HEN DIRECTOR
YEN TAN and I first
started talking about his
new feature, 1985 , we
knew immediately that
we wanted to shoot on
Super 16mm black and
white film. The analogue warmth
and pleasingly soft image felt like
a better representation of the time
period we wanted to show than
any digital camera was capable
of. With the popularity of digital
cameras like the ARRI Alexa and
the RED Epic, film cameras are no
longer in heavy rotation and can be
acquired for a fraction of the cost
of their digital counterparts. Shoot-
ing film may seem like an impos-
sible task for someone new to it,
but with some simple research, a
few phone calls, and some testing,
it’s actually quite simple.34 WINTER 2019 MOVIEMAKER.COMSHOOTING
IF YOU’RE STILL TAKING
STOCK IN FILM STOCK
THESE DAYS, HERE’S
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
BY HutcH
PHOTOGRAPH BY PATRICK DEAN, COURTESY OF HUTCHON
IN THE
DIGITAL
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FILM W
ANALOG INNOVATORS