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John Pytlak
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
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posted 12-08-2003 09:10 AM

Kodak just introduced another new film in the Kodak VISION2 film family:

http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/52297229.shtml

http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/products/negative/tech5229.shtml

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Soft Natural Colors and Less Grain. KODAK VISION2 Expression 500T Color Negative Film 5229 / 7229 is a low-contrast, low-color film. With soft, smooth flesh tones and superb shadow detail, Expression film provides a subtle image rendition at a 500 speed. And with greatly reduced grain, more flexibility in post, and cleaner images from under-to over-exposure, Expression 500T Film is better than ever before.

The VISION2 family of films is the first line of products specifically designed for both film and digital post-production. What 's more, all VISION2 films provide natural flesh tones, excellent shadow and highlight detail, and maintain neutrality through the full range of exposure. So you can convey exactly the look you intended all the way from capture to post.

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John Hawkinson
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posted 12-08-2003 10:18 AM

Congratulations, John and Kodak! (and to whomever the people are at Kodak whose work made this possible)

Some questions:

Will there be demo screenings in major cities, or at least NY/LA? I missed them last time around when they came to New York (for 5218), and they never made it to Boston.
At the moment, negative film is a generation and a half or so past release print film, right? Can we expect the same technologies to translate into improved print film, or are the technological advances somehow specific to negative film?
Similarly, how does the film used for interneg/interpos stack up?
Unlike 5218, it doesn't seem to be available in 65mm Any particular reason?

It's great to see advances in film technology when digital keeps trying to catch up. I hope Kodak will be able to PR this well.
--jhawk

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John Pytlak
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posted 12-08-2003 10:33 AM

Demos of new films are shown on a regular basis by all of Kodak's motion picture offices. For example, Hollywood has screenings every Tuesday morning and New York City has the popular "Film at 11:00, Lunch at 12:00" seminars:

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/news/eventFilmDemo.blind

Kodak often is invited to present the technology and demos of new films at local SMPTE meetings and other meetings of production professionals.

Technologies for camera negative and print films are different, but both are likely to continue significant improvement. Kodak Entertainment Imaging continues to invest about 70% of R&D in FILM related technology.

Kodak VISION Color Intermediate Film just had significant improvements a few years ago, in 2001:

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/products/lab/5242.shtml

If there is a need for the lower contrast "look" in a 65mm production, I'm sure any significant order would be considered.

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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From: Music City
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posted 12-08-2003 07:15 PM

Actually I wish that films were getting slower in speed than faster. This sort of thing will only lead to more incompetant dark cimematography with golf ball size grain. Things are already bad enough in this catagory!

Mark @ CLACO

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John Pytlak
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posted 12-09-2003 10:38 AM

Mark: Stay tuned, as two more (lower speed) Kodak VISION2 stocks are on the way soon! [Cool]

(Although even the Kodak VISION2 500T stocks have remarkably low graininess for such fast films).

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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posted 12-11-2003 09:55 PM

John,
Good to hear that Kodak hasn't forgot about the slow stuff. I Also appreciate all of Kodsks research into grain structure!!
Mark @ CLACO

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John Pytlak
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posted 12-12-2003 09:44 AM

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I Also appreciate all of Kodak's research into grain structure!!

Thanks, Mark. One of the breakthrough new Kodak technologies that has allowed such a significant reduction in graininess in the new VISION2 films is "Two Electron Sensitization", which essentially doubles the efficiency of turning light (photons) into a film image:

Kodak Two Electron Sensitization Technology

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