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Author Topic: Can modern mylar film replicate "nitrate glow"? John Anastasio Master Film Handler Posts: 325 From: Trenton, NJ, USA Registered: Sep 2000 posted 11-10-2001 09:19 PM                        I've never seen a nitrate print projected with a carbon arc, but I can say that I've always preferred the look of carbon. It would be nice if B&W was still printed with silver. I just came from a showing of "The Man Who Wasn't There" and I found the color shift between reels (plattered...no changeover) a bit annoying. Since you can't get all the color layers to behave precisely the same way across the entire density range during exposure, the grey shades tend to turn various colors depending upon the density of the image. The overall result is a constantly shifting range of tones throughout the image. Darker tones tend to be cooler than the greys, which take on a distinct brownish tinge. It's not pronounced, but it's not B&W either. I once made a b&w "contact" print by running a negative "bi-packed" with unexposed stock through a camera pointed at a white card to get a projectable piece of film. Okay, okay. I was young and stupid...but it worked, although I can't for the life of me remember how I got that film loaded in there. Then again, I don't remember much from that entire year.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 11-10-2001 10:41 PM                        For best color, color print film is designed to have slightly "warm" highlights and slightly "cool" shadows. Great for color, but slight tint for true B&W images. Noticeable when they mixed B&W and color print film in "Schindlers List". ------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA Tel: 716-477-5325 Cell: 716-781-4036 Fax: 716-722-7243 E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 11-12-2001 02:14 AM                        I'm glad it wasn't just me who noticed the colour shift on 'The Man Who Wasn't There' - thought my eyes were going funny!  |  IP: Logged

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