Exposure refers to the amount of light allowed into a camera shot. Vision is based on our ability to perceive light. When the eye looks at an object, we're seeing the light reflected from it and that reflection is interpreted by the brain. That's why it's difficult to see in the dark - not enough light. Cameras, whether digital and film, still and motion, are based on the same principal: the lens is the eye, and the film or digital storage is the brain.
Dinner by Candlelight in 'Barry Lyndon' (1975)
The heavily customised BNC camera and NASA lens used on 'Barry Lyndon' (1975).
The Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7. NASA used the 50mm to photograph the dark side of the moon in 1966.
Over Exposure in the Sci-Fi Classic 'Close Encounters of The Third Kind' (1977)
Main Image: Stanley Kubrik filming 'Barry Lyndon' (1975) & behind the scenes images © Warner Bros/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
Clip from 'Barry Lyndon' (1975) © Warner Bros
Image from 'Barry Lyndon' (1975) © Warner Bros
Image from ''Close Encounters of The Third Kind' (1977) © EMI Films / Columbia Pictures
Image from ''Moonlight' (2016) © A24 / Plan B Entertainment / Pastel Productions
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