Principles of cinematography : a handbook of motion picture technology (1953)

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Record Details:

Title:
Principles of cinematography : a handbook of motion picture technology
Date:
1953
Publisher:
London : Fountain Press
Volume:
Principles of cinematography : a handbook of motion picture technology
Leaf #:
00071
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 15, 2025
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THE CINEMATOGRAPH CAMERA 67 % OBJECTIVE LENS 1 1 t— J I 1 ' 1 LENS ,—Skess^U, ■ ■ 'V Fig. 24. — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "follow-focus" device. any object seen to be in critical focus through the viewfinder will also be focused on the film. A second cam, operating as suggested at *E\ will cause the viewfinder mount to rotate about the optical centre indicated at 'B\ This action may also be calibrated to rotate the viewfinder in step with the change in focusing, thereby keeping the image seen in the viewfinder always equal to the field covered by the objective lens. As mentioned previously, mirror shutters set at 45° to the optical axis overcome completely this problem and are now incorporated in many cameras. Modern Methods of Scene Identification In modern film production it is quite common to require four or more separate mechanisms to be operated in synchronism throughout the complete filming of one scene. Such an instance would be when a background projection shot is being made. Background projection is the name given to a system in which a large trans Fig. 25. — Set up for background projection shots.