Appendix A

Film Stock

Currently there are two manufacturers of professional motion picture film stock: Eastman Kodak and Fujifilm. Each of these companies offer a wide variety of film stocks for both 16 mm and 35 mm professional cinematography. These film stocks may be available in color and black and white, in negative and reversal. Emulsions are available in slow-, medium-, and high-speed exposure index (EI) ratings. Some of the film stocks are balanced for shooting in tungsten light (3200°K), and some are balanced for shooting in daylight (5600°K). Table A.1 contains a listing of the current film stocks available from Eastman Kodak and Fujifilm at publication time.

Table A.1 Professional Motion Picture Film Stock

Rolls of film come in various ...

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