Thank you very much for the replies.
To be more specific, I'm looking for a color negative / reversal film that exhibits low contrast, warmish tone and similar color pallette that Kodak 5254 has. I was thinking Fujiichrome Astia 100F and Fujifilm Superia Reala 100, but I think their color pallette is a bit 'too accurate' and modern, if you know what I mean.
Much can be done with lighting, filters, post-processing etc. but I'd like to know what are your suggestions for a starting point. I'm planning to shoot some portraits and I'm looking for that same painting-like quality that Kodak 5254 shows.
Tom: Thanks for the link, I'll look into it.
Barry Lyndon was shot on 70mm color negative. I don't think you can ever replicate a color negative "look" with color transparency film. I think you need to start with color negative film.
the candle light scenes were shot on a very old rack over mitchell s35 a camera made between 1930's to 1960's..
the same family of cameras that orson welles used on citizen kane..
the movement was a work of art and was so stable panavision copied it..
this was a 35mm camera,the camera and lens are now in the hands of joe dunton in london.
the focus work was so critical they had to use a crude form of video assist to check actor positions.
john alcott the dp was a bit of a genius he did the ape scenes in africa on 2001,he was also responsible for the 10x8 back projection location plates which were used in the ape close up scenes.
kubrick allowed days for pre-lighting and was the king of testing.
those films have a unique quality,and the films are very different now that you will have a job getting a similar look.
even on kubricks last film,which i think is not good..he purchased the worlds supply of older generation kodak exr 500asa film,which he rated at 1000asa.
check out the film the draughtsmans contract...shot on a more modern stock in 16mm.
fuji astia would be an interesting route for testing in stills.
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