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FILM NOTES
Freddy vs. Jason arrived from New Line Cinema in 2003, closing a chapter on two of horror's most enduring franchises after years of rumor and rights negotiations delayed the crossover. Directed by Ronny Yu, the film paired Robert Englund's Freddy Krueger against Ken Kirzinger's Jason Voorhees, satisfying a decade of fan demand for the two icons to finally meet onscreen. It stands as a notable entry in the slasher genre's history, marking one of the earliest studio-backed monster mashups and a box office success that reaffirmed both characters' commercial staying power well into the new millennium.
This piece captures the introductory card that announces the picture itself, the frame where the film's identity is first established before any story unfolds. For collectors, title cards hold value as the threshold moment of a release, the first physical link between audience and narrative, often produced in limited step-printed runs for theatrical presentation. Given the weight this particular crossover carried for genre audiences, a card bearing its name represents the culmination of anticipation built across two franchises, a single frame marking the arrival of a long-promised confrontation between Krueger and Voorhees.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean with no torn or deformed holes visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible on one edge alongside what appears to be a Dolby Digital data-block strip between the perforations on the same edge; a DTS timecode line also appears present as a thin stripe beside the optical track.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to quote alphanumeric key numbers or stock codes.
Base & colour
The base shows a cool blue-tinted dye image consistent with a colour print stock; no obvious red shift or fading is apparent.
Projection history
Light vertical scratching is visible running through the frame area, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate.
Picture
Positive image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single title-card shot, and the 'FREDDY VS JASON' title text matches the film on record.
Era check
The combination of variable-area optical track, Dolby Digital data blocks, and apparent DTS timecode stripe is consistent with a theatrical release print from the early 2000s, matching the 2003 release date of the film on record.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000062902
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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