Nicholas Grillo Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 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). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted December 16, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted December 16, 2015 Looks good, the 16mm Double-X reminds me of Jarmusch's "Stranger Than Paradise"... certainly stands out against all the digital indie stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hunter O'Shea Posted December 16, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted December 16, 2015 This looks great. Personally I'd be very interested in watching this film and the contrast on the b&w stock looks amazing! - Hunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Grillo Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Grillo Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiliam Cardoza Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Grillo Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Jay Young Posted December 22, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted December 22, 2015 Youtube just simply does not play well with celluloid. Digital artifacts all over the place. Looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Burke Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Burke Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Grillo Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 (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 January 6, 2016 by Nicholas Grillo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Delpech Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (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 January 7, 2016 by Manu Delpech 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Wow another writer, director, editor, and producer, and here I thought I was the only one. :) R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Pincus Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Wow another writer, director, editor, and producer, and here I thought I was the only one. :) R, Hardly... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Looks like some very nice solid production values Saul, you're in Ontario? R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Pincus Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Thanks Richard. Yes, I'm in Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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