Movies for TV - Early Television Foundation

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ously, and so will the importance of the film department in station
operation.
The type of film stock used for newsreel production has an
important bearing on the acceptability of the finished product, but
usually
unexpected
there is not much choice in the usable emulsion. Most
events seem to occur under conditions of minimum
light which necessitates fast emulsion with consequent coarser
grain. Even if extra lights can be arranged,
the conditions often
result in high contrasts at the scene with consequent flare and poor
shading during telecasting. The usual emulsion for all-round
work seems to be either Du Pont 330 which is a fine-grain reversal
film, Du Pont 314A and 301 A for negative-positive use, and in the
Eastman Kodak line, Super-XX panchromatic 5242 for negative
use and Kodak Super-X reversal panchromatic 5261.
Color is almost never used for news film work for the reason of
light availability and the somewhat ephemeral value of news material.
Probably "never" could have been stated, but since there
is always the exception to the rule someone somewhere may be
using it occasionally.