[Tig] longgggg rolls

[Nuno Duarte]

Hi all!

Here in Portugal, there are only 2 labs that I know of, and to my knowledge
both usually do that.
When it comes to dailies you never get much more than 1200ft (16 or 35mm),
but besides that, we get 2000ft all the time (especially with 35mm).
I was involved in a project until a few months ago where 16mm 2000ft rolls
where like... "standard" - it was a "massive" transfer of the National
Television archives to Digital Betacam... (a few thousands of hours...)

Nuno

P.S.: I have to thank all of you: I've been learning A LOT since I
subscribed this mailing list...! Keep it up! :D





On 27/02/2008, Rob Lingelbach <rob at colorist.org> wrote:
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> >  a cascade of nested color dissolves for 5000 feet. Ouch.
>
> speaking of which.
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> The other day, I worked with a 2000 foot roll of 16mm, for a commercial.
>
> Now, we had a discussion before on this list about super-large loads
> of 35mm, I'm referring to 2000 ft. rolls of original camera negative.
> Coming from LA/Hollywood, until I worked in Europe, I hadn't had the
> pleasure/terror of working with such gigantic loads.  But I was then
> enlightened by European colourists that this wasn't uncommon.
>
> I still think a supply load of more than 1200 feet in 35 is asking for
> trouble. The lab sends you rolls of 2000 feet of original camera
> negative.  Imagine the liability, the trouble that would ensue, if
> this roll were dropped by someone.  It's almost twice the weight, and
> quite more massive, than the 1200 foot rolls dealt with in Hollywood.
> I understand that with print film, it can be standard (and, there's
> always the original neg) ... but with commercials, why combine onto
> such huge rolls...
>
> There is another slightly colorist-centric perspective: these rolls
> take more than two hours to work with, so can fatigue the colorist.
>
> And, last week, I had a 2000 foot roll of 16mm.  Imagine this: one
> hour of material, taking 3 hours at least to grade, and the client
> feeling somewhat impatient at the prospect of taking a break (to
> refocus the eyes) at the 2-hour mark.
>
> regards
> Rob
> Colorist, The Chimney Pot, Kiev Ukraine
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