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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:29 am 
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What camera equipment is normally used in shooting Bollywood films ?? Is it 35mm, or super 16 ??

I never paid much attention to equipment listings in the end credits but recently noticed 2 Bollywood films, back to back, where they list Camera Hire Super 16. Does it mean, they use 16mm film negatives and not the 35mm film ??

Remember, Monsoon Wedding that was widely reported as shot on Super 16 to save on money ?? It was reported widely perhaps because it's a no no for Hollywood films ?? Is it ??


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:50 am 
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I've never explored this, but I'm pretty confident that Indian films are shot, for the most part, on 35mm film.


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:26 pm 
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I would say 35mm


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:51 pm 
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Look at End Credits for 'Shootout At Lokandewala':

It lists Equipment Hire. Lists 6 companies for six Cameras. All of them Super 16. No mention of any 35mm Camera.

Other film that I saw just before this, Life Mein Kabhi Kabhi' too had just 'Super 16' for Rental credits (can't confirm as I've returned the DVD rental).

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Not a big deal really. It's very common to shoot films on 35 mm and then blow them up on 70mm film.
How many of us could have noticed that Monsoon Wedding was shot on Super 16 and then blown up to 35 mm ??
Because of that 'Super 16' in end credits, it's quite possible that those films were shot on Super 16. May be, other films too ??


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:03 pm 
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rana wrote:
Look at End Credits for 'Shootout At Lokandewala':

It lists Equipment Hire. Lists 6 companies for six Cameras. All of them Super 16. No mention of any 35mm Camera.

Other film that I saw just before this, Life Mein Kabhi Kabhi' too had just 'Super 16' for Rental credits (can't confirm as I've returned the DVD rental).

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Not a big deal really. It's very common to shoot films on 35 mm and then blow them up on 70mm film.
How many of us could have noticed that Monsoon Wedding was shot on Super 16 and then blown up to 35 mm ??
Because of that 'Super 16' in end credits, it's quite possible that those films were shot on Super 16. May be, other films too ??


Actually, I don't think very many movies at all, nowadays, get blown up from 35mm to 70mm. Maybe a film being played in IMAX, but that's about it.


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:54 pm 
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Bollywood is almost always 35mm. Hopefully soon Red (http://www.red.com).


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