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What does Filmreel Pictures do?

  1. Dramatic narrative productions and documentaries

  2. Cinematography for ads and promotions

  3. Music videos and audition videos

  4. Concert and event videography

  5. Wedding cinematography

  6. Sound recording

  7. Film directing

  8. Post production

  9. Soundtrack music

  10. Films and photos digitised

Movies, short films, and videos made:

I can film your production for you, including recording high quality sound.

I can edit the film, do the colour grading etc, create the soundtrack, and do titles and credits. I provide a full filmmaking service.

I am professionally trained.

Movie films and photos transferred to digital:

I scan Super 8 and 8mm movies, and photographic prints, slides, and negatives, and convert them to digital.

Watch and share old home movie films and photographs easily on any digital device.

Small movie reels are $25 each. Cleaning/retouching may cost extra. I also scan 35mm, 126, 110 slides, negatives, and prints.

Film vs digital cinematography:

It’s all in the look, and the ‘vibe’ or feel of the movie or short film. Film is completely different to digital, despite what many say.

Film is generally more artistic, right off the bat. It’s naturally cinematic and ‘filmic’, and has more depth. Digital is pristine and electronic.

Super 8:

I’ve decided to temporarily stop offering Super 8 film cinematography. There’s been some QC issues with Super 8 cartridges lately.

I will wait until Kodak has improved the cartridges before offering Super 8 cinematography again to my clients.

16mm:

16mm comes in two main formats, regular 16mm, and Super 16. Both are professional film formats.

Super 16 is a larger, wider frame area and is well-suited to feature movies in the cinema, and for tv/streaming.

Regular 16mm has more noticeable grain.

35mm:

35mm is available in Australia in three main formats: anamorphic 4-perf, 3-perf spherical, and 2-perf spherical.

Anamorphic 4-perf is the old industry standard known as Cinemascope and is most often used with rental Panavision cameras and lenses.

3-perf is a more recent innovation and uses spherical, non-anamorphic lenses, generally with rental cameras such as the Arricam LT and ST cameras.

2-perf is the lowest-cost option, and looks fantastic on today’s cinema screens. It combines a high degree of image sharpness with an obvious film look.

2-perf cameras tend to be privately owned. Many 4-perf 35mm cameras were modified to 2-perf by Australia’s Bruce McNaughton.

Film is great because it has “texture, discipline, and unmistakable depth” — Film Academy