Luke Randall Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) I'm just getting started shooting 16mm film and finding my through the process of getting the best price to performance ratio with indy filmmakers and student filmmakers in mind. I wanted share what I've acquired thus far in hopes it might help others get started quickly and also to hear tips from more knowledgeable folks. List your deals! Film Stock: Best prices I have found are factory sealed rolls from reelgoodfilm in L.A. $96 for rolls of 16mm 200T and 250D. Processing: 16mm is $.22/ft at Fotokem. Since they have an excellent reputation & other vendors (Spectra $.21/ft) had a negligible price difference, I went with Fotokem. Scanning: I went with Perry at Gamma Ray Digital. 5k scanner, prices are good, no bollox fees or "packages" and superb communication. Pro 8mm recently got a 5k scanner too but their prices are higher and they offer fewer output options. .48c a ft for 2k scan to 4444 prores or uncompressed AVI. Cheers! Edited December 3, 2015 by Luke Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Nima Khazaei Posted December 5, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted December 5, 2015 If you're a student, make sure to get Fotokem's student discount- it's EXCELLENT, the current price is $.12 a foot. Kodak also gives 30% off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Randall Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 If you're a student, make sure to get Fotokem's student discount- it's EXCELLENT, the current price is $.12 a foot. Kodak also gives 30% off. Not a student unfortunately, that is an excellent discount though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted December 9, 2015 Site Sponsor Share Posted December 9, 2015 We charge the following: Develop 16mm ECN with in house scan $0.12/ft 2K Data on our 4K Xena Dynamic Perf scanner to DPX, ProRes444 or DNxHR $0.30/ft with a $150 minimum if you supply a drive for the scans to go back on, $25 more for a Cinelab rental drive. We have run work for many international 16mm Ad campaigns, archives and a upcoming HBO show on the 4K Dynamic Perf Xena and everyone was very happy with the results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bitic Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Robert do you maybe have some uncompressed frame from your scanner that you could upload? I am always interested in that stuff, but it's hard to find noncompressed examples on the internet. Hope that's not too much off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted December 9, 2015 Site Sponsor Share Posted December 9, 2015 We are revamping the web site right now and we will have DPX and ProRes444 samples from all four film scanners. Cintel HD 4K Dynamic Perf Xena 8mm-35mm 5K Pin Reg Sequential RGB HDR capable Xena 16mm-35mm Imagica 6K Pin Reg 35mm Vista-Vision I don't have samples organized yet but will have them soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Randall Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 We charge the following: Develop 16mm ECN with in house scan $0.12/ft 2K Data on our 4K Xena Dynamic Perf scanner to DPX, ProRes444 or DNxHR $0.30/ft with a $150 minimum if you supply a drive for the scans to go back on, $25 more for a Cinelab rental drive. We have run work for many international 16mm Ad campaigns, archives and a upcoming HBO show on the 4K Dynamic Perf Xena and everyone was very happy with the results. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny N Suleimanagich Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I have repeatedly been pleased with Cinelab's data scans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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