Internegative

An internegative is a film-strip duplicate of the original motion picture. The colored counterpart to an interpositive. A low-contrast color image is used as the positive between the original camera negative and a duplicate negative.

After a film is shot, the original negatives—taken directly from the camera equipment—are into correct sequence and printed onto fresh stock as a cohesive film, creating an interpositive print used for color timing. From the interpositive, answer prints, which include the color-corrected imagery and a properly synced sound track, are made. Once approved by the studio, the final answer print is made into an internegative used for striking copies that will be delivered to theaters for viewing.