Charles Boileau

How did they frame for 2.40? I'm using an SR2 and it's a bitch to find a 2.40 GG. Plus most people are telling me that it's not worth it, that it cuts to much of the negative. Anyways the more I think about it the more I feel it doesn't fit the story. But it's very subjective, the story has allot of dialogue, and The Wrestler has allot of dialogue. Quite confusing all of the creative choices....

Makes sense! I forgot to mention we'll be shooting on 7219. Thanks for your input.

What we figured is that SD is called to disappear (soon enough). And if ever he's required to submit in HD, well... He's going to have to go thru that whole process again (with a dirtier negative possibly). So we said HD would enable his movie to have a longer life. But what I was curious about was the fact that you (Jon) told me you thought that your footage was very grainy in HD. Would it be less in 2K? Or in SD? I don't think this will be a factor as we want to go to thru the HD process, but I'm curious to know what I should expect. Thanks!

Hard to say for now. But if he submits to festivals then it would be DVD (at first). Once chosen I'm guessing he'll need to submit a minimum of HD for projection. Generally, I'm guessing it's going to be viewed either on DVD or on the web. But the ultimate goal is festivals.

Hi, I just posted in another part of this forum about Ground Glass, I asked a quick question about transfer and found an answer that made me ask myself if we are going in the right direction. So I'm shooting a 10 min short in august. We'll be using 7219 on a SR2 with a 1.85 extraction. Mostly, zeiss lenses at T 1.3 we might change to schneider. The film is set in an old house, the lighting is very moody and warm. Basically everything must look like it's fire lit. The more the story evolves the deeper the shadows (as the levels go down). I'd like to do an HD transfer. So far the prices I got are a little bit too expensive for the producer. It's 3600$ for processing, cleaning and HD cam transfer of 4400 foot of super 16. But Jon Rosenbloom (member here) told me that I might just be better off with a spirit digi beta transfer (obviously for budget reasons). he also pointed out that the HD transfer tends to accentuate the grain. Any other opinions on this? I'm sure it's been discussed several times, but I didn't find anything useful on the forum. My opinion is that it would be a waste of resolution to shoot 16 and go to SD. I was always, very disappointed with the SD transfer we did when I shot ski films. We did a tech light on digi beta and finished the colors digitally. The colors would always look desaturated and flat. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

So the 2k projection of your your HD transfer looked nice? In your opinion a digi beta transfer on spirit might look nicer? Thanks! I'll give a call to Arri Canada.

Hi, I'd like to do a 2.40 extraction for a short movie I'm shooting this summer. We're using Zeiss HS lenses and an SR2. I've been looking for a 2.40 GG for the SR2, but I out of luck so far. Any idea where I could get one? Also, any thoughts on the 2.40 extraction in super16? Finally, I'd like to do an HD transfer. So far the prices I got are a little bit too expensive for the producer. It's 3600$ for processing, cleaning and HD cam transfer of 4400 foot of super 16. Thanks!

Hi, Just got my first gig with the F900 Just wondering why there is a format option in the operation IND menu when in reality we have to set it in the maintenance multi format menu. I just don't get why they make these menus soooooo confusing. Also, I have a TVlogic monitor which accepts YPbPr. On the F900 I have this weird output module called a Miranda. I connected the three connectors. These connectors got to and xlr that splits again into component. Any thoughts on why I'm not getting anything? Thanks for your help

DO you know of anywhere in Canada where I can get a really small strip of film processed?

Hi, So, I'm pretty sure this as been discussed before. But I'm i got lazy after searching for an hour over the web and not finding anything conclusive. I just got a few short ends of 5218 and 5219 that I'd like to load into my Nikon F100. I'd like to test different stocks and generally just start shooting still films again (already tired of digital). Don't get me wrong I just shot a music video with the red and I had a great experience. So here are my questions: Can I get those stock processed in C-41 chemicals? I know there is a black backing to take off the film (either before or after processing). Ideally I would do it after processing. Maybe the chemicals will take care of this? How can I take it off? Could I order ECN-2 chemicals and do it at home? Does Kodak offer stocks to try out? I'd would be great to compare stocks. Hope someone can help me out. Thanks!

Great! Thanks for your input!

Hi, Just wondering if it was possible to diffuse the sun (hard mid day) with bleached muslin. I'm thinking it probably cuts too much light. But I'd like to get other people's take on it. Thanks!