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OFFICIAL FILM AUTHENTICATION BY CROWN GRADING
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Film cell NFV-000002493 Tap to enlarge
MOVIEHalloween - Movie Trailer
SCENEMichael Myers
FILM FORMAT35mm
YEAR2007
CERTIFICATE IDNFV-000002493

FILM NOTES

Rob Zombie's Halloween arrived in 2007 as a reimagining of John Carpenter's 1978 slasher landmark, produced under Dimension Films and Trancas International. Rather than simply remaking the original, Zombie constructed an origin story, tracing Michael Myers from a troubled Haddonfield childhood into the masked adult killer audiences already knew. The film split critics but found a devoted audience, and it remains a significant entry in the era's wave of horror remakes, notable for its willingness to reinterpret rather than replicate its source.

This cell comes from the movie's trailer, the promotional reel built to introduce audiences to the film ahead of release, and it centers on Michael Myers himself, presented here across two eras of the character: Daeg Faerch as the young Michael and Nick Castle, the actor most associated with the original 1978 role, appearing in connection with this incarnation. For collectors, this pairing is the draw, a physical link between the character's origin and his legacy, drawn straight from the marketing meant to sell that continuity to audiences.

Authentication Findings 8 checks

Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Halloween Movie Trailer (2007).

Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame visible on the upper edge; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on the upper edge are evenly spaced and cleanly punched; lower-edge perforations are also present, evenly spaced, confirming standard 35mm four-four layout.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along the lower portion of the strip beside the picture area, appearing as a two-track variable-area format; Dolby Digital pixel blocks are not clearly distinguishable, DTS timecode line not visible in this capture, SDDS outer-edge tracks not visible in this capture.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer text, key numbers or safety designation.
Base & colour
The base shows a cyan-teal tint consistent with a colour print stock; the dye image appears dark and low in density, suggesting a correctly exposed negative-style or very dense positive frame.
Projection history
No visible scratches, splice marks or cue marks are apparent in this capture.
Picture
The image is a positive print; all three frames appear to show the same or near-identical composition, consistent with consecutive frames from a single shot, and the dark dramatic imagery is consistent with a horror-film trailer release print.
Era check
The variable-area optical soundtrack, cyan-base colour print stock, and four-four perforation layout are all consistent with a 2007 theatrical release print era.
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 000064350
Original Film Capture As received
The film strip as photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size