Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hola Luis, Pleasantville is a movie that came out a few years ago. It is in Black & White and slowly turns to color. Its like slide film badly stored but the other way around. ;-) Good story too. paz David Its like slide film badly stored but the other way around. On Nov 5, 2005, at 5:07 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote: > Sorry, but are you talking about Pleasantville, a city in N.Y. > Estate?, I've > been there two times. > > Saludos cordiales, > Luis > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]En > nombre de > Adam Bridge > Enviado el: s?bado, 05 de noviembre de 2005 18:40 > Para: Leica Users Group > Asunto: Re: [Leica] Inspired by a film > > Boy, I guess they do. I went back and looked at the B&W in > "Pleasantville" which had very much a video quality on my DVD and a > grainlessness that made it much less compelling. I know they shot it > in color, of course, so that's what I sort of used as a reference > point for thinking it was shot in native black and white. One thing > was clear: the black and white was marvelously uniform throughout the > film - I can remember films from my childhood where from reel to reel > the picture went from gray to sepia to pinkish - I don't remember the > name of the film but it was set aboard a freighter at sea. > > Adam > > On 11/5/05, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote: >> Miracles happen in the colorgrading and post-grading phase these days. >> >> >>> From: Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 21:55:40 -0800 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Inspired by a film >>> >>> Well, drat, I stand corrected - so is the film grain done in post or >>> is it the nature of the color stock they used? However they did it, >>> it's VERY effective although, I suppose, it could easily have been >>> done in the transfer to the B&W print. >>> >>> I'm disappointed but hey, at least they made a B&W film that's very >>> very good and maybe we'll get more. >>> >>> ab >>> >>> On 11/4/05, bill harting <vintagebill@verizon.net> wrote: >>>> Filmmaker magazine reports this production information for "Good > Night..." >>>> >>>> Production Format: 35mm. >>>> Camera: Two Panavision Millenniums with 11:1 zoom lenses. >>>> Film Stock: Kodak Vision2 500T 5218. >>>> Editing System: Avid Media Composer Version 11. >>>> Color Correction: Autodesk Fire system to conform the entire movie, >>>> including the archival clips; density grade performed with da Vinci >>>> 2K > Plus >>>> technology; film-out via ARRI laser recorders onto Kodak 2302, >>>> polyester-based, B&W release stock. >>>> - >>>> Kodak 5218 is a color negative film, 2302 is B&W >>>> >>>> bill h >>>> >>>> (Great colors in the film. The period evocation is excellent.) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "feli" <feli2@earthlink.net> >>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>; "Leica Users Group" >>>> <lug@leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 8:09 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Inspired by a film >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 4, 2005, at 8:23 PM, Adam Bridge wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I'd love to know the film stock they used. Those great Panavision >>>>>> lenses were used to great advantage and the cinematographer >>>>>> certainly >>>>>> understands how to use black and white. Wow - talk about seeing >>>>>> the >>>>>> PEOPLE. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> If it was shot on a true black and white stock, it probably was >>>>> Kodak >>>>> 5222, >>>>> which is similar to Super-XX (or double XX?). 5222 has been around >>>>> for >>>>> decades >>>>> and is a real classic. It looks absolutely stunning, when >>>>> projected. >>>>> >>>>> Some people use 'short ends' of this stock for bulkloading 135 >>>>> format >>>>> cartridges. >>>>> If I rememeber correctly you can develop it in D76, but I think >>>>> Kodak >>>>> recommends >>>>> D-19. 5222 is a little grainier than Tri-X, but has as enormous > exposure >>>>> range and >>>>> can easily be pushed. It looks a little like vintage 1950's/60 >>>>> Tri-X. > I >>>>> think Tom A. >>>>> has some experience doing this. >>>>> >>>>> "The Man Who Wasn't There' was shot on color negative and then >>>>> printed > on >>>>> black and white >>>>> title print stock. the film is gorgeous, but to my eyes, it still > looks >>>>> like color stock turned b/w. >>>>> >>>>> I haven't seen the film, yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if 'Good > Night >>>>> and Good Luck' was >>>>> shot with period lenses from Cooke, Bausch&Lomb or Arri/Schneider. >>>>> Visually it's the difference >>>>> between a Summicron DR and the current version. >>>>> >>>>> feli >>>>> >>>>> >> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> ---- > ---- >>>>> ----------- >>>>> Feli di Giorgio feli2@earthlink.net >>>>> www.elanphotos.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information