film: 2011

Friday, September 23, 2011

What is a good film camera for beginners?

I will be taking photography for school next year, and I was wondering where i could get/find a good film camera within the reasonable price range. I would say nothing over $400 (usd), also just because I might take just one year (hopefully not, I might have complications with some credits to graduate) doesn't mean I'll stop to use the camera.|||Do not listen to that kid. You can get a Minolta X-700 or a Canon AE-1 for under $100 on Amazon or at BH photo or Adorama. Those are some of the most popular and easy to find cheap. And they are both great cameras.

Any point and shoot like an SD you will only grow out of not to mention nowhere near what you need for lass or to learn photography in any capacity. I try to be diplomatic here but that kid above me has absolutely no idea what she is talking about. I don't want her leading you the wrong way.|||If the course demands that you use film, ignore the first answer! There are plenty of good cheap and serviceable second-hand film cameras out there. I started many years ago with a Canon AE-1 and ended up with most of the A-series bodies. Possibly the best for a student would be the Canon A-1 (not the later underwater model!) because of the range of controls and overrides you can learn to use.|||Two other good choices are the Pentax K1000 and the Canon FTb. Also check out KEH Used Cameras, good prices and a return policy

How can I become a Professional film director?

I am going into grade 12 this september, and am dead serious about being a film director. But after a little research, I found out that most film schools are just on the edge of being scams. I wanted to go to Vancouver Film School for the past year, but I started to read up about what people had to say about film schools and it was very misleading and somewhat shocking to me.

So what can I do to become a professional film director?

My heroes are Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith.|||I'm glad to see that you see that film schools are scams.

Becoming a great film director is a matter of luck and having a good portfolio.

Since you like Quentin Tarantino, I will quote him. "Take the money you saved for film school and just make a movie, don't wait and do it the way you want it".

If you really wanna work in film, just make low budget movies and prove your talent.

It's hard to get into this industry, you just need to hit them really hard.

Just trust me, man, DO NOT GO TO FILM SCHOOL. They just set you up to become studio puppets like Michael Bay or they just waste your money.

Spielberg, Tarantino, Scorsese, Coppola, Kubrick, Hitchcock etc never went to film school. Why should any other good director?

The best film school in the world is watching and making movies with a little common sense and prior knowledge.|||If you have some experience about film direction then you should join any professional director and you should join as a assistant otherwise you have no knowledge about film direction you should join any film school....|||Go to film school|||Go to film school.

What is the difference between a philosophical film review and regular film review?

I need to know how to write a philosophical film review. I am doing the movie "Crash".|||The philosophical review focuses itself in problems regarding philosophy, dialogues and internal conflicts between characters.

I'll give you an example, you must know The Matrix and all the acclaim it has had since it first appeared, a philosophical review will go deeper into characters and plot and it'll find out that most of the plot is related to the allegory of the cave from Plato.

I think that you should read that allegory and then watch the Matrix and maybe you'll understand me.

How to get old roll of 620 film developed?

I've discovered in my mother's things an old Brownie box camera with a roll of exposed 620 Kodak color film with it. How can I get this film processed and printed for the old memories it may contain? Local camera shops won't touch it.|||http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;鈥?/a>|||banjoman... your an idiot. a DUI or DWI is not a felony... and there is no difference between the 2. Its actually called an OVI: operating motor vehicle under the influence. why would I ask if it was a serious misdemeanor if it was a felony? I know MANY people people with duis %26amp; NONE of them are Fs.

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|||Send it to B%26amp;H photo in NYC.

www.bhphotovideo.com

How can I define and relate the term Exotic Film to an Erotic Film?

I wrote an essay in which I commented on someone else's reference to the porn industry. I was deducted marks for my misuse of the word exotic film, when I meant to put erotic film. How can I argue my point by linking the two in a tasteful manner? Any suggestions?|||Exotic and Erotic are not synonyms at all.

For example: The Green Ash Beetle is an exotic pest that was brought over from Asia to the United States.|||Nope. You did not look up the proper definition of the terms you used. This is all part of the learning process, the reason you are taking classes in school.

Exotic means rare, unique, foreign ... even fantastic.

Erotic has a unique sexual connotation, tending to arouse sexual desire.

This mistake should have been noticed during the first edit of your piece.

Shame on your copy reader/editor for not catching such an obvious mistake

How safe is spermicidal film combined with the use of a spermicidal condom to prevent pregnancy?

How safe is spermicidal film combined with the use of a spermicidal condom to prevent pregnancy? And how unsafe is it? Should my partner and I use something else? (Please don't recommend the pill it is not an option for me and neither is surgery)|||how about just using a condom? or you can also use one of those lady condoms.|||well i'd say spemicidal lube for u and some for the gu and a condom and i guess it has to be 90-98% save idk but i think its pretty safe

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|||ummm...i use spermicidal condoms and i have been safe numerous times. also i have been safe with regular condoms. so i think that male condoms work very well. also they have female condoms that u can buy at ur local pharmacey. and if u think that u might be pregnate within 72 hours you can buy a Plan b pill" that will terminate the carrige if ur 18 or older.

good luck.

What was the last film or show to use stop motion animation for a special effect?

I know stop motion is sill used in cartoons like Coraline, but it also used to be used for special effects, like in the original Clash of the Titans. In other words, it was used to create the illusion of something real.

The last film I recall seeing a stop motion effect was in the 1995 movie Screamers. Can you think of any use of stop motion for a special effect after 1995?|||The Science of Sleep (2006)? It definitely has stop animation effects.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Science鈥?/a>|||wallace and gromit??|||James %26amp; The Giant Peach

What kind of short film would go well with the song skyscraper by demi lovato?

i think its such a deep song and that it would go good at the end of a film or possibly at the climax of the movie but i cant think of a genre or good story line that would go good with it. i know that once i find an answer ill be like duh. but anyways. help me out yo.|||Something calm and inspiring... I had the same thoughts, it would be perfect at the end of a movie, maybe

"mean girls", because she finds herself at the end, and becomes who she was meant to be

"the last song" because it is near the sea, its calm..

"The blind side" because its just a beautiful movie

"the proposal"

I'm really not sure, but im pretty sure it will feature on a movie in the future, because its just that good!

What is the best film school to attend to become a screenplay writer?

The LA film school is fairly new and NY FA is too far, is UCLA performing, visual arts, for cinematography, post production, specifically for screenplay any good? Anyone have anything they recommend with an anecdote?|||As a UCLA alum, it makes my guts ache to say this, but it's hard to beat USC for film. Their screenwriting program is probably the best in the world. Other phenomenal options are UCLA and NYU (even if it is far).|||USC? They have a good film school, I would do some more research to see if it good for you. I would suggest NY but you said it was to far.|||USC Film School is supposedly one of the best film schools in the country. you should check it out.|||USC is very good.

How to get a street closed to film a movie locally?

Im filming a very low budgeted movie (around $5,000) for the Appalachian Film Festival in April 2011. I have a scene that requires a street to be closed down. Ive looked into just doing it while the streets open, but I really need to close it. I also would ike to use the local Poilce, fire, and ambulance for like 10 minutes if there's a way to get the there too. Any ideas on how to do that and get a street closed for a couple hours?|||Go to your local town or city council meeting and sign up to speak during the public comments part of the meeting. Be prepared and keep in mind that their cooperation will require money from you. In order to close a public street,causing grief for commuters, Public Works and the local Police departments must be called in to supervise. This requires extra shifts and putting more people on the job. That costs money. Some cities even require that the production company has insurance.

Hope this helps.|||If I were you- i would talk to youre local leaders... like the mayor, senator, etc. Ask them if you could close down a small street for a few hours.

Where can I study abroad for film or marketing?

I'm currently a college freshman so this is a few years away. I'm planning on studying abroad my jr year. Currently my major is film studies with a possible emphasis in history and critisism. I'm still not 100 percent sure though. I also am planning on marketing are another major or a minor. Can anyone suggest a school nationally or internationally which offers one of my majors (preferably film) or both majors.

Thanks!|||Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada has a good program.

What is the name of a film about a little boy accidently strangled with his favourite toy in his sleep?

Me and my brother both remember watching this film when we were younger but don't remember the title. It's about a family with a girl and a boy, one night the boy takes his favourite horse with a string around its neck to bed and it strangles him. Then I'm sure the boy comes back to help his family with the grief or something like that. I really want to know the title of this film, thanks.|||omg dude i know what your talking about, i wanna know too ha|||Darn, I know what movie you are thinking about %26amp; I don't know the name.

I don't remember a little girl though.

I think it was a Lifetime movie but not sure. I think I saw it on that channel.

After I saw the movie I now make sure nothing with a string is near my kids bed. It really scared me.

I think I found it -

It's a 1994 TV movie called Reunion.

http://www.best-horror-movies.com/boy-st鈥?/a>

I'm searching for it now on Imdb.com

Found it -

The Reunion (1994) (TV) starring Marlo Thomas and Peter Strauss. Directed by Lee Grant.

Jessie's deceased four-year-old son, Jamie, returns from the grave to comfort his grieving mother in THE REUNION. But when the soothing apparition returns to the spirit world, Jessie must decide whether to stay with her living family, or join her son in death...

There's not a whole lot of info on this particular movie but the storyline starts off with a little boy and he has a horse cart (with a string attached) that he loves. He wants to take it to bed with him and after much protest, his parents relent and let him take the toy to bed. He then chokes on the string and dies in the night.

His ghostly spirit is then seen in the barn and elsewhere.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0110981/

What are the best websites/agencies to find a job in the film industry in Vancouver?

My partner and I are planning to move to Vancouver next year to work. My current job is as Head of Film Promotions for Carlton Screen Advertising in the UK and my remit is to create partnerships between brands and films on behalf of the UK Film Distributors. I have lots of varied experience within the film industry and would like to continue my career in Vancouver. If anyone knows of good websites or specific employment agencies which deal with the film industry or any ideas on how to start looking, it would be much appreciated|||I am trying to find out myself. I am a videographer here in the states. If I find any information out, I will let you know. When you get there, if need anybody to work for you, please let me know.

How do I make a film review sound less like a film analysis?

For my English coursework, I have to write a film review on any film of my choice.

I have written it, but it does not sound like a film review at all.

What are some characteristics that a film review has?|||this should really help, it has the steps you need to do to write a good review, including the most important ... giving your opinion:

http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/a22鈥?/a>|||A film review can contain an analysis. I would say that most do. Try and give a brief plot outline without including spoilers. You can add your opinion in a review whereas an analysis would be void of opinion. So wherever you have made analytical points throw in your opinion as well. Also reviews tend to compare what they are reviewing to other subjects, usually what they are similar to. Movies reviews often refer to other movies to convey certain similarities. A good place to check for references to other movies is IMDB.com. Find your movie and read the user comments that discuss the movie. They almost always reference other movies as comparison as well as usually giving well founded opinions.

Who was the film maker, associated with making the footage of the moon landing?

The original moon landing, we've all seen it, but there was a famous film maker who was involved, and all the team mysteriously "disappeared". He didn't leave his house for something ridiculous like 20 years or something... Any help please?|||Supposedly Stanley Kubrick.|||Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

Supposedly Stanley Kubrick.

.......Not supposedly, it was!

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What Chinese action film ends in a violent prolonged shootout with a man and woman trying to escape in a car?

I'd caught only the end of this film one night late on television a number of years ago. I would guess that it's from the late 1980s or 1990s. The Chinese man and woman both have guns, and both take what looks like dozens of bullets during the final shootout before dying in the car at the very end. The camera is facing them (he in the driver's seat).|||That could be alot of movies.|||Sounds like Beyond Hypothermia.

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What is the best old style film camera to buy?

I am looking to take some pictures that look like they are from the late 70s early 80s. I bought some old kodakrome film and now I need a camera. I like the pictures the Leica R3 takes but the Summilux 50 mm lens is too expensive. Are there any other good old film cameras that pictures like the Leica does?|||If you like the Leica R-3, buy a Minolta XE-7 with an MC ROKKOR-X 50mm f1.4 lens. The R-3 is really an XE-7 modified with a Leica lens mount and metering system. If you have the bucks (and can find one), the Minolta MC ROKKOR-PG 58mm f1.2 is definitely an awesome lens.

The XE-7 (and R-3) have a shutter designed by Leitz and Copal and is arguably the quietest shutter ever on an SLR. The film advance is buttery smooth. The XE-7 also allows for multiple exposures by pushing a switch to disengage the film advance and frame counter.

The Minolta MD 35-70mm f3.5 and MD 70-210mm f4 constant aperture zooms are excellent - so good that Leica sold them for the R-3, R-4 %26amp; R-5. Leica also sold the Minolta 16mm f2.8 180 degree full-frame fisheye.|||The #1 selling point of Leica is that their M-series (rangefinder) lenses are sharper wide open than any other 35mm glass.

This lets you shoot in almost no light (think National Geographic, a yak barn in Tibet).

Unless you need this kind of low-light performance, just about any prime lens from any manufacturer will be good for your purpose.

In keeping with your project, a Nikon FE with 50mm f1.8 would be fitting.

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How to develop film from my Holga camera?

I mean where can i take the film to get the pictures developed? Thanks so much!|||If it is 35mm film, any 1-hour lab will do.

If you are shooting 120 film, it is a little more difficult to deal with, since there are fewer labs that can process it. Ask around at your local Walmart, Costco or other 1-hour labs. While they may not be able to process the on site, many of these labs will send the film out to be processed for you.

The next option is to find a local pro-lab. These are labs that specifically cater to professional photographers and will be able to process your film on site. As you might imagine, it can be a little pricey.

Another film processing option is to send out the film to be processed. Check out these processors, they both offer processing by mail:

http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/

http://www.swanphotolabs.com/swan08/inde鈥?/a>

Then the best of all option, process the film yourself. BW film processing and even color processing are not too difficult to learn and also not very expensive to get into.

For Holga tips, check out this website:

http://goholga.com/

Then there's my own website:

http://www.dianacamera.com/

I have lots of tips, tricks and photos taken with plastic cameras.

For how-to videos for Holgas and Diana cameras, check out my youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/kaituba|||Walgreens, CVS, Penn Camera (if you have one locally) or Chrome Photo.

If there is a local darkroom at a local college you could use, they could help you develop the film yourself with giving you specific instructions. Generally after rolling the film on the reels, the steps are:

1. prewash

2. develop

3. stop wash

4. fixer

5. wash

6. perma wash

7. final wash

8. photo-flo

9. dry

Developing procedures may vary! hope this helps!

How long until color film is not available?

In a recent conversation with one of the scientists/archivists at the Getty museum in Los Angeles we discussed the future of color film. We agreed that what keeps color film alive is the motion picture film industry and once that industry moves over largely to digital capture and even more importantly, digital projection there will not be enough demand for color film for anyone to continue to produce it profitably and it will disappear. Regardless of it's attributes or the demand by prominent film makers and photographers no one will any longer be able to afford to produce it.

The still film market is minuscule when compared to the motion picture market and any innovations you are seeing are motivated by motion picture sales and not still film. Unlike B%26amp;W film, there is a huge amount of technology involved in the production of color film and because of this I believe it will likely disappear completely in the next 5 to 10 years.

So...what are your predictions and arguments on how long color film will be available|||If you keep a large inventory in a walk-in freezer it will never disappear. At least for a long time.

I suspect that color film production will all but stop by the end of this decade. Ektar 100 advancements were made in the motion picture lab. If directors continue to go digital for feature films then there will eventually be nothing technically or financially to drive the production of color still film.

I like like the idea that it will become ultra niche. They still make front loading long arms and blimps. Somehow they seem more fun because they are archaic and scarce.|||The US may quite making it but I am fairly sure it will continue to be made overseas. They aren't as anal as we are when it comes to discarding old techniques . Adox film is still being manufactured and produced under the Efke name. Fuji still amkes color 4x5 sheet fil as does Kodak. I don't see them quiting it too soon. Heck, even 127 film is s till made even though nobody has made a camera that uses it for almost 30 years.|||In my totally unscientific opinion I think color print film will remain viable for quite a few more years.

After all, movie film is positive color while print film is reversal. Movies are really very long slide shows and you couldn't project through a color negative. Do the names Ektachrome and Kodachrome ring a bell?

So don't be digging color reversal film's grave just yet.|||I don't think color film is going anywhere anytime soon, and if that's the case, i have to start stocking up on some film :)|||I don't see color film going anywhere anytime soon. Digital is fine, but the quality of even the best digital camera when compared to medium/large format film still leaves a HUGE quality gap. Sure, there are digital options for these formats, but they are so expensive as to make them unattainable by all but the biggest professional studios.

Saying that color film will go by the wayside is the same thing we heard about B%26amp;W film when color became available - but we all know that didn't happen. There will be a decrease in sales, but just as with B%26amp;W/color, some photographers will still choose to use film for its imaging qualities that can't, at least yet, be attained with digital imaging. Not to mention the fact that many publishers still require film submission, and the storage life of processed film. Digital will store - but hope your driv doesn't crash, your home/studio catch fire, or any other of a number of things that could cause you to lose your entire portfolio.

How can i submit my short film in the Film Festivals around the world?

I am working on a short film %26amp; wish to submit it in the festivals around the world. The aim is to reach every individual in the world so need assistance to take the right path. Will i have to have an agent %26amp; does it cost a lot? Please suggest. Thanks!|||First of all u dont need to go to an agent at all, i will tell u one site called without-a-box.com. . .Just go and register urself there and they will send u updates abt the film festivals going on. . . .It is an international site as u said u hav to reach every indiviual, so it will help u. . .N remember to take some still of on location to prove that its 100%geniuine n made by u. . . .Best of luck. . . .

Hope i helped. . . .If any doubts mail me. . . . .

What is the difference between thin film and double slit interference?

Hi guys,

so i am taking physics right now, and we just started interference with slits. We have done thin film and double slit interference, but I am confused about the difference. Is thin film interference basically a bunch of slits all together, say 5000/cm, and all you must do is figure out the distance between two? then it is just one more step longer than a double slit interference problem...

also, what is diffraction grating?

thank you!|||A diffractive grating splits light up into its chromatic components or divides it by its spectral order. Now an optical thin film is a coating, usually a evaporated or sputtered metal that with a precise thickness of quater wave, half wave thickness with respect to the wavelength the coating is designed to work with. In other words, a 550nm 1/4 wave AR coating is slightly different thickness than a 450nm 1/4 wave AR coating. But the idea is the coating minimizes back reflection.Thin films can also be design to be optical bandpass filters or line filters etc. so they don't do the same thing that a grating does. Get it?

What are the different paths toward film scoring?

Majoring from Berklee or other famous music college, is it the only way towards film scoring?

Do you have examples of film composers (famous or not) that are not graduates from such universities?|||Danny Elfman is a high school dropout and he does all of Tim Burton's films and also works extensively with Sam Raimi and Taylor Hackford. He got his start by scoring a low-budget independent film that his brother made. When Tim Burton asked him to score Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, he didn't have any orchestration experience at all - he kind of learned it as he went along. Working on independent or student films for free is a good way to learn how to do anything in film - you build up a body of work that you can show when you are angling for a real job, plus you make connections that can benefit you later.|||Danny Elfman is a high school dropout and he does all of Tim Burton's films and also works extensively with Sam Raimi and Taylor Hackford. He got his start by scoring a low-budget independent film that his brother made.

How can I film the sun without damaging the camera?

I have an assignment to make a music video for my TV productions class. For part of it, I wanted to use a time lapse of the sky, but i really don't want to pay to have one of the schools cameras repaird or anything like that. So How can i film in direct sunlight for an extended part of time without damaging anything behind the lens?|||You will need a camera that will accept a Sun Filter.Another thought is to do a time lapse on shadows as the lenghten.|||put sunglasses on itt. =] lol actually i have no idea but good luck

How can i distribute my documentary film to channels in a profitable fashion?

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What university film school offers the best experience?

Ok so this is the thing.

I'm pretty sure that the best way to find a job after film school is to have contacts right?

What university film programme allows you to get those contacts? (in the USA and the UK).

For example, I know that the london film and television school has contacts with the BBC so it's really benefical.

I also know that summer internships during your studies gets you contacts.

Thanks in advance!|||You're right that it's not always what you know but who you know that will land you a job. That doesn't mean that your only way of making contacts is to go to an elite film school, though. My cousin spent an absolute fortune on NYU, one of the best film schools in the world, and has still had a challenging time finding a job in this recession. I would go to the best school you can get into and afford, do your best, and get an internship with a great company. My stepmom got her foot in the door by landing an internship with a very successful producer, and that led to a fabulous career in the entertainment industry despite having not even majored in film. Check out the classifieds in Daily Variety and Hollywood Reporter for internship opportunities.

In the US the best film schools are USC, UCLA, NYU, Columbia, and FSU. By the way, if you were interested in FSU, they have a small branch in London where you can go for two years and then transfer to Florida to get your degree.

The London Film %26amp; Television is awesome as well, and someone just told me about an excellent screenwriting and producing programme at Royal Holloway.

Best of luck!

~ peace

Where can I buy standard 8mm film for my old Minolta Zoom 8 movie camera?

I want to use an old 8mm camera that I found at an antiques store to make some old-fashioned movies but I'm having a hard time finding film. I've found Super 8mm film, but I need standard 8mm, or "double 8". Thanks for any help!|||As a matter of fact, I have the same camera! You can buy Ektachrome 100D in double-8 for $17 from Dwayne's Photo in Kansas. You can also get the film processed there.|||I remember then the film was taken off the market way back in the 80's.

Do not have the month or year but it is gone away.

What is the best kind of film for shooting on rainy days?

I shoot black and white and i want to shoot in ireland but i don't know what kind of film to use. I've heard that 200 tmax kodak film is pretty good all around.|||It all depends on the look and feel you want to achieve.

If you want a gutsy, edgy feel with some bite then T-max is great.

If you want smoother, more subtle gradations then Ilford has wonderful emulsions for you.

Consider using filters to help penetrate haze and improve contrast. Pale yellow (haze) and pale salmon (UV) would be basic essentials. In some conditions and for a special look consider a full yellow or even a light orange.

Have an enjoyable and rewarding shoot.|||There is no TMax 200 -- only TMax100, TMax400 and TMax 3200 . For rainy days/ medium-light situations, TMax400 is probably best, but they are all superb films for their uses.

Some folks don't care for it because the negatives do look more "dull" (for a lack of a better term) than silver-rich negatives, but the final prints from TMax film have great tonality and very low grain.|||Really any good fine grain black and while film is good.

The key when shooting under cloudy skies is to add about 20% to the development time to increase the contrast lost when shooting under clouds associated with rain, etc.

And yes, T-Max is excellent film.|||I never cared much for T-Grain technology. It seems to have a harsh look to it. You might try Ilford XP2, over exposed just a touch. It seems to do well on rainy days. It scans well and makes great prints straight from the negative as well.

BTW, I don't think T-Max comes in 200.|||:)|||Use 400 ISO film or higher.:)

How do you change the film speed of a Nikon F65 film slr camera?

I just started using a Nikon F65 film slr camera and need a bit of help with it. I've used a slr film camera before but it was all manual. Do I need to put in the film before I change the film speed? And how do I do so?|||The F65 supports DX coding (not to be confused with the DX sensor/lens format) - it will automatically detect the speed of most films. Check the box of the film if it's "DX coded".|||you have to buy film of what ever speed you want, 200, 400 and so on. It's not like a digital camera that changes speed for you, you have to buy the film at a certain speed.

How to write a letter to film distributors?

I need to contact film distributors regarding our film, and I was wondering what you should write in the letter/info pack?

Thank you|||What you are looking to write is called a query letter. In that letter you are going to include a short, three paragraph synopsis of your film. But how you construct that letter is very, very, important.

You are going to want to include a hook. Maybe a question, or bold question in the beginning. Then you write the synopsis, and close with a brief paragraph about you.

Examples of query letters are plentiful and everywhere, but the ones that stand out are always well written.

How can i distribute my documentary film to channels in a profitable fashion?

I am in the process of directing a documentary and am having a hard time figuring out how to distribute my film to top documentary broadcasters such as, Discovery, National Geographic, History, and Travel channel, along with international markets as well. I was also wondering how it would work, and how do they decide on what films to choose and how much to pay. Thanks|||thats a bit like writing a book....you need to copy parts of it and send it to people with a letter of intro, letting them know it is available for a price

Do not need to copy write that and i don't think there is such a thing, but you can mail yourself a full copy, do not open the envelope when it gets back to you....thats your proof of ownership, preceding any publication....and yes it does stand up in Court as long as you do not break the seal on the envelope...and in case you have to, do it in front of a layer and an other witness, have them sign a paper saying yes this is what was in the envelope|||www.abc.com or other channels, look for "partnership"

patent ur ideas or lie to them that u have a patent, just give them a fake number 9 digits

What camera is best for independent film making on a tight budget?

Hi, I am wondering what camera would be best for independent film making on a tight budget? I have written a script for an independent horror themed film I want to create, but I am not sure what camera I should use. I don't want to go into the the thousands for the camera alone since then I'd need the tripod, and other accessories for it. So is there any suggestions on what camera I should get?|||Worlds first consumer interchangeable NEX HandyCam

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stor鈥?/a>

I so want this. The creativity you have is astounding.|||Film cameras, the good ones, are terribly expensive. Video cameras on the other hand can be pretty reasonable but, it's still going to be a few thousand to buy one.

Why don't you look into renting a camera - there are companies that do that. I've been to a rather large outfit in DFW that rents to the likes of Costner and others.|||The season finale of the series 'House' was filmed entirely with a Canon 5D Mark II using Canon EF lenses. A 5D Mark II w/24-105mm f4L IS USM lens will cost you $3,299.95 at B%26amp;H:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com

You might be able to accomplish your goal with a Pentax K-x w/18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens for $549.95 at B%26amp;H. Here is a real-world, hands-on review of the K-x:

http://www.shutterbug.net/equipmentrevie鈥?/a>|||As said above the Sony HDR could be what you need but I also I like the Panasonic Professional AG-HMC40 AVCHD.

A friend of mine got that one 3 months ago and he is really pleased with it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002I9S鈥?/a>|||you might have a look at Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18 MP CMOS APS-C Digital SLR Camera

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035FZ鈥?/a>

Sony HDR-FX7 3-CMOS Sensor HDV High-Definition Handycam Camcorder with 20x Optical Zoom

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IBD鈥?/a>

What is the most important scene in the film Pulp Fiction?

I am doing a presentation on about a film of my choice and I chose Pulp Fiction. You need to choose a particular scene and talk through it, the shots, themes and dialogue then I suppose talk about how they interlink to make such a good scene.

For those who have seen the film, what would that scene be?

I was thinking possibly "I just shot marvin in the head" or "the watch monologue" bits but I think this film has tons.

Any ideas?|||I would say the long dragged out scene between Vincent Vega, Jules Winnfield when there getting ready to go up and take the Glowing briefcase from the apartment of men and make a statement for Marsellus Wallace. They walk and talk for about ten minutes and the whole time all the shot was done in one camera angle, with no cutaways. Challenging the laws of film, by not cutting and holding one shot for more then the average 5 seconds. That kind of paved the way for other films to go outside of Contemporary film making and get creative with their shots. That is one of my favorite parts of the movie.

-Abby-|||the most "important" is the final one because he explains the rest of the movie. how, every character is sometimes the "shepherd" and sometimes the "weak" and sometimes the "tyranny of evil men". gives meaning to all the other scenes. however, it's not as strong in terms of camera angles, lighting, motifs, etc.

How can you film almost cinema quality video using a generic handheld camera?

I am trying to learn how to improve to visual quality of video that I film so it doesn't look like a home video every time. Any tips?|||It's never going to look like film because of the different frames-per-second shooting rates and the soft focus of film. That being said, you can improve your videos a LOT by:

==%26gt; Using a tripod for steadier more professional looking images

==%26gt; Zooming out and moving in to give the camera as much light as possible

==%26gt; By shooting lots of shots--exterior establishing shot, two shot, close-ups, cut-aways and such--so it plays like a movie

==%26gt; By learning to use the editing software that is built into every new PC and Mac so you can cut out all the junk

==%26gt; By inserting a new shot every 10 seconds for a slow sequence and every 1-3 seconds for something fast action because that's what your audience is used to seeing

==%26gt; By posting frequent videos on YouTube.com so you get real world feedback and valuable experience

Also, subscribe to VideoMaker magazine and learn to write using the free software from Celtx.|||There should be a way to set your speed to film speed. I think it's 33/sec.|||Achieving a filmic look even with high end digital cameras can be difficult. The higher end cameras allow you to shoot at 24fps which is the standard film speed. Two key elements that can aid in your attempt at a higher quality picture are lighting and camera movement. Generic video cameras have a low tolerance for broad differences in lighting but at the same time things that are evenly lit seldom offer visual interest. Even using bare light bulbs placed in different position can help you. The best thing you can do is to play around with the lights you have available to find a look that pleases you. As far as camera movement is concerned smooth movements allow for a less shaky final product. A generic handheld camera usually looks just like that so using a tripod or other devices that stabalize the cameras movement can help. Visual depth and composition should also be constant considerations while shooting. You can also work wonders in post production but that also requires a great deal of fiddling around to find a look that you like.

What university film school offers the best experience?

What's that film where a mum and her daughters end up having to stay in a department store over christmas?

And then the security finds them on Christmas Eve and invites them to spend christmas with him and his family (I think!)

I loved that film but can't remeber the name!|||The Greatest Store in the World

Is it this one.|||Mum for christmas|||it might be "on the second day of christmas" but i'm not sure.

they show it on lifetime.|||on the second day of christmas"

What happens when you rewind a film without pressing the rewind release button?

I have a Nikkormat FT3, and I forgot to press the rewind release button before turning the rewind knob (yes, stupid, I know). There were some weird sounds coming - the forcing of the film I suppose - but after a very little while the knob felt loose. I think the time it took was too short for the whole roll to be rewinded. Any idea what happened? Should I open the camera? I really don't want the film to be ruined.|||Yes, that is right. You ripped the film. Take the camera to a lab and they can recover the film for you and process it. Don't open the back of the camera

In the future you need to know one thing about cameras NEVER force anything ... if it does not move easily, there is something wrong. Cameras are precision instruments and work smoothly. If the film advance is not moving easily or the lens does not want to attach or focus with ease, don't force it or try to fix it yourself.

Take it into a camera store or have it repaired ASAP|||Sounds like you tore the film. I did that my first time using a film camera.

How do you tell how much film you have left in a minolta St si Maxxum camera?

I just got a new camera today and i have no idea how to figure out how much film i have left. Any help? I put new film and and have been taking a few pictures to try it out.|||There is a frame counter on the camera. It may be on the top or on the back up under the film advance lever.

If you don't have the Owner's Manual you really need to get a copy.|||You can see how many pics you have shot in the LED display on the top of the camera.

In the bottom right corner of the display you see the film symbol and a number over it. That number indicates how many pics you have already shot.

Depending on the total number of frames of your film (12 or 24 or 36) you can calculate how many shots there are left.

If you don't have the package of your film anymore you can have a look at the little window at the camera back. You can see a small part of the film canister through it. Something like 200/24 or 400/36 or similar should be visible the number behind the slash is the total number or frames of that film.

The film symbol on the LED display looks approx. like that:

O____

THe number should read above the "line"

You can download a free manual here:

http://www.vikenk.com/minolta_manual.htm

Hope it helps

What is the difference between a film lens and a digital lens?

specifically Canon. Are they made differently? Can some of them if not all of them be used on both camera types (film and digital)? Are there risks using a film lens on a digital camera?|||The lenses used on 35mm, full frame Nikon and Canon digials and the Canon's with a 1.3x magnification factor (29mm x 19mm), cover a larger area (36mm x 24mm) and the standard dgital SLR has a sensor that is smaller so the lenses don't have to cover as large an area (24mm x 16mm) .Film lenses are generally more expensive than digital only lenses for this reason.

You can used any film lens on a (Nikon on Nikon, Canon on Canon, etc) DSLR.|||The differences:

Film lenses have a larger "image circle", that is, they are designed to cover the larger image area used by 35mm film. When used on a digital SLR, only the center area of that image circle will be used, commonly called the "sweet spot" of the lens. That's because lenses tend to be sharper and have better contrast in their center image circle areas.

By comparison, a lens that's made for digital SLRs will have a few differences. First, their image circle will be smaller because digital SLR sensors are smaller. This makes them generally unsuitable for film use. Second, their coatings and lenses are adjusted to get light to hit the sensor more directly, to minimize color aberrations and vignetting.

Can they be used on both camera types?

In Canon parlance, lenses suitable for both film and digital are called "EF" lenses. Lenses which are designed only for the smaller digital sensor cameras (Digital Rebel, EOS 20D, EOS 30D, Digital Rebel XT and Digital Rebel XTi) are called "EF-S". So, yes, a film lens can be used on both camera types, while the digital EF-S lenses shouldn't be used on a film camera or a digital camera with a physically larger sensor (like the Canon 5D).

Risks?

There are no risks for using an EF lens on a digital camera. Using an EF-S (digital) lens on a film or 35mm-sized sensor camera will probably give you darker edges in your image, called "vignetting."|||There are really no differences in the physical lenses except for a few of the Canon wide angle lenses (the EF-S series lenses) which were designed for only the small sensor Canon digital SLR's. These lenses will not work on the film EOS series cameras and the full frame digital cameras (like the 5D) because they sit too far back in the camera body to clear the mirror and don't have a big enough circle of coverage to cover a full frame format, so the full frame format cameras will lock out the Canon S series lenses, which are not usable with the full frame image cameras.

Also note that a 50mm focal length lens which "sees" approximately like your eye sees things on a full frame film or digital camera, is a telephoto lens on the smaller image sensor digital cameras (like the digital Rebel series cameras).|||go to howstuffworks.com to find out

What was the film from the 80s in which a kid reanimated his dead neighbor using a chip from his robot?

It wasn't the best film in the world, but I'd like to know the title and if posible who was in it.|||That movie is "Deadly Friend" (1986) starring a very young Kristy Swanson (Buffy the Vampir Slayer-movie)

How does the film Atonement vary from actual historical events?

Also, what did you think of this film?|||How would this be a legal question??

What was the film in the ad during the commercials for 610 WIP in Philly?

It was and ad about an upcoming made for tv film called Touch Home or Home Touch or something like that. It's a story about a man who had died and his relationship with his two sons I think. Did anyone hear this ad?|||Ben I think this the movie you are looking for. Amar Akbar Anthony鈥?br>

~ Don ~|||I did hear the ad

What point do reality shows film the personal interview about the previous scene?

You know, when they show a clip of the filmed life...then they stop and get the first hand interview from the person in the filmed scene? I wondered, because (especially in game shows) people never give anything away about the outcome by their expressions. It would make sense for them to film the reflection after the show is filmed, looking back, but it seems as though they really dont know the outcome at the time of the interview. Do they film these scenes/interviews after every day? Do they actually wait until the end of the show, and these people are just great actors?|||i've wondered the same thing myself. it's not uncommon to see a participant/contestant wearing the same outfit throughout the course of the series during their interviews, which almost makes you wonder if it's one big interview conducted at the end.

anyway, i'm borrowing this from another thread. it sort of tackles the question:

There are two kinds of interviews you'll see on shows... on the fly and formal. On the fly interviews are usually at the site where something is happening and captures immediate responses to a situation that's just happened. Formals (those nicer-looking "Sit down" interviews) can be shot hours, days, weeks, even months after action occurs to tailor the edited action to the producers' needs.

Both of these are helpful in intensifying action either truthfully or when something needs to be made to feel a certain way. Watch for standard bites like "I was really nervous that I was going to be eliminated," or other things no one on earth says unless they're prompted.|||i've wondered the same thing myself. it's not uncommon to see a participant/contestant wearing the same outfit throughout the course of the series during their interviews, which almost makes you wonder if it's one big interview conducted at the end.

How do you choose a tint film to protect my car primary from heat?

I want to protect my car from heat, and I am thinking to buy a tint film. But there are so many price range and darkness of films. Which darkness or price protect the most from heat? Also, I am thinking to buy one from the Walmart, but should I go to car dealer or somewhere to get a better one?|||best thing to do is to go to your local car tinter, and tell the to do the darkest legal tint.|||Best question i ever seen that a good one well from my experience check around from a few shops and see what they say and keep your information to your self don't say well the last guy said you know, OK then you should come up with a good person, make sure you want to ask about a written warranty, good luck|||Percentage Numbers represent amount of light transmission.

Example : 35% means 35% light transmission.

Also known as VLT or Visible Light Transmission.

Film - Amount of light that is required to pass through window film.

Example : 35% Film means that the film must pass through at least 35% visible light.

Iowa

AS-1 / NO / ANY / ANY / Unknown

Note : A pending bill in the legislature would mandate light transmission on all windows of at least 70% (Basically no aftermarket tint allowed). Puts the federal window tint regulation into state law.

Enforcement Note : Iowa is spotty on enforcement but can enforce the law against out-of-state motorist such as writing a fix-it ticket.

Net - Amount of light that is required to pass both the car window and the tint film.

MPV - A vehicle such as a recreation vehicle such as a pickup truck including GMC Suburbans, Nissan Pathfinders, Extra Cab Trucks

When info is given, it is in the format of :

Windshield / Front Side Windows / Rear Side Windows / Rear-Back Window / Year Passed

Where :

NO - No Film is Allowed

ANY - Any degree of tinting is allowed

AS-1 - On the windshield, there is a mark that says "AS-1" toward the top that defines that the tint cannot go below.

UnDef - Nothing defined in the law.

FMVSS 205 - A regulation that is found in the Code of Federal Regulation. The regulation is found in 49 CFR 571.205

35 % Film - Light that is measured on the film alone

35 % Net - Light that is measured both through the film and car window|||5% limo all around, lol.

What is the best old style film camera to buy?

Friday, September 16, 2011

Should I start a career in film by attending film school?

I've always wanted to work in the film-movie industry. Lately I decided to attend a 2-year film school when I turn 18, but some people discourage me from doing this, they say film school is money-wasting!

I'm very confused, if not attending a film school then what should I do?? Are there any other ways than going to film school? Please give me some advice, thanks very much!|||HI YUP IF U WERE INTERESTED IN THIS FIELD SO U MUST GO BCOZ THE INTERESTED FIELD MAKES THE BRAIN FASTER.

GOOD LUCK

Is there a film where someone wears a flower in their jacket lapel to be recognisable?

I think I remember a film where some guy wears a flower in his lapel so the woman he is meeting will recognise him. Does anyone know of this film? Or any other similar film?

I need the title of a film with this in as soon as possible. Please help me, it's very important.|||Wasn't that the scene in "Must Love Dogs" and it's between Dianne Lane's character and that of his dad, Christopher Plummer?

How long does it take for film to expire?

I bought a disposable underwater camera 5 or 6 years ago and never used it. I was wondering if the film is not expired and, if so, if it would work but just give the effect that most expired films give. Please help!|||film can last way past the expiration date with little or no noticeable effect. The only way to find out is to take pics and have them developed and printed.

Have fun!|||If it is color and has been kept in a cool place, i would go and use it now. If B%26amp;W could go a while longer.

How do I become a certified film critic?

I have a very big interest in film and have seen more movies then I can list or begin to think about. Long story short, Id like some information on how to become a film critic, and not just your average, I post reviews to my friends on facebook critic but a certified critic with what ever eduacational background that that comes with.|||There is no licensing authority for film critics, thus no certifications for film critics exist.

You may want to start writing reviews for a small, local paper and work your way up.

A degree in Journalism might help.

How to get film or haze out of a mirror?

I've had a bedroom set with mirrors on the headboard and the dresser that have this haze or film on it and it doesn't seem to come off. I should have returned it but I figured that I could get it off. Well here it is 10 years later. What can I do to fix this besides get rid of it? I've tried windex and vinegar and water!|||shes right its the back side, there is a thin layer of film, that makes the reflection, try heating the back side with a hair dryer,|||I might be wrong on this but I always thought that haze on mirror is the result of the inside layer of that shiny material going somehow bad. That would make it unfixable. I hope I am wrong and somebody else gives a suggestion that would fix it...

Good luck.|||try vigorous rubbing with crumpled newspaper|||if it's still in good condition, go to a glass store and have them replace the mirrors for you.

How do you film a scene where the same actor plays two different roles in the same shot?

For example, Chris Liley's Angry Boys. How do you film a scene where the same actor plays two different people, who are both in the same shot?|||It is not the same shot. It is different shots edited together. The actor may be speaking to a stand in or to a blue screen (a way of filming that allows you to add to it later) Then the scene is shot again with the actor int he other role.

What French film is being referred to in the Will & Grace pilot?

In the pilot episode of Will %26amp; Grace, at the very end after Grace runs out of her wedding, Will describes a French film that they had seen in college. In the film, a man and a woman who are destined for to be together keep missing each other and then finally meet on a plane. Is this a real film? And, if so, what is it called and where can I find it?|||Hi! I've searched some info about it and I didn't find anything, so I'm assuming that it is not a real film. The only information about a reference in that episode is about John Wayne. Sorry!

What is the name of the film that has adults playing children, in a forrest with a barn fire?

I can remember seeing a film in University about a group of kids, played by adults, who are all hanging out in a forrest. A fire begins in a barn, and one of the kids is injured or killed - but I have no idea what it is called. Could be a feature film, or an extended short. Any ideas?|||Hi there.

It is a BBC televison play called "Blue Remembered Hills", written by Dennis Potter and starring Colin Welland. Excellent stuff.

Cheers, Steve.

How do you develop colored film and create colored prints?

I took a year of black and white film photography and loved it, and would like to try color on my own. Can someone describe the main differences for developing colored film as well as making colored prints? Or link me to a nice tutorial (that has temperature and timing charts). Also, can you make black and white prints on normal black and white paper by using colored negatives? Thanks!|||If you have already some good experience of b%26amp;w developing and printing then going to colour should not be that hard.

However, the processes are more temperature and time critical and obviously the chemicals are different.

In the printing process you need a different enlarger or at least one which will accept colour filters and the development of the paper needs to be done under different conditions.

Rather than trying to find a tutorial (have you tried google?) you would be better off going to your library or bookshop and buying a book on the subject.

Yes you can make black and white prints with coloured negatives, they do not however look the same as "normal" black and white as they are more grainy and contrasty unless you use panalure paper.|||The color film is harder to do only due to the extra steps. You can buy home kits no problem.

The same with the color paper and chem for that. You do need NO light in the darkroom and a color set of filters or color head on your enlarger. Most ppl use developing tubes to put the prints in for two reasons, One, you can turn the lights back on to see what your doing with the chemistry and two most of the chem. you use are one use so you do not use a lot at a time.

Here is one how to.

http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5232074_col鈥?/a>

What causes the difference between film image quality on TV shows?

This has always baffled me, and as im not a media studies boffin id love to know if im the only one who has noticed this oddity and bear with me cos this is very very hard to explain what i mean.

What causes the difference in filming between shows ie, comparing Coronation St and The Bill, for example. If you watch both these shows, the Bill looks very americanised or film like. Is it the lens or speed at which its recorded or something. Can anybody explain this? Id be most grateful|||I'm not quite sure what you mean, but there's the different kinds (And qualities) of cameras being used for each production, the level of skill behind editing, the intent of the tone of the show, etc. You have to remember that there are differences in production teams behind every tv show, movie, etc--it's not the same camera, the same kind of broadcast, or the same team working for each and every show out there, so there will be differences between each show you watch, no matter how subtle or obvious they are.|||It's the camera lens that is adjusted to make the videotape resemble film (a trick used on and off on US television since the early 1990s to make a taped programme look like it had been filmed). Many shows on Food Network US are made this way (i.e. the various Giada DeLauentiis series) for example.

What film format should I shoot for artistic means?

I'd like to start shooting film, I know I'd like to shoot with a 50mm f/1.8 for that large DOF. Is it worth starting this having no darkroom experience and having labs develop my film? What format should I go with? Looking to primarily shoot with higher ISO monochromatic films... Any input at all is greatly appreciated. Thanks!|||f/1.8 won't give you large Depth of Field. In the 35mm format you would have to stop down to f/11 or f/16 to get large Depth of Field with a 50mm lens.

For the greatest artistic means and to avoid the unavoidable demise of film look at coating your own 8x10" plates.

Amazing look. Each is one of a kind like a painting.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardcyna鈥?/a>

http://www.alternativephotography.com/pr鈥?/a>|||Shoot medium format 120 or 220 film. The negatives are huge compared to 35mm and will set your work apart from amateurs - you can do so much more with a huge negative. You'd have to spend thousands on digital to achieve the same results.

So you will need a medium format camera. Look up a camera supply store in your area - not a ONE-HOUR-FOTO place. Some place that sells used cameras and darkroom supplies. Talk to the experts in there. They will probably put you in a 1990 Mamiya or something similar and get your rolls developed.

They help you with used darkroom equipment when you're ready.

They'll have lenses for you, too, when you're ready to branch out from "normal" lenses. For example you'll want a longer focal length for portraits.|||The vast majority of second hand 35mm SLR's available today will come with a 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.7 lens. I personally really like this focal length and use those lenses frequently. Which particular brand of SLR you choose is up to you. I own plenty of different brands (Canon, Olympus, Sigma, Minolta, just to name a few) and I get great results with all of them.

I will say that Canon is probably my favourite (the Canon A-1 being my favourite SLR pictured here with my favourite lens, the 50mm f/1.4)

http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicC鈥?/a>

and I only use manual focus SLR's and lenses. There is just something about the old heavy thumb winder cameras that just isn't present in the electronic models of the 80's.

As far as film goes, I shoot pretty much exclusively Ilford. I rarely put colour film through them, but that is of course my personal taste.

If you are talking film 'format' for artistic measures then I will go out on a limb and say have a look at a medium format camera. I picked up a Yashica A TLR (pictured below)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/2298鈥?/a>

For 拢37 off eBay and it is one of my favourite cameras, the results are just amazing. I will add though that unless you already are familiar with using a camera in Manual mode you could find this camera a little difficult to use, there are no auto settings on these.

Hope you enjoy your new purchase!, remember that if you buy a Pentax or Nikon you can use the lenses on the Digital equivalent.

.|||Well if you are using a 50mm F1.8 I am going to assume that is a lens you have for a digital SLR. Therefore your format would be 35mm film.

Ilford make some fine B%26amp;W films. I would try these. The ISO of film you use will depend on the subjects you shoot and the amount of available light. The higher ISO films will show much more grain than the lower ISO films.

What camera to make a film for theaters?

I've never made a movie before but I need a camera to make a film shot entirely in the woods in the daytime with no sound. I assume the camera would need to have HD right? I have the dream of the film someday being able to be shown at a big movie theater. Also what camera would be good for shooting in the daylight?|||First off, you're confusing FILM cameras with DIGITAL cameras...HD is digital...

2nd, what is your budget? I can suggest a Nikon D3100 with full 1080p HD video with full-time auto focus for $700: http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/P鈥?/a>|||Since my answer would take too long, look @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_cin鈥?/a> .

Ther are some movie theatres able to stream/project digital images, but even movies shot with fild are digitally scanned and edited, then put back onto film.

What film can i use for my polaroid one step express camera?

I can't find this film in stores, is there an alternative to using the polaroid 600 film ? (maybe something that fits in my camera as well that doesn't run from 50-600 bucks a pop on amazon?)

The film used to be 10 dollars a pop :(|||Where have you been?

Polaroid stopped making film in December of 2008 and what film was left from that run expired in October 2009.

There is a company that makes Polaroid compatible film. It sells for about $20 for a ten shot pack.

http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/s鈥?/a>

Is there anything a Digital camera can never replace in a Film camera?

A few years ago, people wondered whether they should go film or digital. Most of the reasons to go for film had to do with price, and the equipment you need.

But after a few years, it became clear that for the average person, there was very little reason to buy film cameras instead of digital ones. The only thing I can think of that a digital camera can't ever replace is that some film cameras don't need energy.

So aside from electricity to use it, is there any feature in film cameras that can never be replaced by digital cameras?|||At present, saturation characteristics of film versus digital. Film saturates in a friendly manner. Digital hard clips which causes noticeable color shifts in the saturated region. Who knows, technology may be able to reduce the saturation problems in digital camera in the future.

Film cameras need energy, but you can get by with energy from a spring.|||Each (film and digital) have unique qualities. One is not better than the other, that is decided by needs of a certain situation and/or a photographer's preference.

I have over 25 years experience and still love making a great print in the darkroom, but I have the ability of digital also.

Film cameras have an interesting twist, the choice of film and how it is processed can be sorta like changing DSLR cameras. I use to have a few very high resolution/low grain formulas that would be like easily stepping up to bigger sensor or at least a very noticeable increase in MP.

Difficult to verbalize.

Mark|||How about Leica M7 ? (digital Leica's just didn't get it !)

For me - It's more of a love when I load film and shoot on the streets ! It's the feel that makes the film wonderful.

( By the way, I still love the sound of LP's and tube-amplifiers though CD's and high quality solid state electronics have been around for a long time )|||To the average person, the advantage of film is non-existent. Take a picture of a white wedding gown in front of an equally white background. Film will easily show a continuous spectrum from light gray to white. Try getting that in digital.|||These days the best digital cameras pretty much match the quality of film. If you had a large format film camera though, the quality might still be better than digital if you plan on making giant posters.|||I like nikon D60|||Film|||I have experience making tens of thousands of photos on both. Ultimately with the latest high mega-pixel cameras using any regular film camera for me is a big waste of time. But this may depend upon how satisfied you are with the printer you have. And also may depend upon your eyesight. And if you are using a 16 mega-pixel camera which is about the equal to a 35mm the bigger issue may be storage. Today 35mm film can still be bought and developed. But I can save thousands of dollars by printing them myself, and I can afford to take many more photos where I would have to stop with a 35mm because the cost would be prohibitive. Now here is a trick that I have learned to match a photo to a HP color laser printer. Add the color profile in the printer properties under color management to AdobeRGB1998, Download and install the freeware called PDFCreator. Print your photo to a PDF file and print the PDF to the color printer. Inkjets usually have a crisp photo.|||I'm a film/video student, so I do not have much experience, though I have been studying/researching this specific topic a lot lately and I do know more than the average person outside of the industry. I also realize that you probably mean film camera as in analog photography and not actually a movie camera, but generally the technical stuff is the same(ish). So here's what I can say about that:

First of all, I don't know how it is for photography, but in movies film is actually much more expensive than video. In fact, most people would rather be shooting film than video but can't afford it.

Second, the dynamic range (the distance between the blackest black and whitest white on a graph) is much greater and the gamma curve steeper, in film.

Third, in film you have grain, in video/digital photography you have pixels. Grain is often an undesirable trait but pixels are much more so, since they do not have the organic quality that grain has.

Fourth, depth of field is generally much shallower in film. That is, the plane of focus is much smaller, meaning it is easier to set the focus on the subject and throw the background out of focus.

Lastly, film tends to have richer colors unlike video which usually looks sort of washed out, and is also usually softer/less sharp than video/digital.

Of course many of these things can be adjusted in post production/photoshop but not all. For example, the smaller dynamic range of video/digital makes it likelier that bright whites will get clipped and dark blacks will get pressed. In other words, past a certain point all shades of white or black will be compressed into the darkest/lightest color the camera can produce.

I'm sure some of what I said may not apply so much to photography, but I hope that helps. :-)

What was the foreign language film nominated for an Oscar where a boy was about to kill a rabbit with shears?

In the trailer for the films nominated for an Oscar there was one where there was this boy on a green lawn and he was creeping towards a rabbit with a pair of gardening shears. Then it cut to this little kid screaming before he did anything.

I'm terrified but it piqued my curiosity. Does anyone know what film that was? I can't remember. Thank you.|||"Dogtooth"

And it's a cat, not a rabbit, lol. Strange movie, but I enjoyed it.|||How did it get nominated for an Oscar in 2011 when it came out in 2009? That's what I wanna know....

What film is needed for a Polaroid Colorpack IV camera?

Do i have to buy one of those ancient, out-of-production polaroid films on ebay or can i just go to the store and pick up fuji film? An exact film type would be awesome to know.|||The Polaroid Colorpack IV will take Polaroid packfilm. Look for 669, 667.

Polaroid stopped making film at the end of last year, but Fujifilm has licensed the packfilm technology and is making replacement film that will work in your Colorpack.

Look for Fuji FP-100C (color) or FP-100B (BW).|||polaroid, good luck with that

What is a good begginer video camera for a film student?

I am trying to make short films, trailers, music videos, pretty much anything, but have no clue what video camera I should purchase or what film editing software. I am a film/broadcasting major but because I am a freshman I have not been able to take any of the film classes, so I am struggling to figure it all out on my own. Any tips or suggestions would be very much appreciated!|||Instead of just buying a random camera that random people online suggest, as well as struggling trying to figure things out on your own, I'd suggest simply hanging out around the older video students and offering to help with their projects. You can probably get them to help with yours once you become friends with them and have learned a thing or two from them, all while using school equipment

It's really great you're hungry to learn and it's really a shame that your school does not allow you to take any production courses in your first year. That's kind of odd from my experience. At any rate, everyone always needs people to help with their projects and video/film is all about networking. So if you spend less tyme trying to do things alone and buying random cameras based on currently unqualified knowledge, and working with people who know a little more and will allow you to be around school-approved equipment, you will learn a ton and make some good friends. You will also be ahead of the game when you do get around to taking your film courses.

I was in a rush to buy equipment when I was in school too but, what happens is that the technology changes rapidly and you end up with a fairly worthless camera in just a couple years when you could have been using probably nicer equipment for free the whole time. I even continued to use my school's equipment after I graduated and was doing paid work with it (but you're not really supposed to do that!)

Good luck! Film school is fun but also requires serious work and commitment. Show people you work hard and care, and you'll go farther than you will just being another idiot who bought a cheap camera.|||I actually looked the similar question last week. in attempting to look the solution I found a way to get a free Flip Mino Camcorder from www.allminoflipinsight.tk! my Flip Camcorder arrived in 4 days %26amp; i'm so happy!

Good luck and have a new phone

What Beatles film demonstrates just how long a minute actually is?

The film counts up to 60 with 60 different screen shots of illustrated numbers. I watched it the other night, but can't remember much else of it other than it was a Beatles movie.|||It's in the film "Yellow Submarine", during the song "When I'm Sixty-Four", one of the first songs Paul ever wrote, at age 16.|||longest minute in beatle movie would have to be magical mystory tour....has no one seen it???!

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|||might have been the movie Help. But there is also yellow submarine and i think a couple of others.|||Yellow submarine.

How to film a tracking shot in the woods without stabilization?

My friend and I are working on a film studies project in which we intend to show a single survivor after nuclear fallout wandering through woodlands for water. We want to portray some theme of uneasiness or fear as he wanders, possibly by following the actor with the camera angle over his shoulder freehanded, but we're worried this could appear amateurish instead of professional. Any suggestions?|||Your afraid that shakiness would appear amateurish? It depends.

Shoot in 24fps to avoid the digital feel (30fps). It will also help you to get that film feel.

Don't care how shaky it is but color correction do wonders to make an amateur short film look better.|||Thats like asking, how can I fly without wings. You will not get smooth results without stabilisation.

Search homemade steadicam in google.

What is the most authentic film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice?

There are several different versions of the story in film form and I want to watch the one that is most accurate to the book. I like reading the book first then comparing it to the film.|||The BBC series was pretty good.|||The A%26amp;E/ BBC version with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle is the best. Unlike most film adaptations, it was a mini-series, so they had more time to work with to fully develop the story. There are obviously parts left out and things that get altered, but it's still very true to the book and very true to the spirit of the book. I watched the Keira Knightly version and was completely disgusted with it.|||BBC mini series, without a doubt. Practically watching the book. But the Keira Knightley version *portrayed* the book better, imho. It's my favorite movie...my only complaint is Mr. Darcy was a little too nice in it, but I don't mind much =]|||BBC mini series by far, as Remy said, the Keira Knightley one is complete rubbish. They've taken a wonderful story and taken a huge poop on it. It was awful.|||The BBC miniseries! It's fantastic. Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle are great as Darcy and Elizabeth.

Why is the French Cannes Film Festival so different and unique to other film festivals?

*What makes it so popular and so unique than other film festivals?

*How did it become so popular around the world?|||This is an article I found from the link listed below:

September 20, 1946

First Cannes Film Festival

The first annual Cannes Film Festival opens at the resort city of Cannes on the French Riviera. The festival had intended to make its debut in September 1939, but the outbreak of World War II forced the cancellation of the inaugural Cannes.

The world's first annual international film festival was inaugurated at Venice in 1932. By 1938, the Venice Film Festival had become a vehicle for Fascist and Nazi propaganda, with Benito Mussolini's Italy and Adolf Hitler's Germany dictating the choices of films and sharing the prizes among themselves. Outraged, France decided to organize an alternative film festival. In June 1939, the establishment of a film festival at Cannes, to be held from September 1 to 20, was announced in Paris. Cannes, an elegant beach city, lies southeast of Nice on the Mediterranean coast. One of the resort town's casinos agreed to host the event.

Films were selected and the filmmakers and stars began arriving in mid-August. Among the American selections was The Wizard of Oz. France offered The Nigerian, and Poland The Black Diamond. The USSR brought the aptly titled Tomorrow, It's War. On the morning of September 1, the day the festival was to begin, Hitler invaded Poland. In Paris, the French government ordered a general mobilization, and the Cannes festival was called off after the screening of just one film: German American director William Dieterle's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Two days later, France and Britain declared war on Germany.

World War II lasted six long years. In 1946, France's provincial government approved a revival of the Festival de Cannes as a means of luring tourists back to the French Riviera. The festival began on September 20, 1946, and 18 nations were represented. The festival schedule included Austrian American director Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend, Italian director Roberto Rossellini's Open City, French director Ren茅 Clement's The Battle of the Rails, and British director David Lean's Brief Encounter. At the first Cannes, organizers placed more emphasis on creative stimulation between national productions than on competition. Nine films were honored with the top award: Grand Prix du Festival.

The Cannes Film Festival stumbled through its early years; the 1948 and 1950 festivals were canceled for economic reasons. In 1952, the Palais des Festivals was dedicated as a permanent home for the festival, and in 1955, the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) award for best film of the festival was introduced, an allusion to the palm-planted Promenade de la Croisette that parallels Cannes' celebrated beach. In the 1950s, the Festival International du Film de Cannes came to be regarded as the most prestigious film festival in the world. It still holds that allure today, though many have criticized it as overly commercial. More than 30,000 people come to Cannes each May to attend the festival, about 100 times the number of film devotees who showed up for the first Cannes in 1946.

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What is the top animated film with critcal success beyond the traditional youth market?

One animated film that succeeded commercially or critically beyond the traditional youth market associated with most animated films

I don't know if Wall-E would be it.. Or maybe Toy Story 3.|||"Fritz the Cat" (1972). Grossed $190,000,000|||definitely UP|||definately up|||I think it's Batman:Mask Of The Phantasm|||i think its TS3.

How do you use sheet film in a pinhole camera?

Do you pull out the slide and tape it into the camera all inside a film changing bag or something? Or is it more complicated...?

I've never used sheet film before...

I actually don't know anything about it.

Can anybody help?|||Depends on the route you want to go in doing it. Some people use a cutfilm holder and make the camera around it sou you can easily take the holder in and out of the camera. Other people simply use a changing bag and place the film inside and closing it. I never used film when I did pinhole photography. I used photo paper and then and then made a positive from the paper negative. Hope this helps.

Why does my school require students to take a film photography course as a prerequisite to all others?

I don't deny that people still shoot in film, and I know that the controls are nearly identical from film to digital on newer SLRs, but why do they make us take a film class before we can move onto digital? The majority of my classmates will, I assume, be working in digital after this class.

I've been told that this isn't unusual, that many programs require film and darkroom experience before moving to digital. Still - what's the benefit?!|||Film photography is where you will learn to master the basics. You will have a much better understanding of the relationship between f/ stop, shutter speed, and film speed when you are forced to deal with a permanent image on film. You have understand why an overexposed negative yields a very light print, why an underexposed negarive yields a very dark print. You will learn what techniques you can use to compensate for underexposure or overexposure.

Working in a physical darkroom, if you're so lucky, will also give you the foundation for why you do the kinds of things you do with a digital darkroom on your computer.

If all you ever want to be is a snap shot taking photographer, then learning photography from the ground up is a waste of time. But if you want to be a solid professional or a highly skilled amature photographer, then you need a solid foundation from which to build your vocation (or avocation).

Take the time to master the basics and you can master any area of photography. By not learning film, you are ultimately limiting you potential as a photographer.|||I believe it may just be to learn the art. There isn't much brain work to digital (in my opinion). I personally hate digital, and will only shoot with film. It may be to help students learn the 'roots' and basics and appreciate the art.|||Nihl hit it pretty good.

For one thing, film enforces good technical camera control and an understanding of all aspects of photography.

Except for some personal uses and maybe a requirement from a customer that I shoot transparency or something, I shoot strictly digital.

I have shot around other photographers who learned shooting digital and I often hear "I'll fix it in photoshop". I learned on film and there is a quality difference between my photos and theirs. I have much more in camera creative control than they do and my imagination is very different.

I am so fundamentally grounded in the essential elements of photography that I literally see things differently. I am basically a better photographer than they are.

I absolutely believe that anyone who wants to be a really good photographer should learn to shoot in film first. It forces a discipline on you that photography teachers have learned through experience few students will impose on themselves. If students would learn digital photography by shooting strictly within the limitations of film, it wouldn't be an issue.

My take from experience is that the photographers I know who came to digital from a solid film background are generally more flexible, more capable of solving lighting problems and more capable of seeing the potential of the situations they face.

What you are learning from film IS photography. That doesn't mean you can't learn the same things starting digitally. If there was camera software that limited WB to daylight and tungsten, didn't display a historam, and there was a way of billing the student 25 cents for each exposure whatever the quality while NOT allowing you to erase images, that would be a start. Then get rid of adjustment layers and everything else in photoshop besides the dodging tool, burning tool and contrast, then go ahead and learn digitally.

There is another reason for learning from film and that is you usually have to produce a contact sheet. This may not seem like much, but it is important. This allows you and, more importantly the teacher, to see where there are systematic errors you may be making so that they can be explained to you and you can learn to do things right instead of learning to correct them.

There is nothing like film to show your mistakes and that's a good thing. It's your mistakes you learn from. Nobody remembers that they learned to walk by falling on their butts most of the time and that learning to run needs very solid walking skills.

My two cents.

Vance|||Because flim photography is the original, before you can appreciate the effets of the digital camera you have to know where that effect came from, film photography. Withouot film photography we wouldn't have digital. You have to take that class not only to learn the controls, as you say, but to appreciate where modern photography came from. Learn the history. That will make you a better photographer and help you to appreciate your medium. Plus you may like it better! I always have, but I like old school stuff rather than new technology!! Best of luck in that class, just go with it you'll have tons of fun!!

How do you unload 35mm film from a holga camera?

I don't own a lomo camera but i do plan on getting one. I was watching the tutorials and all of them had tutorials on the 120 film but none on the 35mm. I do know that you have to unload it in the dark, but i'd like to figure out HOW.

And i was also wondering if 1hr photo places could develop the 35mm film from a lomo.|||Labs who develop 35 mm film don't care what camera it was exposed in.

LOMO ... to get the most out of this quirky plastic camera, using 120 film will give you the unique vignetting, colour aberrations at the edges, some neat light leaks and sometimes even emulsion scratching which will give you the unique images associated with a LOMO camera.

Here is a link that will tell you all you need or want to know

http://www.lomography.com/|||Here's a video on how to load and unload 35mm film in a holga.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK9iBKoQY鈥?/a>

And yes, 1 hr photo places could develop the 35mm film from a lomo... it's the same exact film that would go in a 35mm camera (most places will only do color in an hour though, not black and white).

What software is best to convert avi film to a silverscreen black and white film? ?

I know premiere and vegas have bw filters but i want to make a film like the creature films(wolfman, dracula, creature from black lagoon, etc.) in style. Any suggestions/tutorials/software would be appreciated!|||many video converter has this kind of feature

when you are converting your file, you can change the effect like Brightness, contrast and saturation to make your film. it's really good in use

Leawo Video converter can do this very good

Does the film business require you to attend a UC college?

I am planning on joining the Film or Entertainment business and I am wondering if these kind of businesses requires that you have to attend a UC? If so, what subject should I be a major in in order to join these types of businesses?|||As far as I know there is no such requirement.

Where can I buy infrared film to photo homes we may buy to show heat leaks?

What do I need to photo heat loss in homes and where can I get the film developed? Is there color infrared film, or only black and white?|||There is both color and black and white infrared film. The color film is usually slide film. It requires a good 35 mm slr type camera and a red filter on the lens (even for the color). Try www.freestylephoto.biz. They just had a nice article on line about infrared film. Now whether or not it will do the job you want, is hard to say. They can also advise you on where to get it developed.|||try asking in consumer electronics/cameras|||Homes have 2 functions related to heat. One is heat loss in the winter and the other is to stop heat gain in the summer.

Infrared film needs some hotter objects where the heat loss from buildings can be a subtle change.

Infrared technology requires more than equipment purchase, you need a professional background in the area you are imaging.

Go to this link to see the most advanced thermal imaging applications in the world. Go to http://www.thermoguy.com/globalwarming-h鈥?/a> to see what heat loss in a building looks like. Look at commercial buildings where the heaters are on the roof and the thermostat is 5 feet off the floor. Heat rises so an excessive waste of fossil fuels.

Go to http://www.thermoguy.com/globalwarming-h鈥?/a> to see the function of buildings in the summer.|||Thermal imaging takes special equipment (read that$$$$$)and techniques.

Try contacting a local building inspection company.

they'll do scans on your home for a price.

How do you self develop film at home?

I bought a film camera, and would like to develop my own film. What would be the easiest way to do this? What will I need to buy? What procedures are there? How long does it take for one roll to be developed? (36 pictures, 35mm)|||you need all things mentioned here,

though if you wanna go REALLY cheap (like me) you could replace the stop bath, fixer remover and photo flo with lots of water, so you would only absolutely need the tank, the reel, developer and fixer, and lots and lots of water. as for putting the film in the reel i do it under a lot of sheets making sure light doesnt go through.

as for the steps (i'll keep saying, the cheap way)

put the film in the reel, put reel in tank, add developer, throughly wash out developer with lots of water, add fixer, and throughly wash out fixer with water, and youre done,

as ive said a really cheap straightforward way to do it, but you could practice this way with a few test films until you feel ready, and after you get the hang of it you can add the other chemicals to ensure the highest quality and durability of your film.

as for times it varies, depends on the film, iso, chemical, chemical-water ratio,

for example if you dilute the chemical 1+4 with water you get better quality and faster developing times, but if you want to economize the chemical you could go 1+9 or 1+14 (basically means less chemicals, more water) and you save a lots of chemical, but it would requiere longer developing-fixer-etc times.

and if you want to print its basically the same process but for this you would necessary need a darkroom|||Well first black and white or color? I only know B%26amp;W so you don鈥檛 really need too much, you will need a special canister you put the film in to be developed which you can buy an a camera store you will also need chemicals: a developer, D76 most likely, fixer, hypoclear, cleans film once finished, and just a sink to do it in. You can easily do this in 30-45 min. (I don鈥檛 think I forgot anything) that will develop the film but I would assume you also want to print photos? For that you鈥檒l need an enlarger and more chemicals: developer, stop bath, fixer, and water. Also a dark room with a red light to do it in. If you actually want to do this just go to a camera store.|||It does depend on the film and the temperature. You have to adjust developing time for the temp and the ISO. But you start by getting the film loaded onto the reels and since you have to do it in total darkness or in a black bag (one made for loading the film onto the reels) it takes a few minutes, but you get faster the more you do it.

Then you have to measure and pour in the developer and start the process. With the developer in my class, it takes an average of 10 minutes just using the developer. Then you pour out the developer, measure the stop and pour it it. After 30 seconds, you pour that out and measure and pour in the fixer. 4 minutes for that. Then you wash the film. This takes I think about 10 minutes (we have extra steps to shorten the wash time to keep us moving so everyone has a chance to process-otherwise we would all back up at the wash station).

Then you hang the film to dry. We use a dryer so the drying time is very short compared to air drying.

It takes about 20 minutes to go through the processing and washing and then another 5-10 to dry the negatives.

The best way to learn how to do it and to know what you will need is to take a darkroom class. Your local community college most likely offers a darkroom class and some camera stores with labs may offer darkroom classes.

edit-well it is different for color film. Much more expensive and complicated. If I were you, I would look into finding a good lab to process my color film and if you want to process your own, start shooting B%26amp;W as well and process that yourself.|||First You Need A Developing Tank.

Next you need chemicals in this order.

~Developer

~Stop Bath

~Fixer

~Fix Remover

~(water wash)

~Perma Wash (Photo flo)

(times for chemicals varies greatly)

Lastly you need a light proof room to load your film into the developing tank.

If this doesnt help just go to your local self devoping photo store.|||Your gonna need basically all the items listed below, and a dark room set up, your wet and dry side. I recommend the site below. My school had a film photography class and we would always order of Freestylephoto.biz. About developing your own film your gonna either have to take a class or look up how to develop film.|||You need the following:

Hand Tank

Chemistry

Dark Bag

Distilled Water

Depending on the temperature and the film, figure developing times between 3 to 10 minutes.

Why is film production and publicity so important to the Rhode Island government?

Have you noticed all the New England headlines lately? Why are Rhode Island government officials so anxious to receive more recognition as a place of television and film?

Is it honestly for more jobs?|||Both MA and Ri are on the fast track to developing complete local studio production companies. Land has already been purchased in Plymouth, MA and the RI developer doesn't seem to be far behind. It's all about the money. With production facilities available in this area, movie producers can cut expenses. MA is offering tax breaks to filmmakers. If the rest of production (not just the filming) of movies is done locally, it means a great deal of revenue for the states and jobs for local people.|||rhode island wants to have more movies etc. there b/c it brings in a TON of money. movie people like filming there b/c it's cheap. so...ri is trying to remind film studios about them. also, ri just passed some new laws about filming in ri that makes it easier for big studios to film here....this way they're hoping to be the new canada...good place to film, cheap easy laws that allow filming without a lot of red tape. ri wants this b/c of the influx of people with large incomes (movie people) into the local economy. so overall good deal for everyone...and it neer hurts to remind people about ri in movies to increase tourism, which is another big money maker for ri.|||Anytime that a movie is filmed in an area that area gets a lot of free "travel publicity" in the long run.

However politicians are mostly tuned into the short run. A film company hires local people, brings in stars that want to stay and eat first class, buys supplies, pays fees and licensing costs, hires police details, and draws crowds that are delighted to watch the production. That is major money from a film and of course the film could have sequels that are likely to be filmed right back there again.

The fact that the filming is a temporary disruption to traffic and people's lives and peace%26amp;quiet is never a factor.

One of the things RI has going for it is that, not having had a lot of movies made there, its scenery and locales are exciting novel places that will add distinction ot the movie.|||R.I. is a poor state and they need help.

What is causing a clear film on the surface of my fish tank?

I have had the 2.5 gallon tank with one fish in it for one year. A couple days ago I noticed a very thin, clear film on the top. When I touch it, it doesn't feel like anything at all - but I know it is there because it is catching air bubbles and the water is not circulating at the surface. I did a partial water change two days ago - and the clear film is back today. What's going on?|||That is normally due to excess of food. Fish food normally carries oil. The oil builds up if the food has time to dissolve in your water.

A quick way to remove this film, is to put a paper towel on top of your water for a fraction of second to soak the oil. Do it about 3 times, or until nothing is visible.

For prevention, just feed less, and crumble your food less.

I used to have that in my 30-gallon, until i started to feed a lot less.

:)|||the film is probably a sign of over feeding. only feed little bits at a time then see if they eat it all. if they do then give a little more until they are done. then use your net to remove extra..

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