[Konvas] Slightly OT news

[Peter Haas]

On Oct 31, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Speedbirdmgh at aol.com wrote:

> I understand that sales of 35mm print stock went up by 30% too  
> which may confirm that many video productions are ending up on 35mm  
> stock and tapes are wiped clean!
>

Certainly, they're archived, in some format, in the digital domain,  
even if originated on 35mm


> Obviously 35mm film is still good for archiving and storage.
>

Sure, and it is the preferred media for theatrical distribution.

2,500 print runs are still being done, so lots of LPP is being sold  
and processed, even if not a lot of negative is being sold and  
processed.


"Back in the day" the standard turnover from the editorial department  
to the producer was:

1) the fully conformed and composited camera negative,

2) two so-called "EKs" ... positive prints made directly from the  
camera negative,

3) two sound track negatives,

4) two IPs, one for TV and archive, one to strike INs, and

5) INs as specified and required.


Note that some films are now identifying:

1) the manufacturer of the negative stock,

2) the processor of the negative (often different from the print),

3) the manufacturer of the print stock (occasionally different from  
the negative stock), and

4) the processor of the print (often different from the negative).

Negative by Fuji with processing by Technicolor (a DOP call) with  
print by Eastman with processing by DeLuxe (probably a distributor  
call) is not unheard of.

It may make sense to divide negative and prints as the required  
chemistry is quite different, although both are color-coupler type  
media.


Also, cameras by Arri, but lenses by Panavision.

(Panavision Inc is the owner of the largest number of certain models  
of Arris, which it rents as "Panavised" Arris).