Ryan Coogler is one of the most exciting American filmmakers working today, best known for directing Black Panther, Creed, and Fruitvale Station. With his latest film Sinners, Coogler highlighted the importance of analog—shooting the project entirely on Kodak film. In a recent behind-the-scenes video posted to Kodak’s socials, Coogler dives into the different film formats […]
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FREE 16mm Film Texture Downloads
Amazing high quality 16mm film scans, for free. Download these stunning film textures taken from actual 16mm film shot by Matthew Moloney. Follow @moloneymatthew_on Instagram. Simply click on an image below to access the full size version and right click > save to download! These 16mm film textures are perfect for graphic designers, websites and […]
Continue readingHeath240’s New ‘Hialeah’ Music Video Shot on 16mm Film
Heath240 is a film school dropout turned musician. Studying film for his first year of college, Heath fell out of love with the craft. Even to the point where he couldn’t even stand to watch movies for a few years after dropping out. As he took time to understand himself, he fell in love with […]
Continue readingFREE LUTs for Super 8 Footage
When we first started shooting super 8, we did it all out of passion… and had very little knowledge of the process. We barely knew how to shoot super 8 film, let alone how to deal with the post-production of it.After trial and error, we’ve learned how to shoot, edit, and color grade super 8 […]
Continue readingColor Grading Work for Draft Day’s Die Bout Mine Music Video
Exclusive before/after photos and stills of the color grading for Draft Day’s music video, Die Bout Mine. Watch the gorgeous video featuring Super 8, VHS, and BMPCC footage in sunny California. Video Credits Rapper: Draft Day Director: Bankstone Shot/Edited by: Ethan Iverson Color Grading: Matt Moloney Watch the full video: Super 8 Film Color Grade […]
Continue readingFilterGrade Super 8 Films
Recently we’ve been diving back into the super 8 realm and we’ve been loving it more than ever! Now that we have a little more knowledge about the medium (compared to when we started) – we’re able to shoot with less anxiety and doubt, and more with confidence and precision.We wanted to create a home […]
Continue readingChicago on Super 8 Film (April, 2021)
In November, 2017 (roughly), I shot my first two rolls of super 8 film. Before I ever saw what the footage looked like, I fell in love with the feel of shooting super 8 – this was the first time I knew shooting with different cameras will make you feel different, and in turn it […]
Continue reading10 of the Best Super 8 VHS Video Apps for Mobile Devices
There is something about that vintage, scratchy, grainy film look that we just can’t seem to get enough of. With many trying to recreate this vintage look and feel, many apps have sprung up claiming to easily take your video footage back to the 80s. Because of this, we came up with a list of […]
Continue readingHow to Rent Camera Equipment
Photography and videography are too highly expensive hobbies which often keep individuals from expanding or experiment with different genres. Buying new gear or upgrading current equipment is not always possible. Whether you are in the market for a new camera or lens, or have been debating whether to grab the latest gear to satisfy your […]
Continue readingPrism Lens FX DREAM FX Filter Test (daylight)
We’ve recently been exploring the effects of lens filters and how they can altar your footage to make it look more cinematic. This week, we decided to take a look at how the DREAM FX filter from Prism Lens FX would help make our footage better. Needless to say, the filter provided us with incredible […]
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