Some Experiments in Medical Motion Pictures in Color

From the beginning of the motion picture the possibilities of its application to the field of medicine as an educational medium and a means of satisfactory record has been well recognized by the motion picture profession. Because of this current feeling there has been a constant effort to produce satisfactory pictures. Medical motion pictures invariably deal with a specific type of subject in which the emphasis lies in detailed structures, which as a rule depend on differentiation of fine color gradations for their successful interpretation. Unfortunately these predominant hues are found in the red end of the spectrum, that portion which the earlier photographic materials were unable to record correctly. This situation, together with the fact that photography on 35 mm. film is expensive considering the small distribution and limited use to which medical films are subject, tended to discourage the progress of these pictures.

Print ISSN

0097-5834

Published

1930-08

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J14792