VCULT100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Zoom Lens, Film Stock, Film Laboratory
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Refers to the comparative difference between the darkest and lightest areas of the frame. Helps guide the viewer"s eye to important parts of the frame. High contrast: displays bright white highlights, stark black areas, narrow range of shades in between. Low contrast: displays intermediate grays or color shades with no true white or black areas. Factors: lighting, filters, choice of film stock, laboratory processing, post production work. Regulates how much light passes through the camera lens. Mainly notice exposure when the image seems too dark (underexposed) Filters: glass or gelatin put in front of the lens of a camera to reduce frequencies of light reaching the film. Can alter the range of tonalities in radical ways. Films can be printed on stocks hat yield different tonal values. Add color to black and white film stock. Tinting: dipping the developed film into a bath of dye, dark areas remain black/grey, light areas pick up color.
