Matte Box


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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Matte Box

 

a device attached to a movie camera consisting of a light shade and filter holder.

The matte box protects the lens from extraneous light and makes it possible to mount several filters and optical attachments in front of the lens.

REFERENCES

Gordiichuk, I. B. Sovetskaia kinos”emochnaia apparatura. Moscow, 1966.
Tolchan, Ia. M. Kinos”emochnaia apparatura. Moscow, 1968.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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