Has anybody transferred DSLR footage to film?

[L1N3ARX]

Just curious what that might look like, would it add some kind of cinematic aesthetic beyond the original footage? The reason I ask is because I saw cut scenes from the movie "monsters" and other footage that was graded and all but not part of the final cut, and it most certainly did not look like it was originally filmed with the rest of the movie. Granted it was an EX3, but I wonder if transferring a DSLR production to film might be a worthwhile endeavor; if you happen to be like me, and willing to do anything to get more of elusive "film look".

 

[ICD Films]

127 Hours was a 35mm release print, guess you can watch Red Tails in non-digital theatres when it comes out... if you're talking about grain, projectional shakes & cues marks, well... there's After Effects. Just play around with plugins/algorithms that approach the style you're after. (Todays films look pretty much digital though IMO, same grading as digital, perfect laser reading etc).

"Worthwhile endeavor"... go for it bro. It's not for free, but you probably figured that part out. TBH there's a million other things you could perfect before thinking about making a print. Correct DoF, exlusive use of primes and classic focal lenghts, deep understanding of digital color correction + the mentioned "de-beauty" stuff above. (Personally, nice grain is a big deal for me regarding film look).