Back Stage 139

These are Inter positives, a person was selling on line for $10,000.00 dollars. Film here was a 1983 Inter positive, (no sound added to the film at this stage of reproducing them/ coping them.

 

I was told by a film camera man in town where I live, who use to shoot episode of the A-Team.. That the finished negative is like GOLD, and ready should never be touched, Paramount would make a replacement negative from the main negative. Then they can make more prints from the 2nd negative, and also make more negative copies as well. ( from there they can always make a new Negative preserving the original .. here is the process:

 

1). During the processing of a film, Master negative film is taken off the fault shelf

2). Then a special inter positive print is made from the original negative film,

3). The Inter positive is run along with the Sound to make an inter negative print.

4). In which the final positive print is made for distribution. So the process takes four steps to the finished product ... Original Negative, Inter positive, Inte negative, Final Positive Print.

 

But then again there are three steps before the processing,

 

A) THE FIRST SHOOTING NEGATIVE inside the camera,

 

B). DEVELOPED TO A RAW INTER POSSITIVE. This raw inter positive print is made from the camera original negative film. (Clapper footage, cut and scenes removed, checked over,(dailies viewed and cut/edited) This film then is the 1st cut footage Inters positive, (no sound)

Sound is collected by the sound man on tape,and stored separately,

 

C). A negative is made from this raw inter positive... and there you have your 1st Master Neg.

 

The it starts process 1, 2, 3, 4,

 

The 1983 version Inters positive, was probably made from a back up copied negative of the original negative .

 

Most always a genuine Original 1966- 1969.. Star Trek Film have an orange hue to the Film. If stored in a COOL LOCATION it may not loose its color based on time itself. Clip value is based of what's on the Film; if it's what you can see on DVD, it could have come from many 35mm copies sold to TV stations over the years. Or it could be a re shot scene the director did not want, which would make it come from the RAW INTER POSSITIVE, look just like and standard shots. There are way to check the grade and film stock, and color but only pro Like Dave T, via Star Trek History could tell you.

 

If it the Black and White, it could be a daily 1966, or it could be a Black and white copy of a normal episode that were sent to TV stations as well, (Black and White TVs back then... not everybody wanted color copies. Star Trek History People could check this for you, so know what you have some black and white clips they could be dailies or standard copy reprints.. It could be $1.00, or $25.00,or $100.00.

 

Clapper boards are the same, Black and white clapper are rare, Color clapper boards are also very collectable as well and we know they come from 1966 to 1969...RAW INTER POSSITIVE

 

Most always a genuine Original 1966- 1969.. Star Trek Film have an orange hue to the Film. If stored well COOL LOCATION may not loose much of its color. If the color is very good, it's most likely a standard re print. These pieces of film are a true piece of Trek History and always will to enhance your collection and to give you pride of ownership for many years to come. So keep them cool...

 

Live long and prosper...

 

 

Mike Makkreel

 

 

 

 

 

 

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