If shooting for cinema release???

[Helmstone]

This may sound far fetched, but hey.

If i want to shoot for cinema how is the best way to do it?

Does super 8 giving a better chance of getting it blown up to cinema size?

I want the film to look grainy on a cinema screen so don't worry bout that.

Infor would be great cheers.

What to shoot, what processes through editing, blow up etc.

Cheers

Tom

[Matt Pacini]

I'm not at all trying to sound rude, but you need to state your quesion more clearly.
What look exactly are you going for?
Does Super 8 have a better chance of being blown up THAN WHAT?

If you want grain, you'll get it, the question is, how much is too much.
I know from personal experience, that S8 grain is HUGE if projected in a theater.
I mean, like a swarm of gnats in front of the camera.

Matt Pacini

[Helmstone]

Matt

thanks for the reply.

I meant super 8 rather than 8, for blow up.

When you refer to projection do you mean from super 8 or when its be blown up to 16mm or even 35.

Basically this may help you answer my question:

I am a low budget feature filmmaker, i am currently finish a project shot on canon XL1 (digital err). My next project requires the footage to look cheap and old, but still viewable. I want to shoot on super 8mm, but i want it to be able to be viewed on cinema.

If super 8 footage was blown up to 35mm and screened on cinema would this be too grainy?

Is their anyway super 8 can be screened on cinema? Grain yes, smarms no.

Any help wold be great.

Cheers

Tom

[kinglouis]

Hello.
Yes, you can use S8 for 35 mm projection, if you take care with a lot of technical things. Use Kodachrome 40 only for blow-up to 35 mm Internegative or Plus-X for Black &White. If your camera works well and have a good sharpness, a 35 mm print can looks like doing it from 16 mm. But all faults from your S8 mm original will seen . It is not a problem, to make a five or ten minutes feature in Super 8 . Only the costs for the 35 mm Negative are expensive.
But you have to take the same, or more care, that you works professionell. Otherwise it looks like a bad amateur film.
Good luck
Ingrid

[rollemfilm]

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[Helmstone]

Can you tell me the exact procedure for 35mm blow up.

I have shot my film:

Can you name eevry stage.

I presume i send to lab to be processed.

Do i then receive the footage?

Do i then send it to be telecined to DV?

I receive DV tape to edit?

Once editted does someone cut the original negative? Or is the footage electronically written to 35mm film (There is a machine that does this - V expensive i think)

If you can do a quick step by step listing i would be v grateful.

[kinglouis]

Hello.
You have to do the same, as you produce your normal Super 8 short or feature. If you wish to cut the film with AVID or other, the problem is to cut the super 8 on your electronical data base.
I dont know any firm, who can do that.
Ingrid