24p film transfered to 35mm - on camera filters or not?

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dignan00

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Let's say I shoot a feature film on 24p and was going blow it up to 35mm. Would it be a good idea to apply various "film look" filters like diffusers, etc, to the camera lens (XL2) during production or should I just keep the filters simple with ND's and Polarizers, etc, and simply let the aesthetics of the actual transfer to 35mm deliver the desired "film look"? What would be a good idea to keep in mind filter-wise while producing a 24p 16x9 movie that may get to 35mm eventually? Thanks in advance for your responses.
 
For any film out project, you really should test the entire work flow in advance. Once you have picked a facility (or a few) that will be handling your blowup, negotiate a test or two. Then in as varied of conditions that you anticipate using, test for things like camera settings and filtration. You wouldn't need more than 5 or 10 seconds for each setup, so a 3 minute test print would give you 18 to 36 different individual tests. This is a fairly standard work flow, so the lab should have no problem with your request. They will likely have specific instructions based upon their experiences for your DP to follow. Done properly, the results can be surprisingly good.
 
I can't think of too many on camera filters for a 'film look'. A promist filter to cut down on over all contrast can help but setting the ped and other adjustments means you probably don't need it, especially if you're lighting the scenes.
I woudl strongly suggest NOT adding diffusion or other 'degrading' filters. If you're going to film you want to get as clean of image as possible. Things may look subtle on your monitor but once it's blown up to 30 feet across it can easily be too much. You're already starting with a very limited resolution compared to film so don't lose any in hte original photography.

Also don't add any 'film look' post production filters. These are mean to provide a film look to ordinary video displayed on video. It's detrimental to add grain and other artifacts when you are truly going to film.
 
..yah dont add any film type looks to your project in post it will ruin what you are tryin' to achieve with the transfter to 35mm. I'm not sure about filming in 24p and blowing up to 35mm, i heard that you'll get a better filmlook when u shoot regualr 60i and dump to film after. I would most likely dump to 16mm. Also, if your film is very good and if u find a distributor they usualy do the film transfer for you. So if i wer you i would concentrate on the film and worry about the blow up when you are done. 24p is great for straight to dvd things.
 
If you're going to film then 24fps is preferred. If you start with 60i all the footage will have to be converted in software. That means not only de-interlaced but interpolating. All this equates to lower quality. That's why DVX came out. If going from 60i to 24 fps looked good then there'd be no point, just convert it later.

See http://www.dvfilm.com/ and sites of other video to film transfer houses to see what they recommend BEFORE shooting.
 
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