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Topic: Reprinting to a Different Format
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Josh Jones
Redhat
Posts: 1207
From: Plano, TX
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 06-22-2002 05:20 PM
It would cost far too much and if the lab did it at all (copyright thing I'm afraid) it would be far easier to just swap lenses.We used to have a slide the said "adjusting film" or something to that effect. You could have one of those made and use it to fill the black. Josh
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Manny Knowles
"What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???"
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Posts: 4247
From: Bloomington, IN, USA
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 06-22-2002 05:37 PM
We had our most recent policy trailers made in flat and scope. It didn't exactly double the cost, but it added a couple thousand to the overall bill. The animation was recomposed for a full-frame scope aperture and re-rendered out to its own film negative. The same sound negative was used for both flat and scope editions of the trailer.Our trailers are sponsored by our soft-drink provider (they are mentioned in the piece) and so our actual out-of-pocket wasn't too steep. So if you're really interested in having nice logo trailers (litter, policy, whatever) then you might want to investigate whether one (or more) of your concession brands would absorb some of the cost in consideration of product placement in the clip. Alternatively, you could go with an abstract format that will play in either flat or scope.
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Frank Angel
Film God
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Posts: 5305
From: Brooklyn NY USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 06-23-2002 09:39 AM
Is this snipe generic or custom-made? If it is generic, then it would be cheaper just replacing it with the many readily available trailers from production houses like Filmack, Pike, Cinema Concepts, etc. They offer every kind of generic policy trailers and snipes for reasonable prices. Almost all are available in flat and scope versions, or in the case of "text and background only" snipes, they are shot full frame and can be used effective in either format. If this is a custom designed trailer, again, rather than looking to somehow convert the flat version to a scope version when there is no negative, you would probably do better just going to a production house and starting from scratch, producing a new trailer. If you let them see the flat version that you have, they could model the new production after the original, but you would be better off cost-wise just letting them produce a completely new production. Today these trailer are produced on computers and producing both a scope and flat trailer at the same time is a relatively simple process. Frank
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John Pytlak
Film God
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Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 06-23-2002 10:24 AM
I agree with Frank that it would probably be more cost effective to make a new version, asking for both "flat" and "scope" formats.If all you have are existing prints, trying to use that high contrast image will compromise quality. Even if you have the preprint elements for your existing snipes, it would probably be cheaper to generate new CGI artwork. ------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA Tel: +1 585 477 5325 Cell: +1 585 781 4036 Fax: +1 585 722 7243 e-mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion
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