photoplay
Early cinema feature
Photoplay is an early 20th-century term for a motion picture, used when film was a new medium and vocabulary for it was still forming.
The word emphasized the dramatic or theatrical aspect of movies: a photoplay in five acts.
It survives mainly in the name of the fan magazine *Photoplay*, published from 1911 to 1980.
Text frames in silent films
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
- gesturesExpressive body movements
slapstick · nickelodeon · kinetoscope · vaudeville · black-and-white · silents · tableau · melodrama
Reddish-brown pigment
- nickelodeonCoin-fed entertainment machine
- kinetoscopeEarly motion picture viewer
- stereoscopeBinocular depth-illusion device
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
pictorial · flicker · daguerreotype · tintype · viewfinder · nostalgia · antique · archive
One who leads
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- scriptWritten words for performance
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- shotQuick liquor serving
take · edit · montage · lighting · set · cast · crew · camera
Theater entrance canopy
- usherOne who seats guests
- matineeDaytime theatrical performance
- ticketsDocuments permitting entry
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
premiere · intermission · lobby · seats · balcony · orchestra · moviegoer · admission
Sequence of fictional events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
conflict · resolution · arc · theme · twist · denouement · subplot · flashback
intertitles
Text frames in silent films
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
gestures · slapstick · nickelodeon · kinetoscope · vaudeville · black-and-white · silents · tableau · melodrama · mugging
sepia
Reddish-brown pigment
- nickelodeonCoin-fed entertainment machine
- kinetoscopeEarly motion picture viewer
- stereoscopeBinocular depth-illusion device
panorama · pictorial · flicker · daguerreotype · tintype · viewfinder · nostalgia · antique · archive · restoration
director
One who leads
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- scriptWritten words for performance
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
shot · take · edit · montage · lighting · set · cast · crew · camera · reel
marquee
Theater entrance canopy
auditorium · premiere · intermission · lobby · seats · balcony · orchestra · moviegoer · admission · showtime
storyline
Sequence of fictional events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
climax · conflict · resolution · arc · theme · twist · denouement · subplot · flashback · romance
photoplaystage play
Live theatrical work
stage production · live performance · legitimate theater · theater · theatrical performance
play, photo, photograph, plays, photocopy, photos, playwright, playhouse, photography