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Post #1217345

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Mavimao
Parent topic
1997 Star Wars Special Edition 35mm Project (a WIP)
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Date created
16-Jun-2018, 8:54 AM

Right, how prints were made (to add to the subtitle discussion)

“The process generally goes as follows: The A, B, and C (if necessary) rolls, are all printed onto an interpositive, which has lower contrast than ordinary release-print stock (contrast builds up in the internegative and release print stages).

This interpositive is then printed onto one or more internegatives, which is/are then used (along with a separate soundtrack negative, containing optical tracks and any digital tracks/timecode that might be used for that particular film) to print theatrical prints. If foreign distribution is expected, the C roll (containing titles) is sometimes printed separately on its own interpositive, and then both interpositives are printed onto the internegative(s). This allows for different versions of a film’s titles, which can be made in different languages for foreign prints; subtitles for foreign prints can also be added by splicing them into
the `title’ interpositive.”

Source: http://stason.org/TULARC/movies/production/6-6-What-is-an-interpositive-An-internegative-Film-La.html