film kicks ass.

Michael Summers

Michael Summers

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i'm taking a 16mm class right now and shooting with h16 bolex cameras. even without sound and without all the hip gear, i like working with film so much more than digital... i mean the images that come out i would take over my dvx anyday.

now if i could only set up a film lab in my basement...
 
Scour ebay, you can set up a limited "film lab" in your basement. You can find home processing tanks that'll handle 16mm film; I'm pretty sure you can get the chemicals in photo stores or order direct from Kodak...

Transferring film to video for showing is a little more effort. If you're using reversal film it's not such a big deal, just get a WorkPrinter from http://www.MovieStuff.tv, but if you're using negative film it doesn't work so well...
 
I would love to work with film someday. In fact, I plan on making a low budget indie feature in the next few years.

But I gotta learn my craft first, before getting in over my head.

I'm going to make a whole hell of a lot of mistakes when I start out, so I might as well make them as cheap as possible by shooting digital.

The time will come though, when I'm prepared for film.

Until then...
 
I know what you mean Michael. The first time I shot 16 I too was astounded at the results. Even though I didn't correctly expose every shot, the Kodak Vision 7246 was more than capable of handling what I threw at it with great results. A quick transfer to DV from movielab, and I was editing in FCP in a few days. I would definitely recommend the experience to anyone who has only shot digital.

Tim
 
i dont know if its possible but i think i could be addicted to the 16mm format. i just want to be in the studio whenever i can to finish up a cut here or there. by next summer i would like to consider setting up some sort of 16mm workflow in my house.

oh and im not editing digital ever. its all 16mm brick editing. pick up the gold brick, lay down the razor blade and you have a tagible cut. the results (however inferior they may be to NLE) have so much more satisfaction through analog. its amazing and beautiful.
 
I shot 35mm and 16mm last term at school... I gotta say... I really wasn't that blown away..

We had proper exposure for all the shots I came up with and the lighting was quite good for just a lab exercise... shooting film is definately cool.. but honestly, I can't see the point of shooting film only to watch it off a DV Tape after it has been transferred..

I have the option of shooting 35mm next term for a short film.. which is neat.. but I am thinking of going the Varicam route and shooting HD..

Far more cost effective and from what I have seen... fantastic image quality

Film is a fad for me.. not something I would really shoot a full project on.. unless I had a damn good DP.. too much room for error on my part..
 
Dude, you're not making any friends with all this "film" talk. Pedal your snake oil in some other town. :) j/k

My friends and I started out in film, back in the early 90's. It was some fun times. But A LOT more work.
 
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