Transfer Station comes though!

[MovieStuff]

This is from the "other" forum, but I thought people would want to hear about it:


"Steve E. Williams" <[email protected]> wrote:

"I just got my fotoage back telecined to MiniDV and it looks fantastic. Some of the footage was months old, battered Super8Sound (pro8mm) stuff that I had transferred to video in Burbank before. It looks o much better and cleaner than the Pro8 stuff. The transfers at Pro8mm were far too grainy & saturated of any color at all. These maintained the reds and skin tones very well. Doug at the Transfer Station is a genius. They have a Rank Cinetel wetgate for Super 8. USE THEM !!!!"
www.thetransferstation.com

There you have it. A side by side comparison where the Transfer Station looks better than Pro8mm transfers. $150 an hour, too.

Pretty cool.

Roger Evans

[jocko]

I did consider using them on my 16mm feature for transfer(135.00/HR)...but I wanna supervise the sessions..so I'll be using my old friends at NFL films in NJ..but on upcoming music video's I'll be trying them in Super-8 and 16mm..they seem like really nice people.

Neil

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[Alex]

Neil-

NFL Films...way cool!

Have you considered pitching them on Slow-Motion Filming in Super-8 for their football games...not to replace their 16mm and 35mm rigs, But the Beaulieu 4008's and the Nikon R-10's be be use as kind of a floater camera for shooting the action in slow-motion.

Could be a cool gig. The cameras are so portable and unobtrusive.

What do you think?

-Alex

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[jocko]

Alex,
I did a couple of games freelance back in 1980 in 16mm..And did a commercial that had some Super-8 footage with the Philadelphia Eagles..they are great folks at NFL films.

Neil

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[xclark]

wow, i've always wanted to be a NFL Films cameraman. how do you get this gig, besides being a great, great cameraman?

clark

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[jocko]

How else do you get a gig in this business...I knew the owners of NFL Films...and believe me, I'm a sucky Cameraman..that's why I hire DP's..And It was a hard gig...trying to get shots with drunken fans bumping into you and spilling beer on you and your camera..all the while trying to get on TV(or so they thought)..and I used a ARRI-S/400'mag..not an easy camera to hand hold for 4hrs...I only did about 6 games..mostly fan reaction shots/sign holders/freaks..it was ugly

Neil

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