What I'm looking for may be digitally corrected film which I still think has a unique look. For instance I think the hateful 8 looked amazing
There is good news; "The Hateful Eight" was shot using Vision3 stock. The
same film stock you can get for a super 8 camera and a 16mm camera.
I'd like to color
Correct on my own and am also working on a western style script which would be cool to see a little more old school but is another reason I ask if that depends
On film type or camera.
Some of the look comes from the camera and the type of film. And the
smaller super 8 and 16mm cameras will have a different overall look than
35mm or the Ultra Panavision 65mm. The lenses used also matter - I know
you know that - as does the skill and experience of the filmmaker.
I wish there was a direct answer; pick this camera and this film and you'll
get the look you want. I suspect the difference in the tests you have seen
has more to do with the skill and experience of the photographer than the
camera or the type of film. Give Pfister or Richardson or Deakins a Beaulieu
and Vision3 and they can get some amazing images out of them.
Did you see “The Hateful eight” projected on film? Or only the digitized version?
The projected version was color timed the old fashioned way – photochemically
and looks quite different from the 35mm version or the version released digitally.
My advice is to pick up a film camera you can afford - you know have several
suggestions to choose from - buy some film and shoot some footage. Then process
and transfer and do the color correction you want to do. As I said in my first post,
I'm "old school" that's the way I learned - by doing it and making mistakes, so
that is usually my advice.
I envy you just starting this film journey. I loved every minute of it and I miss
shooting on film.