For what it's worth, I believe the Criterion HD transfer of Window Water Baby Moving was made from an IP made from an IN made from an Ektachrome master made from the original.
Mark T > On Jan 14, 2015, at 2:08 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 > > > -- > Julian Antos > Northwest Chicago Film Society > www.northwestchicagofilmsociety.org > 773 827 8991 > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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