SPONSORED VIDEO PROPOSAL


OPTION 1 | SIMPLE

16MM FILM vs DIGITAL + NITRATE

In this option, I’ll partner with Cody Jones and Alex Carter to create a head-to-head comparison between Kodak motion picture film stock on a 16mm film camera with Film Convert Nitrate applied to RAW (CinemaDNG) footage from the original Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.

We’d film a single still life “scene” - a bowl of fruit on a kitchen counter awash in sunlight or flowers in a field at sunrise or a dog resting on a couch in an apartment at night. Think of this as a shot that’s establishing a scene or transitioning between scenes in an independent feature film.

This would demonstrate a head to head comparison between one Kodak film stock and the equivalent stock in Nitrate. We’d film only one still life scene and keep it as simple and straightforward as possible.

I don’t want to see this as a competition or us trying to find some “gotcha’ moment with Nitrate to show how it succeeds or fails to perfectly emulate film. We want to show the audience just how good it is at film emulation, and we want to inspire audiences to look at options to replicate the 16mm film look with some inexpensive tools.

Vintage lenses + Blackmagic’s undervalued original Pocket Cinema Camera + FilmConvert Nitrate can give you an incredible 16mm look to your projects. We want to showcase that workflow and show how Nitrate is critical for achieving that look on a budget.

The original BMPCC currently sells on eBay in the US between $500 and $800! Luckily Alex Carter owns an entire BMPCC 16mm “film” replication rig.

This version would require us to get the 16mm film processed and developed and then digitally scanned so we can edit it in Final Cut Pro.

ALEX CARTER

Alex has his own YouTube channel that centers on film photography.

 
 
 
 

OPTION 2 | CINEMATIC

16MM FILM vs DIGITAL + NITRATE

Everything from Option 1 in this version but instead of one still life scene, we’ll film three in order to test both Tungsten and Daylight Kodak film stocks. So we’d film the bowl of fruit in the sunlight in the kitchen, maybe a dog resting on a couch at night in a room lit with tungsten practicals, a landscape shot of some flowers in a meadow at sunset.

Shots you’d see in an indie feature or a documentary film.

This version would require us to get the 16mm film processed and developed and then digitally scanned so we can edit it in Final Cut Pro.


OPTION 3 | EPIC

16MM FILM vs DIGITAL + NITRATE

This video would be everything from Option 2 but instead of just filming a few still life “scenes”, we’d like to film something more fully realized. A sample of shots from a scene from what would be an independent feature film - similar to what we did in our first collaboration - where we summarize what the film is and give the context for the shots from the scene we film.

Or a scene from a documentary film about an artisan or artist living and working in Omaha. We’d go to their studio with both of our cameras and film b-roll and capture audio of the artist or artisan talking about why they love what they do or what drives them or why they love the medium they choose.

For both the documentary version or the indie feature version, we’d edit both versions of the scene using scans from the 16mm film and the digital “film” we captured with the BMPCC camera and compare them.

This version would require us to get the 16mm film processed and developed and then digitally scanned so we can edit it in Final Cut Pro.


PRICING

Option 1 | $3,500

Option 2 | $5,000

Option 3 | $7,500

FilmConvert products will be linked in the top line of the video’s description box.

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All options include 10% affiliate commission.

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100% of payment due up front.

These prices are valid for 60 days.


PRESS

Article written by Ryan Mense on Fstoppers.com about my viral video 9 Tips For Final Cut Pro That Feel Like Magic!

Article written by Peter Wiggins on FCP.co about a recent livestream that gathered some of the top Final Cut Pro YouTubers.

Appeared on the Podlamania podcast with hosts Wayne Johns & Jake Hicks.

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