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

[Cem Ozkilicci]

Hi Guys!

After "googling" Star Wars, I found out that some bits
apparently WERE shot in Elstree Film Studios, London
... so my bad! :)

Take care ...

Cem Ozkilicci
Colorist
DFL - Copenhagen


--- Cem Ozkilicci <cemoz101 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks to Emery Anderson/Deluxe NY for supporting
> the TIG.
>  ====
> 
> 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:
> 
> > Thanks to Emery Anderson/Deluxe NY for supporting
> > the TIG.
> >  ====
> > 
> > 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
> > _______________________________________________
> > No personal abuse; absolutely no advertising or
> > marketing on the main TIG mailinglist.  Emergency
> > tig contact address is rob (at) calarts.edu
> > Tig mailing list
> > Tig at tig.colorist.org
> > http://tig.colorist.org/mailman/listinfo/tig
> > 
> 
> 
> 
>      
>
____________________________________________________________________________________
> Never miss a thing.  Make Yahoo your home page. 
> http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
> 
> _______________________________________________
> No personal abuse; absolutely no advertising or
> marketing on the main TIG mailinglist.  Emergency
> tig contact address is rob (at) calarts.edu
> Tig mailing list
> Tig at tig.colorist.org
> http://tig.colorist.org/mailman/listinfo/tig
> 



      ____________________________________________________________________________________
Be a better pen pal. 
Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how.  http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/