Tag Archives: 35mm

The True Cost of Filmmaking in the 21st Century

Posted on at by Jacob Dodd

Myth As a college professor teaching filmmaking students in the “digital age,” I often encounter many misconceptions as to the true cost of shooting and finishing a film on celluloid. Students mistakenly believe that if it was not for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Filmmaking, Uncategorized | Tagged 16mm, 35mm, 70DR, Adobe Premiere, Afterlife is Expensive for Digital Movies, Alpha Cine, Archiving, ARRI 2C, ARRI Alexa, B& H Photo/Video, Bell and Howell, Black Magic Cinema, Bolex, Canon 5D MK11, Canon 5D MKIII, canyon cinema, Celluloid, Chaplin, Christopher Nolan, Cinelab, Cinelicous, Colorlab, Cost of Film, Digital Bolex, Duall Camera, Film preservation, Jacob Dodd, Janusz Kaminski, Keaton, Kodak, Kodak K100, Moonrise Kingdom, Motion Picture Film, Movie Cameras, Movie Film, Murnau, New York Times, Preservation, Process Blue, RED Epic, Steven Spielberg, Super 16 Inc., Super 8, Vision 3, Wally Pfister, Wes Anderson | 94 Comments

Five Film Favorites: Natural Color Cinematography

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Computer generated imagery unfortunately continues to gain more prominence in mainstream films. From the latest animated “cash ins” to big epics like Avatar and 300, it seems that the art and brilliance of photographic cinematography is being pushed away. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged 35mm, 65mm, Allen Daviau, anamorphic, atmosphere, Baraka, Cinematography, Color, David Lean, Days of Heaven, Empire of the Sun, Freddie Young, Inception, Jacob A. Dodd, Lawrence of Arabia, light, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Natural, Nestor Almendros, Robert Altman, Ron Fricke, shadow, Steven Spielberg, Terrance Malick, Todd-AO, Wally Pfister | 2 Comments

Warm and Smooth: The Sound of Analog Audio Recordings

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Analog When most people think of analog audio they might think of the compact cassette tape. A modest technology that pushed the realm of portable sound and forever changed the landscape of human interaction with recorded music. The Sony Walkman … Continue reading →

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The Honest Reality of 35mm

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Introduction 35mm motion picture film has reliably been there to capture and preserve the art of moving images since the very beginning! Without it we would not be able to witness the early experiments and milestones in cinema like Edwin … Continue reading →

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