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Post by Marie Griffiths on Oct 7, 2013 16:27:21 GMT
Some programmes were shot in 16mm such as Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, The Ascent of Man and Life on Earth, Catweazle.
The BBC doesn't see 16mm as HD but it is a dam sight better than SD.
Could we see versions of these programmes in "HD" on blueray/download/BBC/ITV HD?
Errata
I found Brideshead Revisited in HD.
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Post by Ken Griffin on Oct 7, 2013 16:55:17 GMT
I think that the idea that 16mm can't be HD quality is a myth. An EBU study a decade ago established that if you had the original camera negatives, there would be a distinct improvement if you scanned them at 1080p rather than 720i. The one exception is possibly news reversal film, a direct positive format which has never been noted for its outstanding photographic qualities.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2013 17:01:02 GMT
Spearhead From Space is out on Blu-ray, as is The Sweeney (all shot on 16mm). Just two examples that are out in HD quality.
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Post by John Green on Oct 7, 2013 17:06:23 GMT
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Post by Richard Marple on Oct 7, 2013 19:01:32 GMT
I read somewhere that some, if not all of Minder was shot on a 16mm stock that was widescreen (unknown ratio), but originally shown 4:3.
When Granada Plus repeated them in the late 1990s they were transferred to digital tape with the full picture for the first time.
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Post by Peter Stirling on Oct 8, 2013 8:07:22 GMT
I read somewhere that some, if not all of Minder was shot on a 16mm stock that was widescreen (unknown ratio), but originally shown 4:3. When Granada Plus repeated them in the late 1990s they were transferred to digital tape with the full picture for the first time. Possibly 'Super' 16mm? - that is because the sound track is not needed at the filming stage, the image is shot right to the edge of the film, the cameraman's viewfinder would have a 'safe area' grid though to show what would show up on a TV set of the day and what may not. On less professional productions not concerned about the far future life of their play they would let boom mikes and set paraphernalia creep into the non safe area of the picture. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2013 12:21:01 GMT
I read somewhere that some, if not all of Minder was shot on a 16mm stock that was widescreen (unknown ratio), but originally shown 4:3. Most of the Euston productions (not all) were shot on 16mm rather than 35. It was part of their whole ethos to make film series much more cheaply and efficiently than the lavish ITC shows. |
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Post by Richard Marple on Oct 8, 2013 12:35:26 GMT
I read somewhere that some, if not all of Minder was shot on a 16mm stock that was widescreen (unknown ratio), but originally shown 4:3. When Granada Plus repeated them in the late 1990s they were transferred to digital tape with the full picture for the first time. Possibly 'Super' 16mm? - that is because the sound track is not needed at the filming stage, the image is shot right to the edge of the film, the cameraman's viewfinder would have a 'safe area' grid though to show what would show up on a TV set of the day and what may not. On less professional productions not concerned about the far future life of their play they would let boom mikes and set paraphernalia creep into the non safe area of the picture. I thought it might be something like that. |
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Post by John Green on Oct 9, 2013 9:36:58 GMT
Funnily enough,I'd heard that when there were "gaffs" such as mike-booms visible on TV broadcasts,the fault lay with the technicians at the TV company.
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