2. : the part of a… …
97computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
98Pirate decryption — most often refers to the reception of compromised pay TV or pay radio signals without authorization from the original broadcaster. The term pirate in this case is used in the sense of copyright infringement and has little or nothing to do with… …
99fencing — /fen sing/, n. 1. the art, practice, or sport in which an épée, foil, or saber is used for defense and attack. 2. a parrying of arguments; avoidance of direct answers: political fencing on important issues. 3. an enclosure or railing. 4. fences… …
100Donald Beatty — Donald Croom Beatty (April 11, 1900 – July 12, 1980) was an American aviator, explorer, and inventor. Beatty was the son of Isaac Beatty, Jr and Hughie Duffee Beatty of Birmingham, Alabama (USA). He began his flying career as a teenager by… …
