Kodak introduced 16 mm motion picture film and equipment in 1923 as an inexpensive amateur alternative to the 35 mm film format. Compared with 35 mm film, the 16 mm format offers advantages such as smaller, less-expensive cameras and lower film stock and developing costs. Because of these factors, the 16 mm format was quickly adopted for professional news reporting, corporate, and educational applications.
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Filmmakers on 16 mm
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A New Wave of Super 16 Filmmakers
Super 16 is gaining traction with the convergence of film and digital intermediate(DI) technologies. The following reports on many facets of this popular format. |
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The Draughtsman's Contract
Curtis Clark's, ASC, memories of making The Draughtsman's Contract in Super 16 mm, which in 1982, was considered experimental. |
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The Early Years of Super 16
Recently, Rune Ericson told us his thoughts on the early years of Super 16 and how it all started. |
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How Schreiber created three looks for The Nines (2287K) 
Think of The Nines as a cinematic three-act play with different stories, characters and visual grammars. |
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Ribbon of Sand:
Grabowska focuses on vanishing islands in the Atlantic. (3684K)
Ribbon of Sand is a poetic journey through the unique ecosystem of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, a chain of wild, undeveloped barrier islands in the famed Outer Banks of the North Carolina seacoast. |
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