24-08-2013, 08:12 PM
"so what, you're creating a new Zapruder film original."
8mm Kodachrome film has specific properties related to light, color and grain. The printer stocks used in optical printing have different characteristics. The challenge lies in returning the work to an 8mm print without the acquired characteristics from the printer film stocks revealing themselves. The article I cited is all about those challenges. I'm not sure those challenges can be overcome in this case. If they could, and were, then the trial and error involved would require a significant investment of time.
Optical printing is a solo process for the most part. There is not a team at work. It is a time-consuming process which requires a fair amount of trial and error: shooting tests, processing, reviewing, adjusting.
8mm Kodachrome film has specific properties related to light, color and grain. The printer stocks used in optical printing have different characteristics. The challenge lies in returning the work to an 8mm print without the acquired characteristics from the printer film stocks revealing themselves. The article I cited is all about those challenges. I'm not sure those challenges can be overcome in this case. If they could, and were, then the trial and error involved would require a significant investment of time.
Optical printing is a solo process for the most part. There is not a team at work. It is a time-consuming process which requires a fair amount of trial and error: shooting tests, processing, reviewing, adjusting.