James Compton

That sounds like it will be mostly composed as a wide to medium wide shot. A wide shot will prevent you using additional light fixtures. You should use the double wick candle. If you can hide a small battery powered fan on the actor (perhaps waist level), that will provide the flicker. Just make sure that fan doesn't blow out the candle flame. :)

There are a few ways to do that. Tell me the size of the area that you are shooting the scene in. Will the person holding the candle move around inside the frame?

Use candles that have a double wick. It will give you twice the brightness of a normal candle and provide enough brightness for an even exposure on 500T film stock. Place a small 3 or 5 inch fan slightly out of the camera frame, pointed toward the person holding the candle. Move the fan around so that the wind causing the flicker has an inconsistent effect. The flame will appear very warm on 500T film. Now...if you want a very warm effect with out using post production. Use an 85B filter on the lens. That will convert the 500T film into 320 Daylight, make the 2900K flame source very warm on the 5000K balanced filmstock. If you want to see an older movie that has this same effect, check out ' BACKDRAFT' . Notice how orange/warm the flames are at 00:43.

Nooman, Thanks for posting that article. Those photographs provide unique view of another cultures' experience of cinema. The soundtrack music of the 1970's Lollywood movies is very, very funky stuff.

Give a shout to Carl Beddoe or Rachel at FRAME24 : http://www.frame24ltd.co.uk/epages/es768558.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es768558/Categories/%22Film%20Stocks%22/35mm_Film_Stocks They have great prices on FUJI and KODAK 35mm filmstock. I just received a shipment last week, good people.

There's a cheap way to get that shot done. Compose the shot with a lens that is 75mm or longer. Place a butane powered camping stove about three feet away from the lens just below camera level. Turn on the camping stove and adjust the heat/flame until you get the level of distortion that you want. Voila.

Welcome back to Atlanta, David. What percentage of this production will be stage work vs on-location?

Skin tones are one constant that you can use when comparing those movies shot on the same film stock. Consider that 'GHOSTBUSTERS' is a New York movie, it has that muted east coast palette. Set design, costume design play heavily into the looks of those films. Call me crazy, but 'FRIGHT NIGHT' and 'GREMLINS' both have a California movie studio feel to them.

THE ACCOUNTANT starring Ben Affleck shot by Seamus McGarvey on KODAK 5219.

Bruce is still doing the 2 perf camera conversions.

I can appreciate the works of the greats like Carravaggio and van Gogh. Modern painters like Frank Franzetta and Basquiat. Movie film art poster painters like Ralph McQuarrie and Brian Bysouth, these are some of the modern painters that have influence my approach to lighting. Sometimes in abstract ways.

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Whoa there, fella. TAKEN 3 was shot on film. ALL FILM, not a hybrid show. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2446042/technical?ref_=tt_dt_spec

The Walking Dead is still shot on film. I use the same film lab, they confirmed that last week.

Ben, One more thing. Get an electric blanket and wrap it around the area BELOW the section to be cut. Turn the blanket on the low setting and leave it wrapped around the sleeve for 2 minutes. It softens the plastic material, making it much easier to cut. A good way to remember the difference between a T8 and T12: A T8 is roughly the diameter of a U.S. quarter. The T12 is almost the same diameter as a U.S. silver dollar coin. The lengths and shapes( U bend, circline, etc.) will vary. The diameter of a T8/T12 remains constant.

Ben, You can cut them with a razor or boxcutter. Measure the sleeve to the size that you want to cut, mark it with a Sharpie. Lay them on a flat surface, press the area that you want to cut flat and then slice with the razor. It's a dense plastic material so apply a decent amount of pressure. That vendor has a store in Atlanta that can ship to you in Savannah.

Ya got it.

Ben, You have many more options if you go with T8 or T12 colored sleeves : http://www.lightbulbdepot.com/subcategory.asp?sub=285 It's much cheaper and you can use the same bulbs for a special scene that you would use for normal scenes.

Ravi, This is what I found out regarding 35mm and 70mm projection of 'INHERENT VICE'. 35mm prints screening - USA: New York, Los Angeles, CANADA: Toronto , UK: London, Dublin (Ireland). 70mm prints - USA: New York, Los Angeles . I will add updates if I find out anything else.

The old ways are still alive. The best way to approach expirmental film chemistry kungfu is to locate a film lab that is willing to do the things you dream up. Things like shoointg on Color print film, shooting on Black & White titles film and using UV lamps for key and fill. Shoting REDSCALE( where you unroll the film in a darkroom off it's core and then roll it back onto the core, shoot through the remjet base). Two labs come to mind - NIAGARA Custom Lab in Toronto, Canada and CINEMALAB in Englewood, Colorado.

I watched 'INHERENT VICE' this morning in 4K projection. The opening scene was VERY grainy, but it seems like that was used as an entry point into another place in time. The grain became less noticeable(mostly vanished) after that opening scene in Doc's house. The colors were vibrant and rich. the set design costumes, makeup and acting melted together very well. Some scenes had a haze or veil to them that was very nice. It was mostly in high key or scenes where the camera was pointed toward the light source. Those Cooke Panchro lenses are nice like that. The scene in the RED FANG office with the runaway girl, has this smoky- almost gauze quality that has me ready to watch the movie again for that scene alone. Beautiful. The flow of the story was fine until the first ending(it could have ended 3 times). Finally, it all came together well. I left with a smile. Man, that movie was a trip!

Ponce De Leon Ave. Yeah... I used to live about a 1/4 mile from that exact building. There is a Krispy Kreme across the street. That building was built in 1910. The Goody's Film lab processed film there until the mid 1980's, after that a politician used it as a base camp for political campaign. Whenever I pass by it or see a photo of that building, I think of KODACHROME.

Alexander, Movies shot on film stand out among other films when watching trailers at your local movie theater. It's your choice when you go to the cinema. I saw the trailers for 'EDGE OF TOMORROW, NON-STOP and FURY amongst other movies shot digitally. FILM ROCKS. I don't get the same reaction watching digitial movies. I watch movies because I love going to the cinema. Sure there are plenty of movies shot with digital cameras, now. There are still plenty of film indie and studio, that are still shot on film. Your money, your decision. I respect your choice to boycott. A good way to keep up on what is being shot on film currently is to check out imdb.com(under 'Technical Specifications' on the page of any movie that you look up) and motion.kodak.com and look in the 'Shot On Film' section(http://motion.kodak.com/motion/Customers/Productions/index.htm). Each year Sundance Film Festival(01/22/15-02/22/15) has a good number of indie movies shot on film.

Bill, Thanks for posting that. Great 16mm footage. I've watched it about 50 times before,but that never gets old.

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