Conan and Red Sonya Are Victorious - August 8, 1983 - Shot on Film
As the green light (and dragon) disappeared into the pit, Conan and Red Sonya raced to the top of the set so they could conclude this show with a pose that would also have impressed Frank Frazetta. Frazetta's paintings of the original Conan paperback covers are something to behold, if you have ever seen them. It was a no-brainer that Frazetta's paintings would provide the foundation to the look of what became only two films based on the exploits of Robert E. Howard's greatest fictional character.
This was shot with Eastman Kodak 5293 motion picture stock, rated at ASA 250. The negatives were scanned at a high resolution, to a TIF file, which I saved on my hard drive as JPEGS and then tweaked and reduced the size via Photoshop to give you the image you see here.
I used a Vivitar 400/SL camera, with a Vivitar 50mm lens, shooting wide open at f/1.9. And I was shooting hand-held, holding the camera as steady as possible.
Conan and Red Sonya Are Victorious - August 8, 1983 - Shot on Film
As the green light (and dragon) disappeared into the pit, Conan and Red Sonya raced to the top of the set so they could conclude this show with a pose that would also have impressed Frank Frazetta. Frazetta's paintings of the original Conan paperback covers are something to behold, if you have ever seen them. It was a no-brainer that Frazetta's paintings would provide the foundation to the look of what became only two films based on the exploits of Robert E. Howard's greatest fictional character.
This was shot with Eastman Kodak 5293 motion picture stock, rated at ASA 250. The negatives were scanned at a high resolution, to a TIF file, which I saved on my hard drive as JPEGS and then tweaked and reduced the size via Photoshop to give you the image you see here.
I used a Vivitar 400/SL camera, with a Vivitar 50mm lens, shooting wide open at f/1.9. And I was shooting hand-held, holding the camera as steady as possible.