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Alastor Arnold

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  1. Hey All! Firstly, I'm excited to report that FotoKem is now offering native Kodak 5203 50D negative scan backs! Get native grain AND halation from an original camera stock for your digital footage. There is no pre-processing involved, just record your native log images to celluloid. The girlhead/chart below has only the native Arri LUT applied, no other image transforms or color. The Halation extraction is log for log. Secondly, I've been experimenting with a new 4 strip process! This involves separating an imagine in to it's Individual RGB color channels, in addition to a simple black and white channel, then recording them all out on to a single 35mm BW negative frame (Fuji Eterna 4791). This approach has some great advantages and offers numerous creative possibilities only possible with this technique. Because the color channels are recorded individually, there is no significant color shift. In addition to a color scan, you get a black and white version too! You can use the BW to impart contrast, create a skip bleach look, or even bias the channels to emulate a Technicolor feel! Heck, even make a 2 strip look... You could offset the channels to create aberrations, dream effects, etc. Mix black and white and color for different parts of a film! SO MANY POSSIBILIIES! The BW neg stock is very fine grain, so even though this is approximately equivalent to a 16mm scan, it remains very sharp. I've used this technique on a recent project I can share: Jim Greco's new skate film "White Wall" The source material was shot on a small rec709 HD camera. We used the 4 strip process to impart contrast and color biasing, in addition to the normalization and grain it imparts. This process is still super BETA, and may only be offered on a case by case basis right now. I'm using fusion for a significant portion of the work, and I'd only recommend for people comfortable with the heavier technical lifting it requires. I'm including a couple low res stills to wet your appetites! You can email the team @ SHIFTai@fotokem.com for any sales inquiries. Also feel free to DM me or ask questions here.
  2. Hey All! I'm gauging interest for some intimate in person demos of the process! See more here: Short version is you can email: shiftdemo@fotokem.com Also, apologies for not replying to some of the earlier questions, turns out I haven't been getting alerts for this forum!
  3. SHIFTai (Analog Intermediate) SHOT DIGITAL + FILM TRANSFER = ANALOG INTERMEDIATE QUESTION! Who'd be interested in an intimate showcase / Q&A covering all aspects of Film Scan-Back imaging. (workflow, shooting, grading, etc). This would be invite only, with maybe 10-20 in attendance. Location would be FotoKem Burbank, California. This would be a free-form style thing, I'd have all of our film stocks in before and after form; I could show any comparison or run anything on a beautiful 4k projector in one of our premiere DI theaters. There are a lot of questions about SHIFTai and I find they're best answered in person with the images available. (They say a picture is worth a thousand words!) I'll do my best to answer any questions! There is nothing specific organized yet, I'm just trying to gauge interest right now. With the strike I'm imagining there are some DPs in LA with some free time! As I'm pretty busy, it would likely be in the evening. PLEASE EMAIL: shiftdemo@fotokem.com IF YOU'RE INTERESTED! If you'd like to learn more visit: https://shiftai.fotokem.com/#/
  4. Hey All!I'm pleased to announce that Fotokem's SHIFT AI is now in beta! This is a new service we are offering to "SHIFT" Digital Source material to Film! No Plugins, no LUTs, no artificial grain, just print scan back for all the analog film goodness. Simple by the minute pricing. We're currently recommending this service for short format projects. (Commercial, Music Video, Short Film, Film/TV Insert sequences) See the link below for information, before/after stills and Vimeo Link! Let me know if you have any questions via DM, on this thread, or via our department email:https://shiftai.fotokem.com/#/ shiftai@fotokem.com Some people have been curious regarding the stocks used, we are recording to 2254, and printing to 2383, with the hope to add more options when we move out of beta. I've also been interviewed recently and I discuss SHIFT.ai in greater detail. You can skip to the last 30 or so minutes for specifics. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alastor-arnold-fotokem-la/id1536205711?i=1000539858765Website: https://coloristmeetup.buzzsprout.com/1421641/9441666-alastor-arnold-fotokem-laSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7gvOmvy3HFcaKATAWPfRT8Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1...-meetup---dedicated-to-professional-coloristsGoogle Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aH...d=0CAgQuIEEahcKEwjYyubA0-3zAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA
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