[Tig] Color Grade specifics for 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s

[Cem Ozkilicci]

Hi Dave,

You're right Star Wars, was shot in 1977 but it wasnt
shot in England, but rather, from what I know, Tunisia
and California ... 

Take care!

Cem Ozkilicci
Colorist
DFL - Copenhagen


--- Dave Corbitt <DCorbitt77 at comcast.net> wrote:

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> the TIG.
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> 
> Wasn't the original Star Wars film shot in England
> around 1977?
> 
> Dave Corbitt
> 
> On Nov 21, 2007, at 5:25 PM, Rob Lingelbach wrote:
> 
> > On Nov 21, 2007, at 6:50 PM, Victor T wrote:
> >
> >> we are a posthouse based in Bulgaria. In a few
> days we are about to
> >> begin a commercial project for big client and we
> will be doing the
> >> grade, the post and all the finishing involved
> for the commercial. The
> >> commercial takes place in 4 different time frames
> - first part in 
> >> 1938 ,
> >> second part in Switzerland, second part in 1952
> in USA, third part in
> >> 1968 in France and fourth part in 1977 in
> England.
> >
> > Hi Victor.  This is a fascinating question, and
> I'll send you here one 
> > image
> > shot in 1955, that should give you an idea of a
> particular color look 
> > for
> > that decade.  (the photo is private property but
> you're free to use it
> > for reference only.)  The look, if I were to
> characterize it, seems to 
> > remind
> > me of Agfa stock, and if Agfa had a slide film in
> that era, then it's 
> > likely
> > that's what it was shot on.  (the subjects are me
> and my sisters, on 
> > the
> > train from NYC to Philadelphia.)
> >
> > For 1938 I'd suggest black and white, maybe with
> some halation in the
> > whites, or perhaps some slight sepia tone.   Or,
> use color but use 16mm
> > film and increase contrast significantly.
> >
> > 1968 in France-- take a look at images from films
> by Claude Lelouche, 
> > like
> > "A Man  and A Woman."
> >
> > 1977 England... not sure what to suggest for this.
> >
> > regards
> > Rob
> >
> Dave Corbitt
> Summit, NJ 07901
> http://home.comcast.net/~dcorbitt77
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