Yesterday I recieved roughly 500 technicolor frames for Star Wars, and the colors are totally amazing. These frames span many scenes for reels 2 to 6, including but not limited to the Tatooine sunset, the scene where Luke meets Obi-Wan, Obi-Wan’s cabin, the Death Star conference room scene, the Mos Eisley cantina, various Death Star scenes, and many more. If there are green shifts in the print, they are far less apparent than one would expect based on the many discussions we’ve all had on the subject. It’s also pretty clear that most of the regrades we’ve been doing (including my own) are way too contrasty and saturated. Skin tones are very natural, without tending to red or yellow. Also, the colors of the Senator print photos are not very accurate. In reality the colors on the print are much more neutral than those photos would suggest. For example the walls of the Death Star conference room scene are almost a neutral gray with a slight hint of green. However the lights in the room are light blue, creating a sort of mix between blue and greenish gray in some areas. However, one thing is certain: the conference room walls are not blue.

I plan to create a separate thread for these reference frames. I will scan the frames with a calibrated method to ensure their accuracy.