Santiago Videla Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Hi, everyone! Gonna be shooting a film with a look rooted in Jazz photography from the likes of William Claxton, Dennis Stock and others known for the marvelous images they created around that beautiful genre. Obviously, the film's aesthetic's going to borrow a hell of a lot from these great photographers... However, what I'm most interested in is the B&W film stocks that were around the time in which the most iconic artists were photographed: the 1950s. So, on the one hand, what I'm wondering is if there's anyone in the room with an idea about the the rolls of B&W film available at that time and their characteristics. But on the other hand, I'd like to know if anyone knows where can I find information on the way these photograpers worked, which is to say the lenses and equipment they used, the way they developed their film and created they final shot in the darkroom, etc. Also welcome is information on the film stocks used to shoot movies or documentaries around the 50s. My guess is even at that time Double-X was the real deal, but... You know. A guess is a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk DeJonghe Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Double-X was introduced 1958. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Holland Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 In the UK Ilford B+W film stock was used a lot in the U.S. apart from Kodak , there was Dupont stocks , Ferrania in many parts of Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Palmer Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 The Beeb used 16mm Ilford FP3 quite a lot. Not sure when it started. I still have some when they were clearing it out, and it produces images after all this time, with a loss in speed and some fogging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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