Films
[fɪlm]
Examples
- To obtain a true photograph, the negative is placed on a piece of sensitive photographic paper, or paper coated with a silver salt in the same manner as the plate and films. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A very annoying feature until recently has been the losing of the lower film loop, due to poor patching of the film, tearing of the perforations in the films, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- About 1900, longer films came into use, which necessitated a change in handling. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The reddleman watched his form as it diminished to a speck on the road and became absorbed in the thickening films of night. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Licensees under Edison patents in this country alone produce upward of 60,000,000 feet of films annually, containing more than a billion and a half separate photographs. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The department is completely equipped to take and produce motion picture films of the highest quality. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A very convenient and useful development in films is to be found in the cartridge system, by which the film may be placed in and removed from the camera in broad daylight. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The beauties of the sunset had not faded from the long light films of cloud that lay at peace in the horizon. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The manufacture of films. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We find no more single-holed films. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In 1856 Norris produced sensitized dry films of collodion or gelatine (British patent No. 2,029, of 1856). Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- To produce the originals from which these Edison films are made, there have been established two studios, the largest of which is in the Bronx, New York City. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Glass plates are heavy and inconvenient to carry, so that celluloid films have almost entirely taken their place, at least for outdoor work. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The films then had one perforation on either side of each picture. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We do not know of any life at all except in these films of air and water upon our planet. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Of course, there were no films in those days and the inventor had used translucent glass to obtain the results. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Machines in the early days were very crude, permitting only short films, which were an endless belt. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Melhuish invents the Photographic Roll Films. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Plates and films and many other articles and processes have helped to establish the Art of Photography on its new basis. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The early films were in very short lengths, continued the manufacturer. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- These messages were placed on delicate films, rolled up, and packed in quills. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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