Exponometry and Sensitometry

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Code Completion Credits Range Language of instruction Semester
304EES credit 2 2 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 32 to 42 hours of self-study English winter

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Name of lecturer(s)

Department

The subject provides Department of Cinematography

Contents

Introduce theoretically and practically students to basic of film exponometry and photographic depicting.

Topics:

Radiation and light.

Radiometrics and photometrics.

Light quality measurement - color temperature measurment.

Filters.

Light quantity measurements - passive photometric concepts.

The relationship between the object and its image from the viewpoint of an optics system.

Light meter calibration.

Fundamentals of sensitometrics and sensitometric measurement.

Fundamentals of densitometrics and densitometric measurement.

Intepretation of sensitometric measurements.

Establishment of proper exposure.

Testing photographic material

Photographic chemistry

Micro-sensitometrics.

Learning outcomes

This course has not lost sight of the practical side; lectures are complemented by experiments, tests and practical demonstrations. The subjects are treated more from the standpoint of technique rather than science in the hope of rendering the program more useful for practical applications.

Prerequisites and other requirements

No

The practice of still-photography and cinematography is becoming more a branch of applied science and less an empirical craft; therefore, it is increasingly necessary to base the practice on a thorough understanding of photographic materials and processes rather than on rule-of-thumb methods. In a sense, the craft has been simplified by advances in the production of more satisfactory new materials and equipment and the development of new and better methods, but the very diversity of these materials and the tremendously increased scope of modern photography and cinematography combine to demand a more thorough knowledge of fundamentals than was formerly necessary.

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Literature

A. Student Filmmaker´s Handbook, Eastman Kodak Company, 1990

B. American Cinematographer Manual, Fifth Ed., Hollywood,

C. IES Lighting Handbook, Reference Volume, Illuminating Engineering Society of NA, 1984

D. Michale J.Langford: Advanced Photography, The Focal Press, 1972

E. W.F.Berg: Exposure - Theory and Practice, The Focal Press, 1968

F. D.J.Corbett: Motion Picture and Television Film, 1968

G. Ralph M.Evans: An Introduction to Color, John Wiley and Sons, 1948

H. R.W.G.Hunt: The Reproduction of Colour, Fountain Press, London, 1967

Evaluation methods and criteria

The condition of successful course passing is attendance on seminars and practical courses. Written test and oral exam are part of the evaluation.

Central to the course is how well students can apply the material presented in practice, tackle practical problems connected with measurement of the light and set the correct exposure. The course grade will be calculated as follows:

•Midterm test 30%

•Final test 30%

•Discussion 30%

•Regular and active participation in classes 10%

Note

No

Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans