Cinematography in the Hollywood Studies (1942): Black and White Cinematography

John W. Boyle

Current practices in cinematography as followed in the Hollywood studios are described. Some of the subjects covered are camera equipment, set lighting, operation of camera crews, exteriors and use of booster lights, exteriors taken indoors, make-up, diffusion, coated lenses, use of light-meters, color contrast of sets, set and production designs, value of hard light for exteriors and interiors, stand-ins, air photography, matching stock shots, Technicolor and bipack, Kodachrome, and mono-pack.

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Published
1942-08
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J09867