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DV to Cinema

X-Damian
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Mar 31, 2004, 8:10 PM

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I'm shooting a movie on a mini-dv cam. The release will be on dvd but my question is this. Will it look good if i would want to transfer the movie to film and screen it in a cinema ? of course i am shooting using true 16:9.
Thanks
Damian

X-PhoenixF2B
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Apr 3, 2004, 2:27 AM

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Absolutely not. A DV signal blown up to a large screen will look terrible and washed out. A great signal with excellent productons will look "semi ok" at best. If your goal is to transfer to film (which by the way costs a LOT of money, thousands if you talking about 35mm) then you need to do the production with High Definition, or a 50mb signal at the lowest (example, Beta Sp, Beta SX, DVCPro 50).
Also, no mini dv camera does "true" 16:9. It's a processing feature that crops the image to fit in the 16:9 shape. Cameras that will do a "true" 16:9 signal won't cost any less than ten grand.
Best advice would be if you're shooting in DV, then keep in on the small screen. If you want it played on a cinema screen, you'll need a higher quality format or your picture will not look it's best.
Hope this helps.
Dan

X-Doug_Graham
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Apr 6, 2004, 5:03 PM

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While I agree with a lot of what Dan says, I don't necessarily agree with his "absolutely not".
A number of films have been shot in DV, even with handheld miniDV camcorders, and have been blown up successfully to the big screen. The Panasonic DVC-100A seems to be the current small camcorder of choice for the digital indie filmmaker. For details on some of the work, see trade publications such as "DV", "Videography", etc.
Regards,
Doug Graham

X-Tom
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Apr 7, 2004, 6:37 PM

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: I'm shooting a movie on a mini-dv cam. The release will be on dvd but my question is this. Will it look good if i would want to transfer the movie to film and screen it in a cinema ? of course i am shooting using true 16:9.
: Thanks
: Damian
There are quite a few theaters in large cities that can project directly from dv tape.....the picture is very sharp on a 60 ft screen, only the colors are muted and washed out compared to film, but passable if the audience is engrossed in the story.

X-blah
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Apr 7, 2004, 8:19 PM

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doug is right. who gives a cr*(*(p about the 'rules'. there are no rules, this is art.
look at any dogme film, or any of gary winnick's films. 28 days later was shot by
danny boyles on an xl1. soderbergh shot Full Frontal on the same camera.
do what you want and tell anyone who says you cant to get a clue.

: While I agree with a lot of what Dan says, I don't necessarily agree with his
"absolutely not".
: A number of films have been shot in DV, even with handheld miniDV camcorders,
and have been blown up successfully to the big screen. The Panasonic DVC-100A
seems to be the current small camcorder of choice for the digital indie filmmaker.
For details on some of the work, see trade publications such as "DV", "Videography",
etc.
: Regards,
: Doug Graham

X-Black_White_Film_Factory
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Apr 22, 2004, 4:05 AM

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Video to 16mm transfer. Affordable for students and independent filmmakers.
www.blackandwhitefilmfactory.com
For more info call Dragan at 416.763.0750 Black & White Film Factory, Toronto, Canada

Postal_Boy
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Jul 7, 2004, 6:24 PM

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It may not be as crisp and clean as 35mm film, or 16mm film blow-up, but then the film from 20 years ago isn't as clean as today's.

It can be blown up, but as stated, it may not be as "crisp" as film. Avoid unneccecary modifications and effects, as these can sometimes increase blockiness or reduce clarity in some ways.

Are you looking at a 3-chip or 1-chip camcorder? A 3 chip will give you better color resolution, but with proper lighting a 1 chip can do all right.
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