Famous movies shot in Kodachrome.
March 16, 2006 7:40 AM Subscribe
Did Kodak make 35mm Kodachrome film for movies? If so, what famous movies were shot using it?
The problem with Kodachrome, is that the prints gain contrast and Kodachrome is already high contrast. Shooting on low contrast Ektachrome professional and printing on Kodachrome was the prefered method.
It may have been a 16mm only thing, and I don't know what famous films have done this.
posted by StickyCarpet at 8:12 AM on March 16, 2006
It may have been a 16mm only thing, and I don't know what famous films have done this.
posted by StickyCarpet at 8:12 AM on March 16, 2006
From what I can gather Kodachrome was primarily a consumer-grade film stock. Pro still photographers came to enjoy working with it but like StickyCarpet pointed out, it probably didn't work well for motion-picture production.
posted by JJ86 at 8:29 AM on March 16, 2006
posted by JJ86 at 8:29 AM on March 16, 2006
Enjoy!
The only correct answer appears to be "The Cisco Kid"
posted by shepd at 9:15 AM on March 16, 2006
The only correct answer appears to be "The Cisco Kid"
posted by shepd at 9:15 AM on March 16, 2006
As a print stock for film Kodachrome was fantastic, as long as you kept the contrast down on the original. It has reds and greens and deep blacks you won't see anywhere else, and it was also relatively archival in comparison to others. It was also more scratch resistant.
Because it is a reversal stock, not a negative, it had the advantage that the camera stock could be (very carfully) edited without making a work print, so there was a low budget appeal as well.
posted by StickyCarpet at 9:25 AM on March 16, 2006
Because it is a reversal stock, not a negative, it had the advantage that the camera stock could be (very carfully) edited without making a work print, so there was a low budget appeal as well.
posted by StickyCarpet at 9:25 AM on March 16, 2006
Is that the 35mm film that Seattle Filmworks (and another place whose name escapes me) used to cut into 20-exposure strips, put in cannisters, and sell as still-camera film?
posted by Kirth Gerson at 10:22 AM on March 16, 2006
posted by Kirth Gerson at 10:22 AM on March 16, 2006
Kirth Gerson asked: Is that the 35mm film that Seattle Filmworks (and another place whose name escapes me) used to cut into 20-exposure strips, put in cannisters, and sell as still-camera film?
No, SFI has film which is a 35mm motion picture film stock requiring it's own special film developer. Basically SFI is one of the only places which can process the film, giving them their own monopoly.
posted by JJ86 at 10:43 AM on March 16, 2006
No, SFI has film which is a 35mm motion picture film stock requiring it's own special film developer. Basically SFI is one of the only places which can process the film, giving them their own monopoly.
posted by JJ86 at 10:43 AM on March 16, 2006
Kirth and JJ86, the SFI service is for people who want to preview how a scene will look shot on film. It not only uses special chemistry, but the negative is printed as a positive so it can be slide mounted and projected like film would be.
Sadly, the days when people really cared about the exact and specific colors of their film have been obviated by DVDs and such where the colors have a life of their own.
posted by StickyCarpet at 11:40 AM on March 16, 2006
Sadly, the days when people really cared about the exact and specific colors of their film have been obviated by DVDs and such where the colors have a life of their own.
posted by StickyCarpet at 11:40 AM on March 16, 2006
StickyCarpet, I'm sure it was helpful for film-makers to do that, but SFI has always marketed their process to all photographers. Like many others, I somehow got on their mailing list and recieved a bunch of free film to try out their services. As such it was basically a scam.
posted by JJ86 at 12:38 PM on March 16, 2006
posted by JJ86 at 12:38 PM on March 16, 2006
Yeah, I used maybe three rolls of their 'movie' film, but the wait was just too long.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 2:00 PM on March 16, 2006
posted by Kirth Gerson at 2:00 PM on March 16, 2006
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posted by JJ86 at 8:06 AM on March 16, 2006