Historic gems from Wolf’s archives and the historic film-vault.
These historic documents depict all categories from film history, spanning from historic moments to technological singularities and innovations since the invention of Film and Television.
Halation
A landmark scientific study on halation photography and cinematography by Dr. V. B. Sease (DuPont, 1931). This article from American Cinematographer explains what halation is, what causes it — scattered light reflecting off the back of film or glass plates — and traces the complete history of anti-halation techniques from early collodion plate backings to modern double-coated emulsions. Essential reading for anyone studying the physics of film emulsions.
Portrait Pitfalls (1931)
By Lawrence Grant ASC Magazine February 1931 Mr.Grant is one [...]
Making Movies Under Water (1933)
by Joseph Walker, A.S.C. As told to Walter Blanchard from [...]
The Cameraman – Buster Keaton’s masterpiece (1928)
The story is of a [...]
Shooting the Newsreel (1930)
A Noted Newsreel Cameraman Writes [...]
Kodak Brownie Commercial: THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT (1959)
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT 1959 "MAKE THIS THE BEST [...]