Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted

Just completed post on my first feature, "The Eastsider" (www.theeastsidermovie.com), a comedy/drama set in suburban Detroit. Shot it on Kodak 7222 with the Arri SR3, an amazing camera. Nothing will ever beat the look of celluloid.

Here is the trailer (contains coarse language):

 

 

I'm putting this thread in the "in production" section, since I don't even have a festival premiere date yet (not sure if this thread belongs elsewhere).

  • Upvote 1
  • Premium Member
Posted

This looks great. Personally I'd be very interested in watching this film and the contrast on the b&w stock looks amazing!

 

- Hunter

  • Upvote 1
Posted

Looks good, the 16mm Double-X reminds me of Jarmusch's "Stranger Than Paradise"... certainly stands out against all the digital indie stuff.

 

It's interesting that you compared it to "Stranger Than Paradise." It was one of my biggest influences (I even used the STP soundtrack in the rough cut; it gave my composer an idea of what I wanted; only the first track in the trailer is used in the actual film).

Posted

This looks great. Personally I'd be very interested in watching this film and the contrast on the b&w stock looks amazing!

 

- Hunter

 

Thank you!

 

I really doubt I'll ever go back to digital (which I used for my shorts). Celluloid is too beautiful (and, in the end, it's not as expensive as a lot of people think).

Posted

Scenes with the black beanie dude seems reminiscent of "Clerks" LOL

 

Just curious, did you ever consider using Tri-X reversal?

 

Congratulations on completing your film.

Posted

Scenes with the black beanie dude seems reminiscent of "Clerks" LOL

 

Just curious, did you ever consider using Tri-X reversal?

 

Congratulations on completing your film.

 

Thank you! I preferred the 7222 over the reversal for its high-contrast and graininess. I love the extra grit it gave the film.

  • Premium Member
Posted

Youtube just simply does not play well with celluloid. Digital artifacts all over the place.

 

Looks great!

  • Upvote 1
  • 3 weeks later...
Posted

With high end scanning now becoming very affordable, I feel 7222 looks better than ever. I couldn't agree more about Youtube. That's why there is Vimeo, film looks much better on their site. Don't know why. S16 is a very affordable format.

  • Upvote 1
Posted

Honestly, we see lots of trailers and teasers on this site, very few engage me. When I watched your film , I had a huge smile the whole time. I would definitely pay to see this. Best of luck with it.

  • Upvote 1
Posted (edited)

Yeah, the Vimeo upload is quite a bit better (no random digital noise). Makes me wonder if I should've used different settings for YT? Not sure.

 

 

Thank you very much for the compliments! Hoping for a festival premiere by the summer.

Edited by Nicholas Grillo
Posted (edited)

Looks good ! But my god, the Vimeo compression is an abomination, it really struggles with 16 mm, it's okay watching in a tiny window, but once you blow it up to full screen, it's just unwatchable. Take a look around but I think there are some recommended settings you can use to make it better, but then again, YT and Vimeo, same fight, compression just has a tough time with grain, either it completely vanishes on YT or it turns into blocky patches on Vimeo. It also has to do with the B&W, B&W is so much grainier to my eyes and plays even less nicely with compression.

Edited by Manu Delpech
  • Upvote 1
Posted

Wow another writer, director, editor, and producer, and here I thought I was the only one. :)

 

R,

Posted

Looks like some very nice solid production values Saul, you're in Ontario?

 

R,

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...