Stills and 16mm shooting.

[Guest 22west]

I'm renting a 16mm camera, but it won't be available for another month.

In the mean time I would like to set my lighting and verify using a 35mm SLR camera.

 

Can anyone suggest how I go about this such that my developed 35mm shots are close to what I will see in the final projected 16mm print?

Ie; stopping requirements, film requirements.

 

I am using tungsten lights and tungsten balanced 16mm stock.

 

Any help is much appreciated.

[John Pytlak RIP]

I'm renting a 16mm camera, but it won't be available for another month.

In the mean time I would like to set my lighting and verify using a 35mm SLR camera.

 

Can anyone suggest how I go about this such that my developed 35mm shots are close to what I will see in the final projected 16mm print?

Ie; stopping requirements, film requirements.

 

I am using tungsten lights and tungsten balanced 16mm stock.

 

Any help is much appreciated.

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You can spool up the motion-picture stocks into your 35mm cassettes using a "daylight loader" or buy the film from labs that load it for you. Labs like RGB in Hollywood will process the film in the ECN-2 process, and then print onto motion-picture print film to make projectable slides.

 

http://www.rgbcolorlab.com/

 

1/50 second exposure time approximates a 24fps camera and 180 degree shutter.

 

Of course the larger 24 x 36mm area of a slide will be sharper and have lower graininess compared to 16mm, but you can judge color and tone scale.