http://www.paramount.com/movies/spongebob-squarepants-movie

Another great reference. Definitely a 35mm transfer and damning evidence that the movie was drastically re timed for home releases.

There isn’t a blue shift in this trailer, compared to the YouTube one, though the contrast nothing like the former. Still, the colors in this trailer are a lot more reminiscent of my print, so I think I’m getting just a bit closer here.

What’s interesting to note is that this trailer is a advertisement for the DVD & VHS releases, but looks nothing like them.

I’m left with alot of questions though. For instance, I’ve no clue what to refer to for the shot below; not only are the colors completely different in all three cases, but the visuals appear to be from three seperate stages of production:

Paramount Website:

Paramount Youtube:

Current (DVD):