[Tig] Super 16

[TSassoon at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/12/07 2:24:16 PM, graham.collett at btconnect.com writes:

> so what happens with the productions .. some of high esteem, that are shot 
> s16 scanned, finished and played out to 35 ?? is it 16, 35  or HD data
> 

Not an absurd distinction, since the processing needed to bring the image up 
to 35mm standards significantly differentiates it from, say, a one-light 
transfer. We do a lot of IMAX film work, where the trend is to use 4-perf and 
8-perf 35mm (VistaVision) in the same way as s16 to 35mm. After we're done with a 
shot, it's usually pretty much indistiguishable from a 15-perf 65mm original. 
Normal DI processes may not be quite as thorough as that, but can make a big 
difference nonetheless.


Tim Sassoon
SFD vfx & creative post
Santa Monica, CA