Film stock basics

[Raymond O'Neil]

Hi,

 

I am pretty new (let's say I am know almost nothing) to the technical aspect of the film. I was wondering if you guys could tell me if there is a manual out there or a book that would cover the basics from A to Z of film stock? i.e. it would explain the very basics: differences in tungstem daylight, fast-stock, how to carefuly handle and store the film, how to expose, how to process, relationship with lights, etc. In which weather conditions which film is the best as well as the more technical apsect of it like underexposing, over exposing, what it does.

 

It does not have to be just basic stuff, it could be basic and then take me into more advance stuff. (This is all for 35MM film stock)

 

Do you also know the cost of processing of 35MM film stock?

 

 

 

 

Really appreciate your help

 

Thank you :rolleyes:

[John Pytlak RIP]

Hi,

 

I am pretty new (let's say I am know almost nothing) to the technical aspect of the film.  I was wondering if you guys could tell me if there is a manual out there or a book that would cover the basics from A to Z of film stock?  i.e. it would explain the very basics: differences in tungstem daylight, fast-stock, how to carefuly handle and store the film, how to expose, how to process, relationship with lights, etc.  In which weather conditions which film is the best as well as the more technical apsect of it like underexposing, over exposing, what it does.

 

It does not have to be just basic stuff, it could be basic and then take me into more advance stuff.  (This is all for 35MM film stock)

 

Do you also know the cost of processing of 35MM film stock?

Really appreciate your help

 

Thank you  :rolleyes:

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Lots on the Kodak website: :)

 

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/support/h1/

 

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/support/h2/

 

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/students...0.1.4.9.6&lc=en

 

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/support/...=0.1.4.11&lc=en

 

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/support/...d=0.1.4.9&lc=en

 

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/products/index.jhtml

[Raymond O'Neil]

Thank you very much. I will definately check it out.

 

Thanks

[Benjamin_Lussier]

Hi,

I was wondering, what still camera would be good for testing different filmstocks...

thx

[John Pytlak RIP]

Hi,

I was wondering, what still camera would be good for testing different filmstocks...

thx

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You can certainly "spool up" 35mm motion picture stocks and shoot them in a 35mm still camera. But they need to be processed in the appropriate motion-picture process (ECN-2 for color negative films), and then graded and printed in a way that accurately reflects what you will get in a motion picture print.

 

As has been discussed many times before, only a few labs offer these specialized services, as they are not geared to splicing and printing very short lengths of film from a still camera, and all the splices required increase the risk of a film break in the processing machine.

 

Finally, some aspects of motion pictures just cannot be judged accurately by viewing slides made from a motion-picture camera film. For example, our impression of sharpness and grain is different for a moving image, where multiple frames are integrated by the brain.

[L K Keerthi Basu]

Hi,

I was wondering, what still camera would be good for testing different filmstocks...

thx

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In practical Iam using Nikon FM3A, it gives me good results. Try if you like it.

 

L.K.Keerthibasu