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A method for estimating the Camera Response Function (CRF) of an electronic motion picture camera is presented in this work. The accurate estimation of the CRF allows for proper encoding of camera exposures into motion picture post-production workflows, like the Academy Color Encoding Specification (ACES), this being a necessary step to correctly combine images from different capture sources into one cohesive final production and minimize non-creative manual adjustments. Although there are well known standard CRFs implemented in typical video camera workflows, motion picture workflows and newer High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging workflows have introduced new standard CRFs as well as custom and proprietary CRFs that need to be known for proper post-production encoding of the camera footage. Current methods to estimate this function rely on the use of measurement charts, using multiple static images taken under different exposures or lighting conditions, or assume a simplistic model of the function's shape. All these methods become problematic and tough to fit into motion picture production and post-production workflows where the use of test charts and varying camera or scene setups becomes impractical and Thank you to Dr. Pengcheng Shi for all his support, guidance and patience during these past years. Your knowledge, experience and wit helped me balance all aspects of my life to be able to complete this work. In addition, thank you to my dissertation committee for all their guidance and feedback, especially to Dr. Rui Li, for all the technical advice and the insightful conversations that led to finalizing the work presented in this dissertation. Last but not least, thank you to Dr. Jinwei Gu for providing the original inspiration and ideas that helped start up this work. v Dedicated to my family, Anabelle Lee, Ricardo José and Paola Beatriz.

began his career at TPC in Pittsburgh at the beginning of the independent TV facilities era. Eight years later, he went to Los Angeles to join Ruxton, Ltd. After two years, he returned to TPC (now Unitel Mobile) continuing with technological advancements, including the first triax repeater that enabled cameras to operate more than 10,000 ft., gaining a reputation for quality that led to the formation of a division specializing in entertainment television. In 1998, Dave Mazza invited him to join the newly formed NBC Olympics Engineering Group. Having a multigames rights arrangement in place, they were tasked with designing and building a reusable technical infrastructure that culminated in the Racks-In-A-Box system still in use today. This platform allows for a system of 20 racks to be wired, tested, and transported via sea container, significantly reducing installation time and improving reliability. Adams attended the Ohio University School of RTV from 1969RTV from to 1973