Kodak Film, What Do You Choose?

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curtisbouvier

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It seems there are so many film stocks, I understand that some are geared for Ultra fine grain, some are for low contrast and soft color.

The vast majority has the same explanation, strong flesh tones, good shadow detail etc, etc.

only high speed medium speed and low..

I see people are filming in day light, with 500T, others can film with 250 and 100..

how exactly does this work, I also hear that kodaks film allows you to get away with almost any exposure and somehow the film takes care of the rest, is this true?


Now speed wise....

I would assume the lower the speed of film, you would use for day light, and the high speed you would use for night time / indoors low lighting...

But with low speed film stocks you can film daylight with that as well??

confusing...:huh:
 
I was thinking of this as my first choice.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]KODAK VISION2 250D Color Negative Film 5205 / 7205[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] is a highly versatile and reliable medium-speed, daylight-balanced color negative film. This film delivers superior performance in natural daylight, artificial daylight, or mixed lighting. Like other KODAK VISION2 Films, the toe speed has been optimized to give enhanced shadow detail and improved shadow neutrality. It delivers true, natural color over a wide range of exposures. The curve shape of this film is very linear, contributing to the overall neutrality and flesh-to-neutral tone reproduction. The neutral tone scale provides easier color timing and grading in both traditional and digital postproduction.[/FONT]
 
You can use low speed stocks for daylight, yes. It's probably not a good idea to use 500T for day, save it for night scenes. What are you shooting? Story? That could dictate, among other factors, what stock you will be using.

Kev
 
Story? That could dictate, among other factors, what stock you will be using.
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Yeah, ultimately the story dictates what kind of stock you will be using...it's that powerful.
 
I have used alot of Vision2 500T (7218) over the years and it is a great "all around" stock. Lately though I have been shooting with the Vision2 200T stock (7217) and I have to say I like it better than the 7218. The grain is noticeably smaller and looks better blown up in my opinion.

You can see clips shot with 7217 at the web page below:

http://www.arri16s.com/FilmClips.htm

-Tim
 
you might consider choosing based on exposure needs ..
daylight exterior scenes = asa 50 -200.. if in heavy shaded area then 250...
interior daylight (thru windows) ASA 200-500
interior using practical/movie lights asa 250-500 +...
if i'm lighting a set i usually go with a tungsten 250/320 ...in general i stay away from 500 when shooting 16mm ... maybe go with 500 when shooting night exteriors streets ...
 
Color said:
why tungsten, not daylight?
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It's easier to use tungsten balanced film outdoors by simply adding an 85 filter, whereas it's more difficult to convert a daylight balanced film to tungsten for indoor shooting as you lose either a lot light by converting the lights with blue gel or you will need more expensive HMI Lights.

Additionally, I have used 200T negative outdoors with no filter and still got a very pretty picture.
 
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