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Free and open-source tools for analog filmmaking

by nessunodoro on 8/17/19, 1:25 AM with 16 comments

  • by mmcwilliams on 8/17/19, 6:55 AM

    Very weird seeing this here! This is my site and my projects. Happy to answer any questions about them.

    Never really saw it as a fit for the hn audience as the quality of the code and site aren't very good and as other people have mentioned it's a very niche space to be working in.

    If you are interested in this kind of thing, I think there are some cool projects out there aimed at reducing the cost of development [0] and scanning [1] analog film.

    [0] https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3076876

    [1] https://mepler.com/Kinograph

  • by nineteen999 on 8/17/19, 2:09 AM

    What a great idea! I wonder how big the 16mm film communities are in these days of pervasive digital, given the costs of developing film and the risks associated with processing.

    What I also found interesting is this site:

    https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/movies-shot-on-16mm-moonri...

    Everybody knows the famous story of how El Mariachi was made, but I was surprised by some of the other films in the list (eg. Black Swan).

  • by dragonsh on 8/17/19, 3:09 AM

    It's a fantastic project to open source this design and fabrication files. I hope it can be done for old cars and mechanical designs when we didn't have that much electronics involved.

  • by onemoresoop on 8/17/19, 12:43 PM

    I recommend the 16mm iphone app for emulating shooting 16mm. It may open the door to actually using analog film.

  • by app4soft on 8/17/19, 4:12 AM

    Amazing project, but analog film making is like costly retro hobby in our days.

    For modern film projects need openhardware digital tools such as AXIOM cams by apertus°.

    [0] https://apertus.org

  • by devoply on 8/17/19, 6:02 AM

    the point is to tell a story, so unless you have a budget that can accommodate analog don't waste your time with analog. tell your story the easiest way possible, don't complicate things unless you can afford it or, or you lessen your chances of success significantly.