Ultra-16-mm Film Finally At BonoLabs (AND Film Processing Coming Back)!
Just got this email from Tim Bono at Bonolabs: Our highly modified new Ultra16mm gate has now arrived. Some basic preliminary testing has shown the image to be razor sharp and extremely even and flat across the image focus plane. We’re very happy so far and the stock testing will take place in the next few weeks. Our processors are Convert this post to pdf … Read entire article »
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Lighting A Film Or High Definition Set: Discussing The Reasons
From time to time I talk to someone that claims to be a Director of Photography (cinematographer). But once I get into the conversation with them, it becomes apparent, rather quickly, that the person has no idea about the art and science of lighting a film set (or High Definition/video set). There seems to be no how or why in it for them – it’s just “put some light on the person talking and shoot.” Okay, let me stop here a second to say that I am not going to go into detail (today anyway) about 3 or 4 point lighting techniques (or really any lighting techniques). There are many good books out there that you can buy (and I do recommend buying and reading a few) that teach proper lighting, … Read entire article »
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Think Shooting Film Costs More Than High Definition? Tried Super8 Lately?
So you think shooting on film costs more money than High Definition with a 35mm DOF Adapter? Are you sure? Have you looked at super8? No? Then let’s do the math! Let’s figure this – the average film maker may, if he or she is lucky, make about 3 to 4 short films a year. It’s not science, and I’m sure there are some that are making many more than that, while others are making less. But, a serious film maker will try to tackle at least a few per year. Let’s just say the magic number is “4″ – and that you’ve decided to do 4 films this year, come hell or high water. So, let’s start out by adding up the cost of a prosumer 3-Chip HD camera: Everyone seems to … Read entire article »
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Hand-Cranking Film To Get That “Old Film” Look
I get emails asking about hand cranking footage every-so-often. I have to say that I have never personally shot anything while hand cranking, but there is a certain fascination with hand cranking and getting that hand cranked look… Believe it or not, when they were shot, the early films were usually very clean and rarely had dirt, hairs, or scratches. But, after they were shot, the films were often shipped around to many different locations and projected many different nights for several years and rarely cleaned. So most of the dirt, hair, dust, and scratches came from the projectors and lazy projectionists. Convert this post to pdf … Read entire article »
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