CatBus said:
danny_boy said:
When I ask Conheim if there’s a Honus Wagner card of film prints, he names the British Star Wars, processed in Technicolor. It doesn’t fade, he says. “They were still using that process in England up to 1977 or so. Those are really sought after, because even the original negative has faded.” A Technicolor print of Vertigo is also valuable. “I saw one sell for $10,000 two or three years ago.I’ve never seen a Star Wars British version for sale. I know two people who have them. One guy is so freaked out it’s going to be a disappointment he’s never opened the box it came in. I’ve been standing in front of the box with him many times, he’s like, ‘I’ll get there.'”
Yes, we're very lucky to have so many members with access to these prints. We already knew that, but it's good to hear you say it, even if using someone else's words (and, FWIW, the prices have gone up since your quote).
Yeah I found that link as well as this one.....Richard Edlund confirming Star Wars were the IB prints ever made(at least that is the way I am interpreting it)
Complicated though it was, it was still quite cheaper than photochemical printing because it didn’t require silver, and though the cameras were shelved in the early 50’s, IB prints were made through the 70’s; Technicolor London made the final IB prints for Star Wars in 77-78.
http://www.theasc.com/asc_blog/parallax-view/2013/04/17/edlund-restores-technicolor-camera-dills-book-to-hit-the-presses-soon/