INTRODUCTION

WHICH FILM SHOULD I USE

ANATOMY OF A DATA SHEET

• Film Types, Names, and Numbers
• Film Descriptions
• Negative Camera Films
• Exposure Information
  • Exposure Index
  • Exposure Latitude
  • Illumination (Incident Light) Table
  • Lighting Contrast Ratios
  • Reciprocity Characteristics
  • Filter Factors
  • Color Balance
  • Printing Conditions

SENSITOMETRIC AND IMAGE STRUCTURE DATA

• Understanding Sensitometric Information
• Characteristic Curves
  • General Curve Regions
  • Curve Values
  • Color Sensitivity and Spectral Sensitivity
  • Spectral-Dye-Density Curves
• Image Structure
  • Modulation-Transfer Curve
• Graininess and Granularity
  • Measuring RMS Granularity
  • Factors That Affect Graininess
  • Granularity and Color Materials
  • Some Practical Effects of Graininess and Granularity
• Resolving Power

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Film Base
• Antihalation Backing
• Edge Numbers
• Dimensional Change Characteristics
  • Temporary Size Change
    • Moisture
    • Temperature
    • Rates of Temporary Change
    • Swell During Processing
  • Permanent Size Change
    • Raw Stock Shrinkage
    • Processing Shrinkage
    • Aging Shrinkage
• Other Physical Characteristics
  • Curl
  • Buckling and Fluting

STORAGE OF RAW AND EXPOSED FILM

• Raw Stock in Original Package
  • Temperature
  • Radiation
  • Gases and Vapors
  • Relative Humidity
  • Handling
• Unprocessed Film before and after Exposure
  • General Concerns
  • Temperature
  • Gases and Radiation
  • Relative Humidity
  • Handling

ROLLS AVAILABLE

CORES AND SPOOLS

WINDING

PERFORATIONS

• Sizes and Shapes
• Perforation Types
  • 35 mm and 60 mm End Use
  • 16 mm End Use
• Optimum Pitch for Printing
• Projection Print Aspect Ratios

FILM IDENTIFICATION

• Unprocessed Film
• How to Read a Film Can Label
• Processed Film
• Know Your Films
  • Test Exposures
  • To Provide a Reference Point
  • For Locations with Unfamiliar Lighting
  • To Establish a Reference with You and Your Laboratory
  • To Evaluate Specific End-Use Appearance
  • To Determine the "Look" of the Finished Job
  • To Check Specific Color Reproduction

FILTRATION

• Filters Useful with All Camera Films
  • Polarizing Filters
  • Neutral Density Filters
  • Filters for Black-and-White Films
  • Correction Filters
  • Contrast Filters
  • Haze Filters
• Filters for Color Films
• Selecting Filters for Correcting Color Temperature
• Light Source Conversion with Filters
• Light Balancing Filters
• Conversion Filters
• Limits to Color Temperature Measurement
• Ultraviolet-Absorbing and Haze-Cutting Filters
• Color Compensating Filters for Color Correction
  • Combining Color Compensating Filters
  • Exposure Allowance for Filters
  • Filters for Color Printing

MOTION-PICTURE SOUND RECORDING

• A Brief History of Sound
• Magnetic and Photographic Sound
  • Photographic Tracks
  • Basics of Photographic Sound
  • Photographic Sound-Track Reproduction

PROJECTION

• Handling and Inspection of Motion-Picture Prints
  • Common Causes of Abrasion and Wear
    • Excessive Tension
    • Misalignment of Film in the Projector
    • Creased Edges
    • Run-Offs and Roping
    • Abrasions and Dirt
• Cleaning Motion-Picture Prints

DEALING WITH A MOTION-PICTURE LABORATORY

• Tips on Selecting a Laboratory
• Laboratory Services: A Walk-Through

MOTION-PICTURE LABORATORY OPERATIONS

• Processing Equipment
• Construction of Containers
• Transport Design
• Access Time
• Time and Temperature
• Agitation
• Mechanical Specifications
• Process Control

MARKETING A FILM

• FiIm as a Business Tool
• Potential Clients
• Client's Communication Requirements
• Reaching Agreement on Need for Film

DISTRIBUTION AND PROMOTION

• General Market Considerations
  • Educational
  • Special Interest
  • Broadcast Television
  • Cable Television
  • Vacation Resorts
• Film Ingredients
  • Running Time
  • ProfessionaI Versus Industrial Talent
  • Film Content
• Distributor Services
  • Promotional Ideas
  • Print Inventory
  • Supporting Materials
  • Film Maintenance

GLOSSARY OF MOTION-PICTURE TERMS

CREDITS