From Ernest Hawkins (?): "Events at St. Sophia" [MSBZ004-02-01-193]
July, 1940
23 Tuesday
Şaban prepared canvas cover for scaffolds on Tympanum Wall for film Photography.
24 Wednesday
Staff visited Karieh Camii to study the mosaics.
Scaffold of recesses №s 4+5 of the North Tympanum wall prepared for Photography.
Şaban erected large sheet of canvas to cover the entire scaffold to cut out light from windows, and thus allow coloured films to be made.
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Gregory documents the technical specifications employed during filming, including the distance of the camera, the aperture of the lens, the number of lamps, and their distance from the subject. He also states that the film used is Kodachrome 16 mm for "artificial lightning."
Gregory documents the distance, speed, and aperture employed during filming, as well as the varying light conditions.
Gregory documents the distance, speed, and aperture employed during filming, as well as the use of natural light.
Gregory documents the subject, distance, speed, and aperture employed during filming, as well as the specifications of the lamps used to provide artificial light. Some pages also contain calculations concerning speed in relation to feet of film used.
Gregory documents the subject, distance, speed, and aperture employed during filming, as well as the specifications of the lamps used to provide artificial light. Some pages also contain calculations concerning speed in relation to feet of film used.
Gregory documents the subject, distance, speed, and aperture employed during filming, as well as the specifications of the lamps used to provide artificial light. Some pages also contain calculations concerning speed in relation to feet of film used.
Gregory documents that a new electric lighting system for the films was installed.
Gregory documents that installation of the new electric lighting system for the films was completed.
Gregory describes technical difficulties that arose due to mismatched lamps and adapters that postponed filming.
Gregory documents that a dark room was constructed to facilitate filming on the northern tympanum wall in Hagia Sophia.
The unknown author of this notebook documents the light conditions employed to film the Virgin and Child in the apse of Hagia Sophia.
The unknown author of this notebook documents the light conditions employed to film the Virgin and Child in the apse and the angel in the soffit arch in Hagia Sophia.
Hawkins documents the speed and length of film used to film the Virgin in the apse and the angel in the soffit arch in Hagia Sophia.
The unknown author of this notebook documents the speed and length of film used to film the Virgin in the apse and the angel in the soffit arch in Hagia Sophia.
Hawkins documents that a dark room was constructed on the scaffold to facilitate filming on the northern tympanum wall in Hagia Sophia.