"The Master" on 70mm

[zauhar]

Just saw "The Master" with my daughter. A great film, at least to the extent great acting can make a film great.

There was much press about it being shot on film in 70mm. The showing we saw was 35mm, so nothing special with the presentation, although the color was beautiful, especially in low-light scenes.

I wondered if anyone knows where the film stock came from? I found many comments both pro and snarky about the use of film, but curiously no references to the supplier.

Randy

 

[Michael Markey]

Found this




Filming


The film was shot on 65mm film[27] using the Panavision System 65 camera.[28] The film was first fiction film to be shot in 65mm since Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet in 1996.[29] Mihai Malaimare Jr. served as cinematographer, making The Master Anderson's first film without cinematographer Robert Elswit.[30] Originally, Anderson and Malaimare planned to shoot mainly portraits in 65mm, which comprised of 20% of the film, but ultimately 85% of the film was shot in 65mm.[28] The remainder of the film was shot on 35mm using Panavision Millennium XL2s cameras, often used for scenes that required a "dirtier" look.[28] Most of the film stocks used were KODAK VISION3 50D Color Negative Film 5203 and KODAK VISION3 200T Color Negative Film 5213 with a few scenes were also done with KODAK VISION3 250D Color Negative Film 5207 and KODAK VISION3 500T 5219.[28]

 

[zauhar]

Michael, thanks - I see the movie is featured on Kodak's home page.

So they're still proud of film ?

Randy

 

[Rob-F]

The showing we saw was 35mm, so nothing special with the presentation, although the color was beautiful, especially in low-light scenes.
Randy

One reason for shooting on 65mm and reducing to 35mm is to reduce grain and increase quality; this gives the possibility that the 35mm print can indeed be something special. We saw The Master last night. I'm thinking that the many low-light scenes having been shot on 65mm 500T, as well as other scenes shot on other Kodak Vision emulsions, is part of what accounts for the quality look of this film.

 

[zauhar]

One reason for shooting on 65mm and reducing to 35mm is to reduce grain and increase quality; this gives the possibility that the 35mm print can indeed be something special. We saw The Master last night. I'm thinking that the many low-light scenes having been shot on 65mm 500T, as well as other scenes shot on other Kodak Vision emulsions, is part of what accounts for the quality look of this film.

Rob, I agree it looked good on the screen. Theaters vary in the quality of their projection, so it may be like judging someone's negative by seeing a scan. In some of the closeups I felt there was a level of detail I usually don't see on the theater screen.

There were some special 70mm screenings for the opening of the film, but I assume they used the same aspect ratio that we saw? I can't imagine that they would have shot in a wider format and then clipped it for the general release.

Randy

 

[Michael Markey]

Thanks for the post Randy .
Looks like its worth going to see.

 

[Georgeboosh]

Imax cameras use 65mm film. Some scenes in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises were shot on 65mm film using imax cameras. In the Making of The Dark Knight documentary the director Christopher Nolan says he prefers using 65mm film.

 

[filmfan]

Can anyone recommend a theatre in which to see The Master around the Boston area?