Everything You Need To Know About Basic Film Production - Monitor Calibration

       Using a Monitor on the set presents a duplicate image of exactly what the camera is capturing. The monitor is critical for a Director, Script supervisor, Director of Photography or anyone involved in the creation of the on screen performances. However, if the monitor is not calibrated properly, it may lead to the production crew making poor decisions related to production design, lighting or the camera visual field. This program covers the basics of proper monitor calibration, color balance and hue, in order to match exactly what the camera is capturing. Color Palate, Monitor Brightness, Shadow and Highlight Details, True Color, Checking the Zebras, Oscilloscope Feature, Wav Forms, IRE Levels, Relying on the Monitor as the default master lens, LCD vs Glass, Cable Selection and Analog Resolution, RCA Cables, Component Cables HD Red Green and Blue wavelengths of Color, Composite Video Cable, S Video - YC Signal, Digital Cables BNC Connectors (Barrels), Setting Contrast, Pluge Bars - Picture Line, IRE Scale 0 Black -100 White, Adjusting the Pluge Bar, Setting the Blues, Using CTB Blue Gels for Monitor Blue Correction, Calibrate the Phase and Chroma Levels, Setting Color Intensity, Phase Uniformity in the Color Bar.