Question regarding Ultra 16mm

[Bill DiPietra]

I know that the camera gate needs to be widened when using Ultra 16mm...so doesn't that mean that a wider stock would be used? Or are S16 stocks used for the Ultra 16mm process?

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Tom Hepburn]

Hey Bill,

 

Super 16 and Ultra 16 all use standard Kodak or Fuji 16mm film.

 

Tom

[Saul Rodgar]

Hey Bill,

 

Super 16 and Ultra 16 all use standard Kodak or Fuji 16mm film.

 

Tom

 

Technically they all use 16mm stock yes, but it depends on the perforated sides. 16mm stock with 2 perforated sides cannot be used for S16, but can be used on R16 and U16. Otherwise, yes, they can be used interchangeably.

 

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

Edited December 28, 2009 by Saul Rodgar

[Charles MacDonald]

I know that the camera gate needs to be widened when using Ultra 16mm...so doesn't that mean that a wider stock would be used?

 

The stock is the same, you just put a wider image on it using the area that would contain a soundtrack in a print. And some area between the perfs in Ultra 16.