CHAPTER 37 Laboratory and Postproduction Processes
“The relationship between a cinematographer and the laboratory processing his or her film can mean the difference between the revelation of seeing exactly the images conceived upon exposing the film or a defensive frustrating time spent constantly seeking to achieve the right look.”
—Rob Hummel, ASC Handbook
Today, “lab” (by which I mean all motion picture postproduction processes) may be seen to play a bigger part in cinematography than in the past. I offer this quote from the ASC Handbook because, although it dates from the days of purely photochemical procedures, the lab has always been a vital element of cinematography.
Ansel Adams conceived of the negative as sheet music or a musical score, ...
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