Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

Page scan 000594 from Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers

Record Details:

Title:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Date:
1930-1949
Publisher:
New York, N.Y. : The Society
Volume:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Leaf #:
000594
Language:
English
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
The Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (SMPE)Êdocuments the technological progress of the film industry, highlighting technical developments in production and exhibition. Of special interest are articles about special effects, theater practices, lighting, and the introduction of the 16mm format. Initially titled "Transactions of the Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers."Digitized by the Prelinger Library and the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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1949 HIGH-SPEED COLOR MOTION PICTURES 591 not equipped with a water cell. In Fig. 3 these lights were used to photograph a circuit breaker, a subject inherently well suited to color photography. The telephone alarm fuse illustrated in Fig. 4, is also such a subject. A very extensive series of Kodachromes has been made of the burning of photoflash lamps. We have made long shots which show failure of the lamps and closeups which show that the supports holding Fig. 3 — Photographing a circuit breaker, using the No. 241 Rosslite sunspots to cover the large field size. the fuse of the lamp are not stable. This instability is a major factor in blowing house fuses and in short-circuiting batteries when such lamps are used. The flow of metal is very easily detected in color photography. Black and white does not have the "feeling" of melting metal present when the same action is observed in color. Extensive studies have been made by the United States Navy in making pictures of arc welding with color photography.