Considerations in Color Film Production for Color Television

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Publisher: SMPTE
Doc Type: Journal Article
Article Type: research-article
Abstract: A joint subcommittee of the Television and Color Committees has been working to establish recommended practices for density and contrast range for color films for color television. During the subcommittee's work it became evident that optimum control of release print density range could be achieved only if the original photography were carefully controlled; therefore, it was felt essential to provide an appendix to the recommended practice which would discuss in some detail the “considerations in color film production for color television.” Certain factors in color TV film transmission and reception make it desirable to control the characteristics of the color print. The degree and type of controls that can be applied are affected by properties of the color film. The density range of the color print is most effectively and economically controlled in the staging and photography, rather than in the final printing. Reflectance of fully illuminated scene elements that are to be reproduced with good detail should be held between recommended maximum and minimum limits to control the “reference white” and “reference black” of each scene, and face tones should be properly related to these limits. For a fully lighted day interior scene, a lighting ratio of 2:1 is recommended. Higher ratios may be used for special effects and night scenes.
Publication Date: 1964-05-01
DOI: 10.5594/J07247
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J07247
Author(s): John M. Waner

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