Practical cinematography and its applications (1913)

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Record Details:

Title:
Practical cinematography and its applications
Date:
1913
Publisher:
Philadelphia, Lippincott
Volume:
Practical cinematography and its applications
Leaf #:
000116
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Gerstein - University of Toronto
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
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Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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CHAPTER VII PRINTING THE POSITIVE THEORETICALLY there is no operation in the whole art of cinematography which is more com- plex than the preparation of the positive. This is used for projecting the image on the screen, and is the result upon which popular criticism is passed. Also, in the process of printing the positive, several short-comings in the negative can be corrected. At the same time, from the practical point of view, the preparation of the positive is simple. The beginner who has mastered the somewhat intricate process of development, need not appre- hend any greater difficulties than those he has already overcome before he essays to print his positive. In practice he will soon become pro- ficient, though he may retain rather hazy ideas of the theory of the matter. The essentials for the preparation of the positive are a printing machine and an illuminant. The appliances and methods of operation differ com- pletely from those used in any other branch of photography, so that a new art virtually has to