trouble choosing filmstock

[dasonras]

I am shooting a short film next week and i'm not sure which filmstock to use. I typically shoot outdoors with vision2 200t. However, this upcoming shoot will be indoors with dull lighting. Also, i expect a lot of flourescent light interference (i plan to color correct in post...so not a worry). I've been skeptical to use the new e64t because i am not sure how it will compare to the vision2 stocks indoors. Which do i use if i want supersaturated colors and fine fine grain?

[Evan Kubota]

... if you have enough light, why not K40? If you need to intercut with Vision2 200T on this project, why not use that indoors also?

[dasonras]

^^I don't have any k40 stock to use. I have 20 rolls of e64t and 10 rolls of 200t. Is E64t's image closest to K40 or 200t? Someone told me that if i am going for a k40 "look", e64t is my better choice. Is this true?

[T-Scan]

... if you have enough light, why not K40? If you need to intercut with Vision2 200T on this project, why not use that indoors also?

If your shooting in existing light, in which your current stock of 200T sounds like it's too slow for the job.. then your only other choice is 500T. otherwise you need to add light. in that case, I'd still use the 500T, it blades up very nice with some good light... and will cut nice with 200T in daylight.

[Freya]

I am shooting a short film next week and i'm not sure which filmstock to use. I typically shoot outdoors with vision2 200t. However, this upcoming shoot will be indoors with dull lighting. Also, i expect a lot of flourescent light interference (i plan to color correct in post...so not a worry). I've been skeptical to use the new e64t because i am not sure how it will compare to the vision2 stocks indoors. Which do i use if i want supersaturated colors and fine fine grain?

Okay 64T is really, really slow film.. It's also reversal which means it has little lattitude. If you had a ton of lighting an an XL camera you might be just about able to shoot on 64T but you would need to be careful to get your meter readings dead on.

Realistically in the situation you are talking about you might need to shoot 500T and deal with the grain. Maybe you can get away with 200T in which case you will obviously have less grain.

I suggest that you save the 64T for shototing outside where there will be a lot of light. It is a slow film (64ASA)

The negative films are a lot, lot more forgiving if you get your meter readings wrong. Negative stocks might also be easier to colour correct in post and be more forgiiving of mixed lighting.

love

Freya

[Justin Lovell]

if lighting indoors with reversal film, don't think so much about getting your exposure dead on, that's not the difficult part.

The difficult part is LIGHTING for reversal film. I'd try and keep your light ratios as 'flat' as possible understanding that these film stocks will naturally be much more contrasty than negative film.

-lighting for reversal is much more similar to lighting for video.

[John_Pytlak]

I am shooting a short film next week and i'm not sure which filmstock to use. I typically shoot outdoors with vision2 200t. However, this upcoming shoot will be indoors with dull lighting. Also, i expect a lot of flourescent light interference (i plan to color correct in post...so not a worry). I've been skeptical to use the new e64t because i am not sure how it will compare to the vision2 stocks indoors. Which do i use if i want supersaturated colors and fine fine grain?

Since you are transferring the images and correcting in post, your best choice would be either Kodak VISION2 Color Negative Film (7217 or 7218), depending on how much light you actually have. Much more latitude than color reversal, not to mention the added speed.