Videos of cropped 16mm

[Chamber005]

Just trying to find videos of standard 16mm footage that has been cropped for HD/16:9, etc.

I can't seem to find anything anywhere.

thanks!!

 

[David G. Smith]

Here are a few channels on Vimeo that may have what you are looking for.

http://vimeo.com/channels/19322

http://vimeo.com/channels/75388

http://vimeo.com/channels/64860

http://vimeo.com/channels/tomandsamara

http://vimeo.com/channels/super8

 

[Chamber005]

Here are a few channels on Vimeo that may have what you are looking for.

http://vimeo.com/channels/19322

http://vimeo.com/channels/75388

http://vimeo.com/channels/64860

http://vimeo.com/channels/tomandsamara

http://vimeo.com/channels/super8

I didn't get through all the videos in that last line-up, but it looks like no one is taking 16mm, cropping and expanding it. It looks like the closest anyone is getting is just cropping it (so the ratios are correct but it has like a black picture frame around it).

I'll see what it looks like once I get some film. Worst case scenario the black picture frame look isn't awful.

Thanks!

 

[David G. Smith]

If your are shooting regular 16mm, with it's academy appature (1.33:1) and going to HD, then your only choices are comprimise, either crop the top and bottom, and loose a good bit of your frame or maintain the whole frame and and have the black borders on the size, loosing a good bit of your HD real estate. I have seen both and have always found the 1.33:1 frame within the 16:9 frame to be disconsorting for some reason. If you shoot some footage, post it for us.

 

[smithy]

You could also get your camera modified to super-16 or Ultra-16 (cheaper option) and it will give you the 1:66:1 or 1:85:1 ratio you want and then you edit it down to 16x9 or 1:78:1.

http://marylandfilms.com/16mm-super16-ultra16-compared.html