Hi Everyone
This is my first post though I have been enjoying readings the posts on this website for quite sometime now and have learned a lot. Especially from the posts by David Mullen.
I have tried searching this site and the net for info about Internegative Flashing but have not really found much on it.
It has been much discussed - the use of Ultracon filters, flashing, pulling, smoke, more fill light, etc to build information in the blacks if one is to finish a film on a print that will be bleach bypassed.
However, has anyone done tests with flashing the internegative as opposed to camera negative. The reason why I am asking this is because I repeatedly find myself on projects where the director and/or producers are not certain if they are or are not going to finish the movie with some form of bleach bypass (whether in percentages or a full 100% bleach bypass).
I would prefer to know upfront the goal for the finish so I can treat the camera negative accordingly. However, I would hate to flash the camera neg (or flatten the lighting thru more fill), use filters etc and then have the powers that be suddenly strike a normal print and have a flatter than intended finished look.
Any thoughts, first hand experiences or discoveries thru tests on internegative flashing as a method of contrast control for release print bleach bypass will be greatly appreciated.
Also, since some of these projects may be period films, I might also wish to flash the internegative with printer lights that can create warmer tones in just the blacks. Again, is there a difference in flashing camera negative to build color into the blacks as opposed to flashing the internegative for such an effect.
thanks
Jake
