The 16mm Film Guide

$200.00

Introducing our educational 16mm Film Guide: A PDF that is the ultimate resource for wedding videographers who want to expand their skills and artistry with the beautiful 16mm film format.

This guide is the result of years of experience working with 16mm film. We've poured all of our knowledge and expertise into this guide to help other videographers understand the unique qualities of shooting with this medium, and gives you the confidence to create timeless videos.

Introducing our educational 16mm Film Guide: A PDF that is the ultimate resource for wedding videographers who want to expand their skills and artistry with the beautiful 16mm film format.

This guide is the result of years of experience working with 16mm film. We've poured all of our knowledge and expertise into this guide to help other videographers understand the unique qualities of shooting with this medium, and gives you the confidence to create timeless videos.

  • This pdf guide is perfect for anyone who is curious about 16mm film, but just doesn't know where to begin. Whether you’re coming from shooting super 8 film, or are brand new to motion film, we’ll walk you through exactly how to get started and begin confidently shooting.

    We know that it can be overhwhelming and intimidating to learn this format, and it can take countless hours piecing together information. We created this pdf guide to be an easy-to-follow, visual resource that gives you the tools you need to begin offering this to your clients.

    You will get the most out of this guide if you have a basic understanding of camera settings, such as manual exposure, shutter speed, aperture, and ISO.

    If you’re coming from Super 8 film or film photography, this should be an easy transition. If you’re brand new, this will be a bit of a learning curve, but we’ll walk you step by step so you can understand how to get started.

  • Table of Contents:

    Section One: Purchasing a Camera
    -Buying a camera
    -Recommended cameras
    -Additional camera information
    -Super 16 vs standard 16mm

    Section Two: Purchasing Film
    -Where to buy film
    -Different film types
    -Film type examples
    -Frame rates and amount of film

    Section Three: Loading and Removing Film
    -General rules for loading film
    -Camera-specific loading examples

    Section Four: How to Shoot
    -Manually exposing with a light meter
    -Rating your film
    -Checking your diopter
    -Reading your manual
    -Focusing
    -A few extra tips
    -Additional gear to buy

    Section Five: Processing and Scanning
    -Places for processing and scanning
    -Order sheet details

    Section Six: Project Costs
    -Cost break down

    Section Seven: Some General Rules

    Section Eight: Apply It

  • What is the format of this product?

    -This is a PDF guide that is extremely easy to read and walk through at your own pace. There are no videos, but there are visuals of our personal work to help guide you throughout.

    If I have never shot 16mm before, should I still purchase this?

    -Our 16mm guide would still be great for you, yes. It’s helpful to have a general understanding of how cameras work (exposure, f stop, etc.) but even if you have yet to pick up a camera, this guide will walk you through how to go about purchasing one, and then you can continue the guide after you have one in your hands.

  • To download our 16mm Film Guide PDF, simply follow the instructions to purchase and download the guide. It's easy to view on any device and can be accessed at any time, so you can learn at your own pace and refer back to it whenever you need a refresher.

  • Because of the nature of this product, we do not offer refunds or exchanges. All sales are final.