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What does an ASC-published first-hand test report say about evaluating exposure and colour on an LED wall, including metering and camera sync?

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A first-hand ASC test of Kodak film and an Alexa 35 against an LED wall (D65 native, content at 3200 K and 5600 K) reports that light meters misread narrow-band LED light so a digital camera and calibrated monitor stay necessary, that wall colour must be calibrated to the shooting camera's colour matrix, and that cameras must sync to panel refresh (genlock for digital; a sync box for film).

A first-hand ASC test of Kodak film and an Alexa 35 against an LED wall (D65 native, content at 3200 K and 5600 K) reports that light meters misread narrow-band LED light so a digital camera and calibrated monitor stay necessary, that wall colour must be calibrated to the shooting camera's colour matrix, and that cameras must sync to panel refresh (genlock for digital; a sync box for film). Curator qualifications: Papers and pages read 2026-10-22; nothing measured or shot. Single test report. Limitations: Papers and pages read 2026-10-22; nothing measured or shot. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://theasc.com/article/film-capture-for-led-wall-shoots/",
      "note": "American Cinematographer: Film Capture for LED Wall Shoots (Jay Holben, 14 March 2024) (live)"
    }
  ]
}

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  • [sourced_fact] A first-hand ASC test of Kodak film and an Alexa 35 against an LED wall (D65 native, content at 3200 K and 5600 K) reports that light meters misread narrow-band LED light so a digital camera and calibrated monitor stay necessary, that wall colour must be calibrated to the shooting camera's colour matrix, and that cameras must sync to panel refresh (genlock for digital; a sync box for film). · locator: American Cinematographer: Film Capture for LED Wall Shoots (Jay Holben, 14 March 2024) (live) source

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