Chapter 6 FILM Flashcards
It is only a fraction of an inch thick, yet it is made of many layers. It is a “Sensitized Material”
Film
This refers to a cellulose tape or plate where silver salts are suspended that are capable of recording light.
Film
Structure of Black – and – white film
- Top Coating/Varnish Coating/Protective Coating
- Emulsion Layer/Inert Gelati
- Film Base/Backing/Base
- Anti – halation Backing/Anti – Curl
- Structure of Color Film
This refers to emulsion layer that consist of three (or four) layers stacked one on top of another with filter
in between each.
- Structure of Color Film
This refers to a black dye applied on the rear surface of the film, it absorbs light that may penetrate the emulsion layer to prevent it from reflecting back to the emulsion thus making the mage sharper since it suppresses double image, and prevents the appearance of halo formation in the photograph.
- Anti – halation Backing/Anti – Curl
This refers to structure of film that is made of cellulose acetate or other materials such as paper, plastic, or glass which supports the emulsion layer and is coated with a non – curl anti – halation backing.
Film Base/Backing/Base
This refers to structure of film that composed of silver halides and gelatine – a layer composed of silver
compounds (which are light sensitive) and halogens (such as bromide, chloride, and iodide which is used in small
amounts, seldom made more than 5% with silver bromide in fast film emulsion).
Emulsion Layer/Inert Gelatin
This refers to top layer; scratch – resistant coating; gelatine coating; an over – coating composed of a thin transparent layer of hard gelatine which helps protect the silver halide emulsion from scratches and abrasions.
Top Coating/Varnish Coating/Protective Coating
This refers to a sensitive to blue light only; green and red light passes through it without exposing the color
halides.
Blue Filter
This refers to Carey – lea silver suspended in gelatin – it is coated between the top and second layer to absorb any penetrating blue light but allowing green and red light to pass through
Yellow Filter
This refers to a layer that is orthochromatic; the layer sensitive to blue light (which cannot reach it) and green, but not to red; red light passes on the bottom of the emulsion layer.
Green Filter
This refers to a panchromatic layer, sensitive to blue and red.
Red Filter
Typology of Films
a. According to Use
Black and White Film
Color Film
Chrome Film
X – ray Film
This refers to a material which is sensitive to X – ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
X – ray Film
This refers to films with names ending in Chrome – for color transparency – for slides films that are exposed by slides, mounted in a cardboard for slide projectors; reversal type.
Chrome Film