Seth Baldwin Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) Just to confirm, is 2242 intermediate film able to meet IP aims from an IN? I ask because of course the traditional pipeline is camera negative > IP > IN > print. And since the camera negative has a different gamma to the intermediate film, and that was used to create an IP, would that mean the intermediate film is unable to create an IP from an IN? Where such a pipeline would be camera negative > IP > IN > IP. Or can one move from IP to IN to IP without issue. Edited December 23, 2022 by Seth Baldwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted December 23, 2022 Site Sponsor Share Posted December 23, 2022 Yes 2242 can be used to make a IP from an IN or OCN it is a printer light setup to meet the LAD AIMs Also it is the stock we got so it has to be made to work unless someone has a Tardis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted December 23, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 23, 2022 All film -- unless it is reversal, i.e. "reversed" in density during processing -- is "negative" in that it creates density where it gets exposure. So you get a negative image if making a copy of a source that is positive and a positive image when the source is negative. The intermediate dupe stock ends up with a similar low gamma to camera negative stock so that a print made from OCN or a dupe negative looks similar in contrast. It may be that since duplication increases contrast, the IP has a bit lower gamma and once copied to an IN, the gamma increases to match OCN, or maybe it's just designed not to add any contrast to the OCN through both generations. It's not a perfect copy of course. Robert would know more than me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Knauf Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 2242 is designed to have a contrast of 1.0 in all three color records when processed in ECN-2 chemistry. The film's low grain, high sharpness and consistent contrast allow for printing of multiple IP to IN stages, and it is scrutinized in manufacturing like no other product with extremely tight specifications, even in this day where the majority is used for digital output. In the days of film editing and optical printing of special effects, I remember hearing of 2242 and its acetate counterpart being used in 6 stages with 3 IPs and 3 IN's. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted December 23, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 23, 2022 In the days of optical printing, movies, even if they were contact-printed through all generations, often had optical effects that went through an IP/IN step, and that shot was then cut into the OCN, which went through an IP/IN step. Because Douglas Trumbull did not have a 65mm-to-35mm reduction printer, he finished his visual effects like on "Close Encounters", "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", and "Blade Runner", to a 65mm dupe negative - meaning his 65mm negative photography had to be duped, though he tried various tricks to avoid the IP/IN steps in an optical printer, like photographing matte paintings onto IP stock. Anyway, he finished with a 65mm dupe which had to be farmed out to be optically-reduced through an IP to a 35mm dupe negative, which was then cut into the movie's OCN, which then went through an IP/IN step for release prints. It's no wonder that even though many people miss the days of photographing physical miniatures for VFX, no one misses optical printing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Frank Wylie Posted December 23, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 23, 2022 4 hours ago, David Mullen ASC said: It's no wonder that even though many people miss the days of photographing physical miniatures for VFX, no one misses optical printing. I understand what you are saying here, but I do miss it. So much, I bought a Producers Services 2101 with wet gate shuttles just to sit in my basement, restore and tinker around with it. One could make the same argument for Steenbecks, Moviolas and even Mitchells, but the machinery and the dying skill set of operation still holds an allure for some of us... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted December 23, 2022 Site Sponsor Share Posted December 23, 2022 Noiiice! i have Harry Walton’s Aerial optical printer at Cinelab that did work on RoboCop amongst others. i recently got a request for a possible Techniscope to 4-Perf anamorphic optical blowup. I am kind of psyched to try out the process. Harry walked me through the basic setup to do it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Frank Wylie Posted December 23, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Robert Houllahan said: Noiiice! i have Harry Walton’s Aerial optical printer at Cinelab that did work on RoboCop amongst others. i recently got a request for a possible Techniscope to 4-Perf anamorphic optical blowup. I am kind of psyched to try out the process. Harry walked me through the basic setup to do it. Like to see a picture of that! Mine was at Monaco in SF and did a large portion of their Super 16 and Regular 16 to 35 blow-ups on features of the 90's. It probably also did the Zapruder Film reconstruction in the 90's, but the prior owner is unsure if it was mine or another he sold did that actual job. I DO have a R8 wetgate... might be... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted December 23, 2022 Site Sponsor Share Posted December 23, 2022 Here is it, also a Producers Service. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Frank Wylie Posted December 24, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 24, 2022 Sweet! Is that a John Monseaux build? Certainly looks like one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted December 24, 2022 Site Sponsor Share Posted December 24, 2022 14 minutes ago, Frank Wylie said: Sweet! Is that a John Monseaux build? Certainly looks like one... I am sure he had something to do with it. This was also converted to computer control by Rennie Johnson, I sort of wish it was in it's original config but the PC control works fine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Frank Wylie Posted December 24, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 24, 2022 Mine is bone-stock, which I do prefer, but I have nothing against the converted type. I also got the schematics and manuals for mine, which will come in handy I am sure. Does make for interesting problems in my basement as 220 3 phase is not a standard feature of most homes! I'll look into a phase converter; maybe that will work. It's not like you are welding or turning a large blank of steel on a lathe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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