Here’s my first experience shooting on 16mm film in LA
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2024
- This video I go through why I'm so glad we did a test shoot before we got to shoot our short film on 16mm film on the Arriflex SR2. I want to share all of the incredible, good, the bad and the ugly for my brother and our first attempt at shooting on 16mm film using the Arriflex SR2.
This was all a film test shoot! We are in the pre-production process of our short film Lone Mountain to be shot this fall. Because neither of us have touched a film camera, this was an essential step to have in order for us confidently get to shoot day for the film and be able to know how this format works truly.
We were looking to mitigate our risk before approaching our indie short film. We can't just show up on the same day never using film before and hope nothing goes wrong. So this was an investment for ourselves to get any issues or problems out before we started our film.
For those wanting to shoot a film on 16mm, watch this first and hear from the details of both myself (director) and Alex (DP) break down the things we learned, loved and wish we did better.
#indiefilm #16mmfilm #shortfilm
Some more information about the test shoot
The camera we used: Arriflex SR2
Lens: Canon Super16 11.5-138mm zoom lens
Location: Burbank, CA
Stock: Kodak 500T, Kodak 250D
I'm planning on posting the entire raw footage from the shoot soon!
Chapters
00:00 Intro to the test shoot
01:30 Why we need to do a test shoot?
03:54 Why travel to LA?
05:31 What we planned to do in 1 day
05:59 Unplanned problems in LA
08:27 Picking up the film at Pro8 MM
09:33 Loading the film
10:14 Time to roll
12:15 Highlights of exterior test shoot
13:54 Our major problem
16:38 Saving the last roll of film
19:25 Reviewing the final results
20:40 Final thoughts on shooting on film
22:14 Things we wish we did better
24:22 Next steps
I have never seen Alex laugh like that! Hillarious! Live and learn.
An Eclair NPR would have been much better. When I was at Granada Television these are what we use for everything. News, documentaries, comedy and drama. the Eclair NPR was also use widely by the BBC, London Weekend Television, Thames Television and so on.
Haven’t heard of that camera, but now I do. And there are a few for rent in the LA area for half of the SR2. Only thing is because it’s a lot more rare, I would be nervous for first time users as the sr2 is one of the easiest to learn to load. Would have been interesting to try, but my DP made the final call
@@tannerbrowningfilms The Eclair NPR rare? Certainly not. They were used all around the world in television for nearly 30 years and in special effect.
The thing that made them so special is they were so quiet and because of the ergonomic design, which the camera was designed by a former cameraman who worked for Eclair. They could be used hand held for long periods of time.
Some of the major productions that used the Eclair NPR include:
A Jewel In The Crown - 14 part dramatic series from Granada Television shot in India. (1983) - In US aired on PBS
Michael Palin's Great Railway Journeys of the world (1980)
Michael Palin's Around The World In 80 Days (1988)
Michael Palin's Pole to Pole (1991)
The Last Bastion - Australian TV mini series (1984) - in US aired on PBS
Woodstock - 1970 documentary on the 1960 music festival.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
And many more.
Trust me there is no need to be nervous using them. They were designed so that they can be pickup up by any camera operator.
I know that if you use one. You would never want to go back. Loading the magazine is also very easy and very quick.
Looking great!!! Is your ARRI SRII Super 16 converted? Looking at your open scan it looks like it. Nice!!!
It sure is! It was serviced by Visual Products to be super 16.
This video was amazing!!!😄 I enjoyed every part and been inspired to shoot something on film now😂! I absolutely feel y’all pain on respooling the tangled film🥲; but you and your brother keep up the amazing work and good luck on the project!😎🎥💡
Thanks for watching Braxton. Hopefully you will learn from our mistake… but I thought it was a good story for TH-cam haha
Arriflex 235 with video tap @300 per day or weekend here in LA...35mm
That’s a great rate. I still think in the end for the rest of the cost to shoot on 35 still would have been a lot more for a similar runtime.
Thats in the future hopefully!
Haha, you can get a 35 mm DP in LA for 100 bucks a day. Some old alcoholic with stories to tell.