Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Looks like they went the same route as Rodger Deakins, on "The Man Who Wasn't There". Color negative stock and black and white prints, with a digital intermediate taking care of the 'color' timing. I think the last major picture to be shot on true black and white stock was either 'Schindler's List' or 'Ed Wood'... feli -----Original Message----- From: bill harting <vintagebill@verizon.net> 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feli di Giorgio feli2@earthlink.net www.elanphotos.com