King's Speech Shot on 35mm FILM

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http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/projects/12926.html

Two quotes:-

"As a cinematographer, I think you still get the best images from film. Plus, there's a consistency about the process: you can literally turn the camera on and shoot. You're also not losing control of the film into post-production. "

"I've been really lucky that the bulk of my work in the past five years has been on film. I'm a bit spoiled really and not in the real world, I admit."

I'm not in the real world either :rolleyes:

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"All the lights were outside of the room, and I kind of liked shooting that way, particularly because it also gave the actors a sense of added freedom."

Attaboy.
 
Recently I watched a Chinese film The City of Life and Death. It was shot brilliantly in b&w and not to mention it was a very powerful movie, probably one of the best war films that I have seen, and I have seen all the great war films.
 
Sorry, but why is this so extraordinary? Lots of big budget feature films are still shot on 35mm. Sure, most young filmmakers are using digital but that's mostly out of financial concerns.
 
I have to say that the aesthetic, composition and general cinematography of King's Speech is brilliant! Is it just me, or do some of the shots just make you go "wow!"?
 
Jamie123 said:
Sorry, but why is this so extraordinary? Lots of big budget feature films are still shot on 35mm. Sure, most young filmmakers are using digital but that's mostly out of financial concerns.
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That's my understanding as well. Most feature films are still shot on 35mm.

I spoke to an amateur filmmaker a few months ago whose last short film was shot on 35mm. She said the cost of purchasing and processing film was over $30,000. Granted, there are expenses involved in shooting digital too (e.g. hard-drive space) but the cost of shooting 35mm is incredible compared to digital.
 
Yeah, I think many/most features are still shot on 35mm. Some of "The Queen" was even shot in 16mm, to create a grainy moodier look.

But let's ignore all that and look at this as a harbinger of film's inevitable rebirth! :D
 
Yeah, most films are still on 35mm. The Wrestler was shot on 16mm though. Motion pictures are probably the main reason that Kodak is still making film. I don't see most cinematographers moving to Digital for a while, unless a particular production calls for it (lots of visual effects). Some films shot on 35mm use pro digital cameras for scenes with car crashes or explosions where the camera is destroyed.
 
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