Bleach Bypassing S16 F64D

[Fulgencio Martinez]

Hi,

I´ll be shooting a short film with aaton xtr, zeiss 1.3T and Fuji 64D.

I´d like to get a very contrasted look.

Will negative bleach bypass be a too extreme method for S16 even with 64ISO?

(I want a hevy effect but not to ruin my film)

I´ve read bleach bypass gives you one stop more speed.

Will i be exposing at 125ISO?

Can i make it a bit less grainy by overexposing 1/2 stop? Normaly this would works for color film, but bleach bypassing is more similar to B/W+Color.

Thanks

Fulgencio

[Jarin Blaschke]

You could pull it a stop, making up for the gain in speed, while reducing the grain and contrast you get with bleach bypass. It would further reduce color saturation, though.

[Fulgencio Martinez]

The look i want is closer to what i´ve seen in negative bleach bypass, but i´m afraid being to grainy as it is s16.

Will i need to expose around 125?

[David Mullen ASC]

Unless you also pull-process to reduce density, yes, you should rate it at 125 ASA if you are going to bleach-bypass the negative with a 64 ASA stock. Unless you want a "hotter" look to the highlights.

 

Grain is part of the 16mm look and the bleach-bypass look.

[Dirk DeJonghe]

You could also leave the negative alone and have the prints made in bleach-bypass.

 

This will mute the colors, grain build-up will be less (I suppose you will do a blow-up?) because the positve stock has very fine grain to begin with and a larger area than the S16. Blacks and shadows will be emphasized.

 

Because in a positive bleach bypass you retain silver in the darker parts and not in the highlights the look will be different than in a negative bleach bypass where you retain silver in the (print) highllights.

 

 

Dirk DeJonghe

www.color-by-dejonghe.com