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Author Topic: Photographed in 70mm Frank Aston Film Handler Posts: 54 From: Albrighton, Shropshire, UK Registered: May 2000 posted 10-17-2001 06:53 PM                     Does anyone know if Otto Preminger's THE CARDINAL and Frank Borezage's THE BIG FISHERMAN were actually shot in 65/70mm? Kind regards, Frank.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 10-18-2001 12:40 AM                     The Big Fisherman was the first movie filmed in (flat) Panavision 70 (later known as Super Panavision 70). THE CARDINAL was filmed in 35mm anamorphic Panavision and has sometimes been listed as the first blow-up from an anamorphic negative.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Hauerslev Master Film Handler Posts: 451 From: Copenhagen, Denmark Registered: Aug 2000 posted 10-18-2001 01:56 AM                        Lists of films shot in the different 65/70mm processes can be found here ------------------ Cheers, Thomas ..in70mm - The 70mm Newsletter www.in70mm.com www.dp70.com www.70mm.dk www.hauerslev.com http://hjem.get2net.dk/in70mm  |  IP: Logged Frank Aston Film Handler Posts: 54 From: Albrighton, Shropshire, UK Registered: May 2000 posted 10-18-2001 06:29 AM                     Many thanks for the info chaps  |  IP: Logged John Walsh Film God Posts: 2490 From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way Registered: Oct 1999 posted 10-18-2001 11:15 AM                     I have a document from SMPTE ("Widescreen Motion-Picture Systems" 1965) that states: "Panavision's spherical 65mm process is similar to Panavision 35 except spherical lenses are used instead of anamorphic. This process produces an aspect ratio of 2.25:1 with 4 channel sound and an aspect ratio of 2:1 with 6 channel sound. It is currently in use on Rowland V. Lee's production of The Big Fisherman." Although, I feel that the actual specifications of many of these "special" processes changed "on-the-fly" like slight differences in camera image dimentions/aspect ratios, etc.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 10-18-2001 02:39 PM                     Well, actually, there was a MAJOR difference between the two formats, considering one had a negative frame size somewhere around 3 and a half times the other. SMPTE projection standards for 70mm flat projection at 2.2 to 1 and 35mm anamorphic (at the time) at 2.35 to 1.  |  IP: Logged

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