Motion picture projection : an elementary text book (1928)

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Record Details:

Title:
Motion picture projection : an elementary text book
Date:
1928
Publisher:
New York : Technical Book Company
Volume:
Motion picture projection : an elementary text book
Leaf #:
000209
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion Picture Technology
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 08, 2025
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MOTION PICTURE PROJECTION 203 bubbles, after which the film should be given a thorough rinsing in plain water. Before drying films on racks it is advisable to set the rack at a slight angle for a few minutes, to enable the surplus water to drain off more readily through the perforations. If drums are used for drying it is advisable to remove the surplus water by whirling the drum previous to drying. If uniform results are to be obtained, film should never be passed through the projector before either tinting or toning. HOW TO OBTAIN INTERMEDIATE TINTS Sample tints may be readily obtained by making a trial with a small amount of solution on a short length of film, taking care to match the tint in artificial light and not by daylight. When matching think of the tint as being made up of one or more of the colors, red, yellow and blue. Colors such as orange are made by mixing yellow and red, violet by mixing red and blue, and green by mixing yellow and blue. Browns are obtained by mixing all three colors, red, yellow and blue. LOCAL AND MULTIPLE TINTING Very pleasing effects may be secured by locally tinting a portion of the film picture. This can be done either by coloring each picture separately by hand of by cutting a stencil and applying the dye through the stencil by application rollers or by spraying, or a resist such as a transparent varnish may be applied either by hand or by stencil to those portions which are not to receive dye and