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Topic: Marketing film release of "Grease"
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Greg Marshall
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 612
From: Nashville, TN USA
Registered: Sep 2008
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posted August 28, 2012 02:40 AM
Austin,
I've had several of the Marketing prints through my years of collecting. Marketing released most of the 'Grease' prints on a thin polyester stock, on 4x400' reels, very full reels. The prints I had had varying degrees of color loss, some were Eastman prints, some SP. I don't believe Marketing ever released this title on a low-fade stock. Glad you ran the print to find it was the full feature, as a 2x800 set would be just that.
I've since replaced my Marketing prints with a Derann Scope/LPP print, which was a desire for a few years.
$35 was a bargain, truly. Prints I've sold have averaged $100 to $125, depending on condition.
Enjoy!
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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God
Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted August 28, 2012 09:12 AM
I think people have different opinion in saying fade, warm, good or excelent color. To me I grade the color with this;
1. Faded (as we always found on old Eastman), no color left 2. Warm (normally Kodak SP), where we can see green, blue, yellow, etc but not strong 3. Good (later stock, Fuji or AGFA) all colors are present but not vibrant. It can be pale 4. Excellent (LPP and later AGFA, Kodachrome). No fade, no issue at all, just like current DVD
So I am also curios to know if there is Kodak SP with brilliant color. Maurice, Can you do some acreen shots if you have tinw please.
Cheers
-------------------- Winbert
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Greg Marshall
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 612
From: Nashville, TN USA
Registered: Sep 2008
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posted August 28, 2012 12:06 PM
Austin.... keeping your prints in a cool, low-humid climate will help. Although I don't have the ability to do this, some keep their prints stored in a fridge. I'm unsure as to what temperature, though.
Tom.... sounds like that specific print was missing some footage. I've had 3 of the Marketing prints, and all three would mount on 2, 800' reels, so it can happen. I believe that early in the run, they were printing on thicker stock. Grease was released on 7 reels, theatrially, and I've heard of Marketing shipping on 7 reels, then went to the thinner stock and put the feature on 4 reels. 'Saturday Night Fever' was released by them on 7 reels, but I don't think they printed on thin stock... longer running time on that one too.
I also have Derann's scope version, and was released on the 7 academy reels, cue marks, and all, and since this is a thicker stock, will take 2, 1200' reels to mount for long play.
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