<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I would respectfully like to add to the MoV’s filming guidelines; to wit:<div><br></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILM CREWS AND COMMERCIAL</p></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">PHOTOGRAPHERS WORKING AT THE VANCOUVER MUSEUM</p></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">5. High light levels and overheating are major sources of danger to artifacts. Top</p></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">quality lights, 650 watts maximum, are to be used and must be provided with</p></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">gel filters such as 3114 Rosco UV Filters to remove maximum amount of</p></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">ultraviolet wavelengths.</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(31, 31, 31);"><br></p></div></blockquote><font color="#1f1f1f">Neither the lamp [light bulb] wattage [energy consumption] nor the lumen [light output] are as great a determinant as lux [illuminance] level on the subject [artifact, specimen, etc.]. UV radiation [a well as heat generation] varies with the light source [tungsten, halogen, LED, fluorescent, etc.] and requires different types of mediation. </font><span style="caret-color: rgb(31, 31, 31); color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">In all cases, the institution curator or conservation officer should be involved to ascertain the allowable light level and duration [lux hours] and of UV exposure to guide the film crew.</span><div><font color="#1f1f1f"><span style="caret-color: rgb(31, 31, 31);"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#1f1f1f"><span style="caret-color: rgb(31, 31, 31);">Hope this helps.<br></span></font><div><font color="#1f1f1f"><br></font></div><div><font color="#1f1f1f">Regards;</font></div><div><font color="#1f1f1f">Chris Au</font></div><div><font color="#1f1f1f">[Retired Exhibition Developer]<br></font><div>
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