Meaning of dope sheet | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A summary, ordinarily in the form of a document, containing important facts and background information concerning a person, activity, or other subject matter.
   idiomatic
2. A publication, updated very frequently and used by people who make horse racing wagers, which summarizes information about the horses running in specific races; a publication which provides background information and/or predictions used by people wagering on any sort of competition.
   idiomatic
3. A summary of the content and technical information for a set of photographs.
   idiomatic
4. A set of detailed instructions which the designer of an animated film provides to the photographers and editors.
   idiomatic

Examples

“"He went to Alaska and made a fortune. Then he squandered it, drinking, fighting, gambling, and frittering it away on women. . . ." "Hold up! Your dope sheet is way to the bad. . . . Who told you all that?" "Never mind. I have proof."”

“Then she started filling me in on background information that you could get from any press agent's dope sheet.”

“Bradley O'Leary, a devout Republican, and Victor Kamber, a staunch Democrat, are publishers of the Washington-based political dope sheet called the O'Leary/Kamber Report.”

“Karoulis's face twitched with a combination of fear and hope, wondering what news his Homicide Detective had for him. . . . "Name was Sten Doppleman. A known pusher, and a punk . . . . According to his dope sheet, he's a vicious son of a bitch."”

“The Bruins, seeking their third straight NCAA title, are picked on The Times dope sheet with 59 points.”

“Also, he probably attends harness races, for he once accidentally left a dope sheet behind.”

“The "field number" of the film is indexed into a reference file, along with the cameraman's "dope" sheet.”

“Moreover, both the official cameramen and the newsreel cameramen were required to write a detailed ‘dope sheet’ describing each shot they had taken.”

“The dope sheet for the photographs, which may have been written some time later reads: "Accidentally shot by an Englishman while hunting in Africa."”

“From a workflow point of view, the access to these tools seems to have been guided by artists with experience with exposure sheets (a dope sheet for lip synch is included) and traditional animation.”

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