bertrand mouly

Hello; In order to add conclusion here; this is what we found; The lab at the end help us a lot ( ECLAIR) first we choose kodak 5229 expression ( 5218 looks too contrasty and saturated) then the lab proposed a " fine grain" or under development on the internegative and process the rest normally: the result is what we were searching for: soft contrast with reduced dynamic - pale rendition of skin tone and general desaturated colors without grain .and the way it affects the white is very nice . but we will need also to work on set and we have chosen only dark or soft colors and the make up will be on the "white" side; without lipstick. that's all ; now we have to shoot the movie.... thanks to everybody see you bertrand

Hello ; I need a confirmation here about shooting a video projection; I did it already ( a long time ago - enough to forget ! ) on 16 mm. and it happens that you can shoot at any speed and any shutter angle . The question is: - I need to shoot a personn ( with projection on his face ) and the screen too. do i need a special equipment ( in fact we have a BL 4 s. and a Videoprojector BENQ. for amator read. from a DVD ) Because there is sync. sound can i shoot at 24 i.s. ( europe ) ? and if so do i need a special shutter angle? In advance ; thank you for helping ...and once again congratulation for the work and idea people are sharing here.... bertrand

First of all thank you Mr.Mullen for your attention and your advices.... I think you are in the direction i will follow ; sadly enough i didn't see your movie " Northfolk" already ( but i will rent it very soon :-) ) The idea to mix; work on color on set and then on film seems right. Badly an enhancer is completly " forbiden" for me considering the size of the sets and the fact that we are shooting anamorphic ....so we need extra stop ( were to find extra one????) As i said to Mr. DeJonghe the idea of chemical process is exciting ; because i think it will give to the story ( which is already a strong line) a constant look. Of course D.I. helps a lot but at the end the result is never the same that chemical way ( specially about colors.) as far as i know.... I appreciate your help and i will give you information about the end choice! Anyway Your answers helps me to find solutions; thanks bertrand

Yes, you are right ; i must consider an other time the D.I possibility ( which i used on several movies already with a lot of satisfaction) but a kind of come-back to chemical process ( like a straight line over the movie) is quite exciting ...thanks again for your help and give an Hello to Dirk ( the timer) if he is still at color by deJonghe! see you bertrand mouly

It seems pretty difficult to achieve so? thank you for helping ...maybe i can use the "way" of desaturate you are talking about on the I.P. and try to avoid colors on set appart bright red that we can control? could you please devellop what you say about "ways of doing it without change contrast and black?" in advance thanks again bertrand

I've already heard about "mixing" two negative ( one b&w and colour) on the same positive... it sounds good ....but as you noticed it's for sure too expensive for us ( small budget; simpliest technical way possible !) Maybe an ENR on the positive would be nice ( with deep black) but how does it look if you do it on inter positive instead off the last print??? for sure the result must be different??? But your are right about the LAB...i will call them as soon as possible; thanks again and other ideas are welcome! bertrand mouly

Hello; I'm preparing a feature shot in 35 mm. scope with HAWKS lenses. most of the film take place in interiors ( appartment; rooms...) with day and night effects. i will choose kodak 5218 or 5229 ( less saturated) I won't have the possibility of making digital grading ( or D.I) but i can " chemically" work on inter negative or inter positive Could you give me some directions to follow in order to achieve a general desaturated look without " crushing" the blacks and in trying to keep reddish color as much as possible ( red lips-red dress which must "pop" from the picture) of course there is "bleach bypass" but maybe you tried other solutions ??? I planned to shot some tests in two weeks.... In advance thank you for reading me ( and please be kind with my english!) best regards bertrand

Yes ok for the DCC; but it goes off and on by itself! source of problems! it clips white on or off sometimes in the same shot ....ouch does anybody already timed from HD dailies? sorry for 24 or 25 i don't have the single idea...

Hello; i'm working with the new version of 750 hdw (v2) which as a better range of contrast. i'm using the scene file film T.1 0,45 and put matrix off; as recomended by the camera department here in paris. Do anybody knows if it is the best settings to use in order to have the best range of work after for timing. I tried several gamma and i find this one is the best to achieve a rich image. ( other settings: matrix off; dcc off; detail on but detail white and black limit to minimum; knee off; white clip off) the result is a very flat and desaturate picture but it seems to be the best way to tape as information as possible. and i find that the knee and slope setting are very tricky to use that's why i put them off. thank you for your replies and observations. the forum is great ... P.S.: the shooting concern a drama for t.V.