Nate Downes

Oh? Pricing it out last year I came to less than $12,000 for a print. Far less than the DI scan for the same negative w/o editing would have been. But that depends on your workflow too I would imagine, correct?

Fairly uncommon in my experience.

Until your price out the lenses. there are few lenses that will auto-focus on the D40, and the majority are in the $1000+ range. I use a polaroid land camera for my testing, as it gives me instant results, and I have something to physically hold and compare to later.

There is one model that can do over 100 fps, but can't remember the name off-hand.

Super8 is the best choice (altho Single8 is good, just harder to get film for). Ok, how much overcrank are you looking for? My Chinon can go to 32fps within-shot, with the 32fps being a press-button so super-easy to do.

Regular 8mm, Single 8mm or Super 8mm, first of all, so I can help guide you to the right location?

If you'll pay for the trailer rental, gas and a hotel room for the night in a Super8 I'll drive it to you. 8) (My sister lives in Texas and any mechanism to visit her is always welcome)

Yes, and it depends. Shoot it on S8 K40/E64T, will look like an old home movie. Shoot it on V2, will look much more professional.

Actually, got em for free when I used to deliver pizzas as a kid. Someone had it in their entryway, I asked about them, next thing I knew, they were in my car. One hell of a tip let me tell you...

I think that's the place. Only ever seen it once, when I did a job interview. Thought it was nice with the atmosphere.

Sent PM, and hope I get in soon enough. I will drive there to get one...

which camera is it? Some cameras use 2-perf, and will chew up 98% of the 16mm film produced nowadays.

The B&H perfs can be used in a normal KS setup, but not vice-versa as a friend of mine found out the hard way. If you load the movie-film perforated film into a standard-film perf camera, the claw will rip the perforations up as the holes are just slightly too small. But you can use standard film in the movie-film perf camera, but there will be some flutter as the pins to hold it in place are smaller than the holes now.

35mm is cut from larger sheets too. from what I was told, a single sheet will be cut into multiple formats, depending on where. Super8's usually on the edge IIRC, then 16mm, then 35mm, with 65mm in the center.

Depends on the camera you're using. On my Chinon 1206SM I'd be g etting around f5.6 while with my Chinon 200/12XL it would be f8.

Edit it with scissors and tape first, THEN telecine. Saves you a ton of money. Why pay to telecine footage that nobody will see? Heck, take the edited footage to WalMart, again, for a Super8 to DVD transfer. Only $30 I believe.

Hey, I own one of those and two of the HD's for it!!!

**feels IQ drop at the mere mention of... MANOS: HANDS OF FATE!**

I shoot without lighting at night with 500ASA film. The key is to get a really fast lens (I use an f1.4 for mine)

I read that article awhile ago, and the errors in it are rather startling, but understandable for someone not knowledgeable in film production.

post locked while I was editing. I was going to add that I'd hoped I'd made it clear that I was using my own workflow, where I use a low shooting ratio for some segments, more in others, giving me an average of a 5:1 ratio. Now, if he used the 2-perf setup, he'd be closer to my costs in film, but with an added cost for some post services, so likely $40k-$45k for his total cost, my guess. I'd go 2-perf if you could. I really need to look into modifying my DeVrys to 2-perf sometime.

I was quoting a 5:1 ratio, actually. I find in my experience that I've not gotten any better performance on take 10 than I had on take 3, but I also add for overages of key sequences, and such.

Good page, and does make sence. And Motor Only Shot makes sence.

Reminds me of this one ad I ran across ad where the requirements pretty much were limited to the Sony F900 series camera. Required audio, lighting, gaffers truck, and all for $20.

My arguement here is, DV can teach you bad habits, like shooting far more takes than needed, not learning exposure control, etc, which you will have to unlearn, and releard when you go to film. You learn fast when it's your $100 on the line with a roll of film.