Image Control: Motion Picture Filters and Lab Techniques [Hardcover]

Gerald Hirschfeld (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0240801679 | ISBN-13: 978-0240801674 | Publication Date: October 29, 1992

Explains the devices and means available to create a screen image that enhances the dramatics of the screenplay. Through his own experience and the experiences of respected professionals, the author provides unique, invaluable information on filters,
lenses, lighting, labs, testing and evaluation procedures that have been used in Academy Award winning films.



Explains the devices and means available to create a screen image that enhances the dramatics of the screenplay. Through his own experience and the experiences of respected professionals, the author provides unique, invaluable information on filters,
lenses, lighting, labs, testing and evaluation procedures that have been used in Academy Award winning films.

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About the Author

Gerald Hirschfeld, ASC is a freelance director of photography for theatrical feature films and commercials. In a career spanning more than 45 years, he has been director of photography on such productions as Diary of a Mad Housewife, Young Frankenstein, Fail-Safe, My Favorite Year and Goodbye Columbus. He has taught at the New Institute of Film in Brooklyn, New York; held seminars at The American Film Institute in Los Angeles; and conducted workshops for the Tahoe Film and Video Workshop in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. He and his wife, Julia Tucker editor of this book, were filmmakers in residence for three years at the International Film & Digital Workshops in Rockport, Maine. Mr. Hirschfeld is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the International Cinematographers Guild, the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences and is a retired member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. He has earned Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the! Southern Oregon Film and Video Association and the Ashland Film Festival, as well as the Billy Bitzer Award from the International Cinematographers Guild, Local 644. In addition, the first edition of Image Control earned a book award from the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation of London, England. --This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 136 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press (October 29, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240801679
• ISBN-13: 978-0240801674
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,186,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid basic information, December 11, 1999

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Julian Rad (New York City, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Image Control: Motion Picture Filters and Lab Techniques (Hardcover)

The fact of the matter is that IMAGE CONTROL is the ONLY mass marketed book that deals directly with the subject of motion picture lab techniques. And it does provide a solid basic introduction - as it does with all the other subjects of discussion pertaining to the art of cinematography explored in this book. Excellent photos, good examples, a great introductory book. But for those of us looking for more in-depth information. . . sadly enough, you're not going to find it here. Any shooters out there reading this - Lab techniques are an area that have been shrouded in mystery for too long - somebody give Bob Richardson a book contract!