List of films with overtures: History and Key Facts
This is a chronological partial list of films which include a musical overture at the beginning, against a blank screen or still pictures.
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Color correction: History and Key Facts
Color correction is a process used in stage lighting, photography, television, cinematography, and other disciplines, which uses color gels, or filters, to alter the overall color of the light.
Backstage musical: History and Key Facts
A backstage musical is a genre of musical with a plot set in a theatrical context that revolves around the production of a play or musical revue.
Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film I, Destini: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film I, Destini: Date: 2013-2016. Created by: Destini T. Riley, American. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
Slow Fade to Black: Hattie McDaniel: Museum Object and Cultural History
Slow Fade to Black: Hattie McDaniel: Date: 2009-2010. Photograph by: Carrie Mae Weems, American, born 1953. Subject of: Hattie McDaniel, American, 1895 - 1952.
Russell Williams II Oral History Interview: Museum Object and Cultural History
Russell Williams II Oral History Interview: Date: August 8, 2016. Created by: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003. Recorded by: Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American.
Film clip of "Sheik of Araby" from Tin Pan Alley: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film clip of "Sheik of Araby" from Tin Pan Alley: Date: 1940. Directed by: Walter Lang, American, 1896 - 1972. Subject of: Alice Faye, American, 1915 - 1998.
Lauste, Ernst Ruhmer's "Singing" Arc: Museum Object and Cultural History
Lauste, Ernst Ruhmer's "Singing" Arc: date made: 1900s. maker: Ruhmer, Ernst. modifier: Lauste, Eugene Augustin.
Costume coordination: History and Key Facts
Costume coordination is a method of dressing actors, employees or a person or group for theatrical productions and any venue requiring a fully realized character.
Beach party film: History and Key Facts
The beach party film is an American film genre of feature films which were produced and released between 1963 and 1968, created by American International Pictures (AIP), beginning with their surp
Macario Gómez Quibus: History and Key Facts
Macario Gómez Quibus, known by the professional nickname of Mac (8 March 1926 – 20 July 2018), was a Spanish film poster artist and designer known for his work for some of Hollywood's best known
1917 (soundtrack): History and Key Facts
1917 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the album to the Sam Mendes-directed war film 1917 featuring original score composed by Thomas Newman.
Craft service: History and Key Facts
Craft service, crafts service, or craft services is the department in film, television and video production which provides cast and crew with snacks, drinks, and other assistance.
Karoly Grosz (illustrator): History and Key Facts
Carl Grosz Karoly or Karl Gross (March 9, 1897 – May 14, 1952) was a Hungarian–American illustrator of Classical Hollywood–era film posters.
Black film: History and Key Facts
Black film is a classification of film that has a broad definition relating to the film involving participation and/or representation of black people.
The Adventures of Tintin (soundtrack): History and Key Facts
Music from the Motion Picture: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is the soundtrack for the 2011 animated action/adventure film The Adventures of Tintin directed and produced by
Dailies: History and Key Facts
In filmmaking, dailies or rushes are the raw, unedited footage shot during the making of a motion picture.
Blaxploitation: History and Key Facts
In American cinema, Blaxploitation is the film subgenre of action movie derived from the exploitation film genre that began in the late 1960s and flourished throughout the early to mid-1970s, con
Daily production report: History and Key Facts
A daily production report (DPR) or production report (PR) in filmmaking is the form filled out each day of production for a movie or television show to summarize what occurred that day.
Bourekas film: History and Key Facts
Bourekas films (Hebrew: סרטי בורקס) (named after the pastry bourekas) represent a genre of Israeli comic melodrama films popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
Graham Humphreys: History and Key Facts
Graham Humphreys is a British illustrator and visual artist best known for producing film posters.
Alice in Wonderland (film score): History and Key Facts
Alice in Wonderland (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack) is the score album to the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland directed by Tim Burton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures, which is a li
Day out of days (filmmaking): History and Key Facts
The Day Out of Days is a chart used by producers of motion picture entertainment in the USA to tally the number of paid days for each cast member.
Alonzo Myron Kimball: History and Key Facts
Alonzo Myron Kimball (August 14, 1874 – August 27, 1923) was an American portrait artist and illustrator.
Photograph of stuntman Len Glascow being dragged on the ground: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of stuntman Len Glascow being dragged on the ground: Date: 1970. Subject of: Rev. Lenton W. Glascow, American. Subject of: Black Stuntmen's Association, founded 1967.
Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Museum Object and Cultural History
Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
Photograph of W.C. Handy playing the trumpet: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of W.C. Handy playing the trumpet: Date: 1940-1958. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958.
Lauste, 2-Carbon Ball Microphones. (Danjhill): Museum Object and Cultural History
Lauste, 2-Carbon Ball Microphones. (Danjhill): date made: 1904-1913. inventor: Lauste, Eugene Augustin. maker: Lauste, Eugene Augustin.
Cello from Animated Film Tubby the Tuba by George Pal: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cello from Animated Film Tubby the Tuba by George Pal: Date made: 1947. maker; producer: Pal, George. user: Walter Lantz Productions.
Name Tag worn by Dustin Hoffman in the Movie Tootsie Tootsie: Museum Object and Cultural History
Name Tag worn by Dustin Hoffman in the Movie Tootsie Tootsie: date made: 1982. user: Hoffman, Dustin. maker: New Hermes, Inc..
Mort Künstler: History and Key Facts
Morton Künstler (August 28, 1927 – February 2, 2025) was an American artist known for his illustrative paintings of historical events, especially of the American Civil War.
Development hell: History and Key Facts
Development hell, also known as development purgatory or development limbo, is media and software industry jargon for a project that remains in a stage of early development for a long time becaus
Cartoon: History and Key Facts
A cartoon is a type of visual art that is typically drawn, frequently animated, in an unrealistic or semi-realistic style.
Cannibal film: History and Key Facts
Cannibal films, alternatively known as the cannibal genre or the cannibal boom, are a subgenre of horror films made predominantly by Italian filmmakers during the 1970s and 1980s.
Director's cut: History and Key Facts
In public use, a director's cut is the director's preferred version of a film (or video game, television episode, music video, commercial, etc.).
Cartoon pornography: History and Key Facts
Cartoon pornography is the portrayal of illustrated or animated fictional cartoon characters in erotic or sexual situations.
Ken Marschall: History and Key Facts
Ken Marschall (born October 28, 1950) is an American painter and illustrator notable for his paintings of famous ocean liners, such as the RMS Titanic, RMS Lusitania, and HMHS Britannic, and othe
Theo Matejko: History and Key Facts
Theo Matejko (18 June 1893 – 9 September 1946) was an Austrian illustrator.
All Quiet on the Western Front (soundtrack): History and Key Facts
All Quiet on the Western Front (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) is the score album composed by German composer Volker Bertelmann to the 2022 film All Quiet on the Western Front, directed by Edw
Dolly grip: History and Key Facts
In cinematography, the dolly grip is a dedicated technician trained to operate the camera dolly.