Film stock simulation + characteristics

indybones

indybones

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Hi peeps...

I was wondering if there was a way of being able to find out the different characteristics of film stock. How the colors, tones and grains are effected and change with each type of stock chosen.

ie... how the film stock of say Kodak Vision2 5218 is different in its nature to say Kodak Vision2 500T etc

There are probably a million and one different film stocks even within the kodak and fuji line, but would be good to get some basic idea.

Thank you :dankk2:

Indy
 
You can shoot tests or read the spec sheets for each, but it's a long process. No one has done a complete study of all the stocks.

If you're thinking of video simulation, then look into the filter software like Red Giant's Magic Bullet.

If you're really serious about seeing some tests, remember you can shoot stills using the different stocks. You don't need to test all of them. Pick a few, such as ASA 100, 200 and 500. Pick a daylight and a Tungsten emulsion also, such as the 250 D.
 
Thanks filmman...:dankk2:

Yeah i guess what I was after was to see how I could simulate the different characteristics of different film stock using video and post production...

The spec sheets I've had a look on the kodak and fuji sites but I get a bit lost really....

Indy
 
indybones said:
Thanks filmman...:dankk2:

Yeah i guess what I was after was to see how I could simulate the different characteristics of different film stock using video and post production...

The spec sheets I've had a look on the kodak and fuji sites but I get a bit lost really....

Indy
Click to expand...

I would iterate the recommendation to 'shoot' stills on the stock of interest. The tech specs may suggest something if one can 'read' the information... otherwise if you are
going for a look, shooting and looking may be better.

I'm tending to not want to match 'film stock' with some lab accuracy, but give a feel of what film does have, and to achieve a emotional effect.

Whether I'm successful is a different story...

When The Wife and I finally got in to major digitial still photography, now about 8 years ago, the best advice we got was, 'think like you are shooting on slide film', because of digital's limited lattitude (slide film is about 5-6 stops), and tendency to have blown highllights, as does slide film.

I think that is reasonable advice for digital video as well...
 
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