Im watching an episode of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, filmed in black and white. In this scene a guest is showing glass making. What is going on with the film to make these black areas by the flame?

PlaidBaron@lemmy.world · 6 days ago

Im watching an episode of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, filmed in black and white. In this scene a guest is showing glass making. What is going on with the film to make these black areas by the flame?

mindbleach · 5 days ago

Unsharp masking. Low-frequency (blurred) brightness is subtracted, to preserve and enhance local detail.

Evidently old video cameras were just Like That. I assumed it was a choice for telecine - converting high-dynamic-range film to lower-range television. After all, it can be done in analog, given a positive and a negative print.