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HELP - Can anyone tell me what type of film this was filmed on!?


It has such a soft texture to it I really must know what was used.

Can anyone help me please?

Very much appreciated!

Thank you,

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While I do not know which brand, it was filmed on 35mm stock.

Much of the softeness is due to the lighting scheme during the concert itself. Scorsese and his staff, in colaboration with Robertson and Bill Graham, elected to light the stage with warm amber and chocolate jells. They wanted a more sepia wash to the staging which they felt would bring a warmer and softer image-far more than the standard red, blue and green jells which were far more prominent in rock concerts of the time.

This is all according to Robertson, Scorsese and Helm in a variety of books about the event.

Keep The Change Bob.

"The Maestro says its Mozart, when it sounds like bubblegum."


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Thank you for the kind reply.

I can see how the lighting and gels made a huge different.

However really am looking for the type of 35mm film used can anyone can tell me?

Thank you,

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Don't know the brand.
Most likely Kodak as it had the near monopoly.

Sorry about misspelling Gells.

Keep The Change Bob.

"The Maestro says its Mozart, when it sounds like bubblegum."


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