transitive. To block out or add in (an image) by means of a matte; to create (a composite image) using a matte. Also figurative.

(transitive) to make a kinescope of.

(transitive) to provide with a sound track; to serve as a sound track for.

Cinematography. To adapt (a silent film) for projection on sound equipment by duplicating alternate frames so that the speed of action is not…

transitive. To produce an effect of ‘alienation’ (sense 1c) in an audience; to ‘distance’ (cf. sense 1a).

transitive. Film, Television, and Video Recording. Originally: to convert (a television station) to colour transmissions (now disused). In later…