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Filmmakers' Forum
Chromaticity coordinates successfully,
precisely and uniquely name colors in a way that
none of the other methods can.
chromaticity coordinates. The
most apt for our purposes is a
color space called " CIE 1931 xyY, "
or " x,y " for short. Perhaps you've
seen this graph, but not heard it
described in quite this way.
This is the key: We need to
change our industry paradigm for
identifying colors of light, from
methods that simply pose as rigorous
to a method that is actually
numeric, unambiguous and thorough.
That method is chromaticity
coordinates.
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Once we've laid this foundation,
vast creative possibilities
emerge, while technical quagmires
fall away. And we can build
on these underpinnings to go beyond
merely matching and re-creating
colors. It now becomes
possible to find various blends
and equivalents that allow for so
much more functionality. We can
meaningfully control fixtures that
don't have built-in x,y modes, or
find creative new color blends
without a physical reference.
Beyond matching our Santa
Barbara sunset, we can re-create
it at half of its saturation, or figure
out which color to set our light to
if we want that same color under
a different white balance. We can
even determine whether an unexpected
result is due to a spectral
sensitivity issue. The possibilities
go on and on.
Could we be on the precipice
of a paradigm shift in cinema
lighting? What I'm proposing is a
modest first step, but once the
ball gets rolling, filmmakers and
manufacturers can start inspiring
each other with ideas, building
positive feedback loops that will
produce exciting opportunities.
Imagine what the future could
hold. As x,y becomes more common,
we would gain a common
reference point - a shared language
to precisely communicate
exact colors. And with precise
language comes precise control
that leads to the ultimate goal:
greater authorship of our images.
This brief glimpse is just the
beginning of the possibilities. If
we as a community are willing to
expand our toolsets, the returns
can be extraordinary.

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