James Compton

Jesse, Check this link out : http://www.flickr.com/groups/ecn2/ You have to roll your own film canisters. I have a ton of 5218, 5217 in SLR canisters if you need some. No,it's not the same as VISION3 but you'll have good idea of how your exposures will look. You can take it to your local cine lab and they will develop the rolls of film.

Has anyone shot any tests rolls of this new film stock, yet? http://www.fujifilm.com/products/motion_picture/information/1101_01.html http://www.fujifilm.com/products/motion_picture/lineup/eterna_vivid250d/ Because this is a daylight balance film, I wonder if it has slightly more contrast than the other two FUJI VIVID filmstocks.

Fantastic! What a good laugh. That really made my day.

The Super 8 film gate has a 1:1.33 aspect ratio. If you place the Century or Optex 16x9 anamorphic adapter infront of the lens the aspect ratio becomes 1:1.78 (16x9). Now, if you have the gate modified to Super Duper 8 or Max 8 , and then apply the Optex adapter - THE ASPECT RATIO WILL BE CLOSER TO 2:35 ( 2X).

Good job. Looks good for a first Super 8 roll. Keep up the good work.

Greg, I could spot the DSLR footage from last night's episode. The car chase scene had a POV shot through the windsheild of the villian. I notice HD-like vertical lens flares and the 'GAMMA' of the image looked different.

Benjamin, You can keep using Lightroom for color correcting your Canon 5D footage. Use Quicktime to convert the video files to an image sequence. Once you are in Lightroom, once in the DEVELOP module - select - MATCH TOTAL EXPOSURES to adjust a group of images as one file. See here : http://bit.ly/9eQHQl .

Since they entered the alternate universe last season. CONTINUITY..That's all I'm saying.

Greg, One MAJOR mistake that I saw at least 5 times in last night's episode is TREES and GREENERY in the frame while the story is set in the alternate universe - where all plant life has died off. Please mention this to the director of each episode. It will help to sell the story if they pay attention to small details like that. The show looks great! Keep up the good work.

First of all, thanks. Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences on FRINGE. Now, that LOST is off the air, its the only TV that I watch avidly. James

Great movie. The ASC article mentioned only 2 SHOTS that the Phantom was used on. I could spot it a mile off. The movie is filled with tons of beautiful 35mm scope and 65mm shots. Yet, the van falling off the bridge is one shot that had mad video noise. The second shot was the same scene but from the van interior. Right as the van begins falling backwards, I was looking at Jo Gordon-Levitt's arm. There is a purple greenish fringing on his right hand. An artifact that is native to the Phantom at high speeds. I thought the story was great. The scene on the hotel window ledge between Dicaprio and Cotillard was intense. I enjoyed the mountain fortress scene, as well.

Nice work. I reminds me of the movie "Dreamscape". Thanks for going the extra mile.

Daniel, The camera may be louder than normal because it needs grease and oil. Have you had your camera serviced by a professional technician?

Mmmm...No, that's wrong. 'FRINGE' shoots in Queens on a regular basis. 'How To Make It In America' is also 35mm and shot in NYC. There are new shows still coming down the pipline that are scheduled to be shot on film. Have alot of shows switched? Yes. Will they all? Doubt it.

These guys are the West Coast equivilent of Rich kalinsky's www.raw-stock.com : http://www.reelgoodfilm.com They are great and have THE BEST prices on short ends - hands down.

Using GlueTools with FCP would work fine. You can use Autodesk Combustion to downconvert from 4k to 2k and even 1080 HD if you like. BTW, even with a Fiber Channel RAID that can sustain 600MB/ second, you will not have normal 24fps playback onscreen. Using The Canvas/Viewer set to 50% on a 2K file should get you smooth playback. MAKE SURE QUICKTIME IS SET TO 10-bit, NOT 8-bit. What type of LUT (look up table) are you using?

The filmstock was KODAK. Cameras by ARRI. I'll see if I can locate the link to the info.

The most recent film (2008) that comes to mind is "A Perfect Place", shot by Hiro Narita. It was shot on KODAK 5222 Double-X, with 40mm and 50mm Panavision Primo Anamorphic Lenses.

Rich Kalinsky (recans@aol.com ) used to sell ALOT of recans and short ends of both KODAK and FUJI film. Last week he started working at FUJI as a motion picture sales rep. . Contact him through the email I posted above and he can help you out.

The movie " Broken Embraces" used FUJI VIVID 160 for the Morroco scenes. That film is in theaters now. Unfortunately, they used a DI on the whole film.

Yes. I'll take one of those Crystal Cameflex motors.

Do you still offer the 1414,1416 and 1418 upgrades for the Konvas 17EP motor?

Xax, Nice. I especially like the backlit fishtank shot. Where and when can we see the entire film?

This was one entertaining film. Many of the scenes still resonate in thoughts, now. The first jam session between Zhou Yu and Kongming- where Yu gives his pledge to fight through music. Seeing the warrior scholar aspect of those characters was very cool. Guan Yu was the man! I like how John Woo intermingled elements from the Art Of War through the characters and story. The one time the Digital Intermediate became ugly, was when a green cast bled into skintones in midday desert scene. I'm almost certain it was 5205 and not a Fuji stock. The pyrotechnics were very good, and CG flames had layers of movement and shape. HATCH did a fair job on the digital matte paintings-except for the final shot with dual rainbows over the mountains. That one matte looked too fake. I very much wish the film had been shot anamorphic or at least a 4K DI. Oh well, I still got my money's worth.

Will, Fantastic. Thanks!!!