Modified Negative Carrier
Shoot RAW and open in ACR (or other RAW converter.) Adjust the color temperature controls so that the histogram doesn't clip on either end. (I'm not sure about the optimum way to set the color temperature controls for negatives to set it up for subsequent color conversion--I'm still experimenting.)
Update. I upgraded to CS6. Now I get best results by first shooting a blank frame and then doing a custom white balance on this. Shoot the rest of the images. Then open each image in ACR 7.x. Don't touch anything on the first tab. Go to Point Curve (2nd tab) and go through each of the R, G, and B curves. Invert each channel and adjust the endpoints so they don't clip. After doing all three R, G, and B curves the image should look almost decent.
If there is a color cast, add a center control point to the appropriate curve. Adjust this point to fix the color cast. But don't attempt to make it perfect at this point.
Then export as 16 bits into PhotoShop and finish the color adjustments. Rotate and crop as needed. I usually head to Curves and click on "Auto" to get a head start. Tweak each of the R, G, and B curves. Here I tend to add multiple control points.
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