Julian:

Shot by Dick Lieterman..  B&W neg, quite clearly, probably Kodak Double-X.  The 
prints would have suffered generation loss because B&W neg would go to a master 
positive, then a dupe neg, then a print. DuArt was Wiseman’s usual lab, but 
don’t know who would have made newer prints.  I don’t think it was ever blown 
up to 35mm.  Ask Fred.

B&W reversal saves a geeration, going to an interneg and then a print.  Of 
course these days one would scan it and do a film out to a neg — saves a 
generation if you are shooting negative.

Best,

Jeff Kreines
Kinetta


> On Jan 14, 2015, at 4:08 PM, Julian Antos 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> Does anyone have any information on the workflow used for Frederick Wiseman's 
> HIGH SCHOOL? Specifically interested in whether it was shot on negative or 
> reversal, and whether release prints would have been made from an 
> internegative or directly from AB rolls. 
> 
> I projected what I thought was a very good 16mm print of the film for a class 
> screening and one of the students commented that it looked "so much worse" 
> than a Brakhage short (Window Water Baby Moving) we ran on Blu-Ray, so I'm 
> trying to offer a better explanation to the instructor than "oh, it's 16mm." 
> The print I ran was recently struck, a little soft, a little light contrast, 
> but certainly not objectionable, and projected under the best possible 
> circumstances - I don't think it came close to being called a bad print. 
> Since this WAS a recently struck print, I wonder if anyone can comment on 
> what the original prints looked like, or what 35mm blowup prints looked like. 
> 
> Of course, nobody says anything when they're shown 16mm at its best, but 
> there you have it....
> 
> Any input welcome!
> 
> Julian 
> 
> 
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> Julian Antos
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