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Is their a noticable difference in the final outcome of: - Reversal Film - Negative Film - Positive Film

I would like to hear from people who are very happy with their 16mm stock. My film is coming out very grainey. Let me know what you prefer Kodak to Fuji stocks and Negative to Positive films. I do alot of run and gun type of shooting, so lighting is always an issue. Thanks much, Tom

Hello, I just finished shooting my first 16mm feature and the footage is coming back from lab is soso (grainy,too dark,blacks crushed), I am guessing that I will need to color correct each shot, my questions is how do I do that? Will I have to make an appointment with the lab and go through each scene with a colorist? What is normal proceedure? Thanks, Tom

David, If say that I had a shot that was dark and needed to be "pushed", if a I did not request it. Am I out of luck or can I still "push" it say one stop during the transfer? or another way? Thanks, Tom

I was wondering if someone could explain the process when you send your film to the lab: When someone sends say a 400 foot roll of 16mm film get processed is the chemical process always the say no matter what stock is it? When you send the film to the lab and you tell the lab to process "best light" what does that entail? is that part of the chemical process or the transfer to tape process? Thanks, Tom

What is the professional process then when dealing with film? - You have your camera original negative which you send to the lab. - Then you get a best light beta transfer to work with for editing. - when you done editing you EDL list and get a Poitive negative made. - Color correct each shot at the lab. - the color corrected Positive Negative is transfered to beta. Am I even close to a professional process? Tom

Hello, I have been shooting an indie on 16mm film, this is not the first time I have shot on film but this is the first time I have been involved in the entire process of shooting, getting the beta transfer back from the lab, and post production. I told the lab to develop the film at Best light, they transferred it to beta and I am not exactly blow away with the footage. Some of the shots are very nice, sharp and clear but a lot of the footage looks grainy low contrast, especially in the blacks. My questions is how do you get that great clear, sharp, and vibrant look I see from other films shot on 16mm, is their a secret or additional steps I am missing? Thanks, Tom steadicam1138 at hotmail.com