Re: IR Video

["Rolland Elliott" <rolland_elliott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

ARGH!
IR 35mm film does NOT come in 100 foot rolls and it doesn't come in 200 foot 
rolls either. It comes in 150 or 400 foot rolls only (and 64" long 35mm 
casettes too). I don't know why I'm beating this nail into the coffin since 
no one one list shoots IR in movie cameras; much much too expensive! Anyways 
just want to set the record straight.

A sony nightshot mini DV camcorder or a converted JVC digital camcorder is 
the ONLY affordable way to shoot IR video and the results are very neat.

Peace Rolland Elliott



Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 21:36:17 -0600
From: Russ Rosener <rrosener@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: IR videos

I  can't recall the exact length of the rolls, they may have only had 100' 
in
stock.
He was quoting his director of photography, so something may have been lost 
in
the translation. He's the guy who won an academy award a few years ago for 
the
documentary "Hearts of Darkness", so I assume he knows something or can 
afford
to pay somebody who does. In any case, the HIE motion picture segments 
looked
great and are worth the video rental price.

Russ Rosener

Rolland Elliott wrote:

 > IR film is available in 150 foot and 400 foot lengths, but not 200 feet. 
I
 > think this director doesn't know what he's talking about.  The base of 
this
 > film is just as strong as any other movie film if not stronger.  In 
addition
 > one could easily splice together three rolls of 400 foot rolls to make a
 > 1200 foot roll. Since the film base it thinner it would still fit into 
the
 > standard 1000 foot camera reels and as a bonus you would have an extra 
200
 > feet of shooting time.
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