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Title: DS Negatives?
Post by: retzev on August 08, 2006, 10:43:17 PM

The Fest mailing I got says that attendees will receive "an ABC negative for an original DS episode (only one negative was ever made for each episode)"

 ???

What is this? DS was shot on videotape, so, where do these negatives come from?

Title: Re: DS Negatives?
Post by: Charles_Ellis on August 08, 2006, 11:30:34 PM

I think they mean kinescope negatives!

Title: Re: DS Negatives?
Post by: retzev on August 11, 2006, 02:13:50 AM

Mr. Gross?  :)

Title: Re: DS Negatives?
Post by: Darren Gross on August 11, 2006, 02:46:30 AM

Yes? Not sure the question.

They're kinescope negatives.

Title: Re: DS Negatives?
Post by: retzev on August 11, 2006, 02:51:40 AM

Thanks  ;D

Title: Re: DS Negatives?
Post by: BuzzH on August 11, 2006, 05:03:12 AM

Quote from: Darren Gross on August 11, 2006, 02:46:30 AM

They're kinescope negatives.

Okay, I've got a stupid question, what's a kinescope negative?  Is it something you can put in a frame like a picture or is it like a regular photograph negative?

Title: Re: DS Negatives?
Post by: retzev on August 12, 2006, 05:45:38 PM

it said somewhere that they're complete with all of the original commercails and everything, so I'm assuming they are entire reels.

Title: Re: DS Negatives?
Post by: joe integlia on August 13, 2006, 02:18:01 AM

they r probably 16mm film, but in negative form. this means all the black images are white and all white images are black. they probably used these negatives to make contact 16mm positive prints. if u tried to project them u will see a reverse image. there are film telecines that can reverse the images or maybe it could be reversed if u fed it into an expensive computer system but would it be worth all the trouble just to view an episode with original commercials? its still a nice collectors item.

Title: Re: DS Negatives?
Post by: BuzzH on August 13, 2006, 10:12:25 PM

Quote from: joe integlia on August 13, 2006, 02:18:01 AM

but would it be worth all the trouble just to view an episode with original commercials? its still a nice collectors item.

Yea, for a re-sale on ebay, LOL! ;)