Ryan Bates

They're great! Like anywhere else, you get what you pay for, though their prices are quite competitive and they really take the time to explain things to you and make sure you do what you really want to do, so you don't screw yourself up down the post road. Also I've found that many of the employees are used to having students around, and will sometimes stop their work to impart valuable information concerning any number of post-production topics.

 

--Do you mind if I ask what school it's for, and how many feet you'll have transfered?

Cal State Long Beach. I don't know how much footage I'll have but I'm thinking 2,000-3,000 feet.

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the post house Matchframe in Burbank. I'm a student filmmaker looking for supervised telecine for 16mm project and was curious how this company is, particularly with working with students.

Thanks.

I got a price from Yale labs that they will charge me $175/hour for a completely supervised telecine. Does that sound suspiciously low to anyone. This is not a one-light telecine. Is this a good deal? Too good to be true?

Thanks guys. I appreciate you giving me some help on this.

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. You've given me bit more insight into how this all works.

I was so happy when i was let loose on colour neg , could light the way i wanted to and not restricted to lab demands saying , we cant print that got some hot areas in it . We better stop this , sounds like old mens club . Just wish i had what we have now 20-30 years ago , its seems so easy now . John Holland .

Yeah I think we've gotten off topic guys. Lol.

Hey Everyone,

What is a reasonable rate to spend per hour on telecine, and how low is too low? Can someone also explain to me the difference between one-light and best-light and if it's significantly better to do a best-light. Thanks.

I am planning on shooting a short film on Super 16mm and am looking into my different options regarding processing and telecine. I've noticed that places like Yale and Fotokem, which I think of as labs, also do telecine. Is the quality of their work any different from a place that just does post production and not processing? Am I better to just use Fotokem for processing then finding a different post house for my telecine? And most importantly, can anyone recommend a good, reliable place where I can do my telecine. I live in Los Angeles and want to find a place that I can trust. I've taken my stuff to The Post Group in the past and was unhappy with the service so I don't mind paying a bit more if it means getting what I want.