Glossary of Film Terms

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Terminology Description
Dupe

A dupe is a positive copy of a positive. A dupe can also be a negative copy of a negative. A dupe is a print made in the reversal process. It can sometimes be clearer to call something a dupe, because to simply say “positive print” you could just mean a positive copy of a negative, which would not be a dupe

Emulsion

In still- and moving-image film media, a gelatinous coating of specific chemicals on a transparent base. The chemicals are such that when they are exposed to radiant energy they react and create a latent image

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