Today, Do we watch movies shot on Eastmancolor but printed in Technicolor Dye Transfer from restored Technicolor Dye Transfer Print or?

[Vivaldi]

Do we watch movies shot on Eastmancolor but printed in Technicolor Dye Transfer from restored Technicolor Dye Transfer Print or restored Eastmancolor negative film?

Am I watching them in Technicolor or in Eastmancolor?

[AI Opinion]

Movies originally shot on Eastmancolor and printed using Technicolor Dye Transfer are often restored from the original negatives or prints. When you watch these restorations, the visual experience typically reflects the Technicolor process, with its vivid colors and sharp contrasts. Whether restored from a Technicolor print or Eastmancolor negative, you'll usually perceive the vibrant hues characteristic of Technicolor. 🎥✨

[AviatorTom]

Almost all movies today are shot digitally, directly using electronics. Older moves that were shot on film are digitized, using the original film (or a theater copy) to create the digital copy.

Which means, whether we're watching a movie at the cinema, television or online, we're seeing a digital copy of the original.

FYI, the George Eastman Museum in Rochester NY USA has a huge collection of original films on their original medium. It is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the oldest film archives.

[Vivaldi]

But orginal of what?

Of Technicolor IB prints or Eastmancolor negative films?

I don't see a movie's digital copy of an old movie in the same look of today's digital films. The look is far different from that.

I just watched Goodfellas (1990) yesterday as an digital video. It looked very different than today's digital movie. The movie was shot on Eastmancolor and printed in Eastmancolor.

[Vivaldi]

The Godfather (1972) was shot on Eastmancolor and printed in Technicolor Dye Transfer but the movie looks like a pretty much an Eastmancolor movie of that time when watched today.

[Vivaldi]

Or at least digital version of Eastmancolor movie look, if not the original Eastmancolor movie look

[DryGermanGuy]

Effendi, what is it with your celluloid obsession lately? You want to join the Turkish cinema?

[Vivaldi]

In 1973, Black and White movies were still being released in Turkey due to its cost to filmmakers in the country. Lol.