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Lobby card for the motion picture On the Banks of the Wabash: Museum Object and Cultural History

Lobby card for the motion picture On the Banks of the Wabash: date made: 1923. Associated Name: Blackton, J. Stuart. Associated Name: Carr, Mary.

Jeanne Crain: Museum Object and Cultural History

Jeanne Crain: date made: ca 1940s. depicted (sitter): Crain, Jeanne. maker: Muray, Nickolas.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe Movie Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History

The X-Files: I Want to Believe Movie Poster: date made: 2008. Object Name: poster. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

The Pride of St. Louis lobby card: Museum Object and Cultural History

The Pride of St. Louis lobby card: date made: 1952. Associated Name: Dean, Dizzy. Associated Name: St. Louis Cardinals.

Batman Begins (soundtrack): History and Key Facts

Batman Begins: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to Christopher Nolan's 2005 film Batman Begins.

Batman Forever (score): History and Key Facts

Batman Forever: Original Motion Picture Score Album is the score album for the 1995 film Batman Forever, composed by Elliot Goldenthal.

Movie ranch: History and Key Facts

A movie ranch is a ranch that is at least partially dedicated for use as a set in the creation and production of motion pictures and television shows.

Movie packaging: History and Key Facts

In film industry terminology, movie packaging or film packaging is a type of product bundling in which a top-level talent agency starts up a film or television project using writers, directors an

Experimental film: History and Key Facts

Experimental film or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that does not apply standard cinematic conventions, instead adopting non-narrative forms or alternatives to traditional narratives

Negative pickup deal: History and Key Facts

In film production, a negative pickup is a contract entered into by an independent producer and a movie studio conglomerate wherein the studio agrees to purchase the movie from the producer at a

Feature-length compilation: History and Key Facts

A feature-length compilation, popularly known as compilation movie or compilation film, is a feature-length compendium of scenes taken from different episodes of streaming or television shows/ser

Film d'art: History and Key Facts

Film d'art (French for "art film") was an influential film movement or genre that developed in France prior to World War I and began with the release of L'Assassinat du duc de Guise (1908), direc

Option (filmmaking): History and Key Facts

In the film industry, an option agreement is a contract that "rents" the rights to a source material to a potential film producer.

Over-the-shoulder shot: History and Key Facts

The over-the-shoulder shot (OTS or short over) is a camera angle used in film and television, where the camera is placed above the back of the shoulder and head of a subject.

Filmfarsi: History and Key Facts

Filmfarsi (Persian: فیلم‌فارسی, literally Persian Film), is a term used in Pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema criticism that was coined by Iranian film critic Amir Hushang Kavusi.

Pan and scan: History and Key Facts

Pan and scan is a film editing technique used to modify widescreen images for display on a fullscreen screen.

Folk horror: History and Key Facts

Folk horror is a subgenre of horror film and horror fiction that uses elements of folklore to invoke fear and foreboding.

Gendai-geki: History and Key Facts

Gendai-geki (現代劇) is a genre of film and television or theater play in Japan.

Bird Box (soundtrack): History and Key Facts

Bird Box (Original Score) is the score album for the 2018 film of the same name, composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

Pitch (filmmaking): History and Key Facts

In filmmaking, a pitch is a concise verbal (and sometimes visual) presentation of an idea for a film or TV series generally made by a screenwriter or film director to a film producer or studio ex

Post-production: History and Key Facts

Post-production, also known simply as post, is part of the process of filmmaking, video production, audio production, and photography.

Process trailer: History and Key Facts

A process trailer, also known as insert trailer and low loader, is a trailer towed by a tracking vehicle for the purpose of being used as a moving camera platform.

Spike Lee: Museum Object and Cultural History

Spike Lee: Date: 2008; printed 2019. Photograph by: Platon, British, born 1968. Subject of: Spike Lee, American, born 1957.

A D. C. Department of Recreation sponsored reception at the National Theater building for actress Butterfly McQueen, the well known cast member of Gone With The Wind (1936) and Gre

A D. C. Department of Recreation sponsored reception at the National Theater building for actress Butterfly McQueen, the well known cast member of Gone With The Wind (1936) and Green Pastures (1936) movies: Date: May 24, 1978. Photograph by