The benefits of film are well known, and with today's complex world of digital formats and fast-paced camera obsolescence, film remains a superior medium for capture, display and archiving. Just a few months ago, we introduced the newest member of our VISION3 family and this year we'll launch a new platform of preservation films. These are just a couple of the many examples of Kodak's innovation in advancing film technology. ARRI is also "actively developing new technology that will help get the best out of film and preserve as much of our cinematic history as possible."

In the current issue of ARRI News, ARRI reaffirms that the company is committed to supporting and advancing film-based systems "for the next ten years at the very least." And we are proud to stand with them.

Whether it’s the versatility or the look, film remains an expressive visual tool for extreme sports cinematographers. It’s certainly clear in the world of surfing. Some productions like Globe’s Year Zero are 100% celluloid; others like Quiksilver’s Moments have mixed film and video. Either way, it’s undeniable that film lends a unique look and feel, and the artists that create these inspiring films continue to turn heads.

With temperatures warming up in the northern hemisphere and swells building in the southern with the return of fall, it’s hard not to be inspired by the amazing footage.  I’ve pulled together some clips from around the web to get the adrenalin flowing and to fill our heads with sun, sand, and surf.

We last talked in June before the wedding season really picked up in the northern hemisphere. What have you been up to?

It has been a period of change & renewal.  For the last year and a bit I have been working towards branching out on my own.  I initiated the long process of closing the old company so that I could chase my own dreams and visions.  So far, this goes down (without trying to be dramatic) as one of the most pivotal moves of my career - and as I speak with you today, I definitely feel that I made the right decision.

Tell me a little bit about your new company Naz Films Inc.

I founded Naz Films as a natural extension of how I identify myself as an artist and filmmaker.  I love to tell stories, always have. No matter what the medium of choice, it all serves my understanding of how I want to express a given subject.  I hope everything I do is a reflection of how I see hope and beauty in the everyday.  I make wedding films and lifestyle films... Honeymoon films, Birth films, Babies First Year films, Boudoir films, Engagement Films, Vacation+Cottage+BBQ Films.  They are all stunning keepsakes -- little life histories of family and good moments that we all have experienced in our own lives!!!!

There are countless characteristics within the formulation of film alone that produce unique qualities for filmmakers and moviegoers alike. Couple that with the way we perceive motion picture film projection, and the whole experience leaves you somewhere between science and magic.

From Kodak’s T-grain silver halide crystals, to the brain’s perception of image detail, Brian Guckian (Moving Image Archive News) uncovers “Seven Wonders of Motion Picture Film”, revealing some of the inherent characteristics that make the movie-going experience enjoyable, and perhaps just a bit magical.


Close up of T-grain silver halide crystals

September eleventh means something different to each and every one of us. There are as many perspectives on those events as there are people around the world who were affected by this tragedy. Many artists have spent the last ten years reflecting on and expressing those perspectives, as well as documenting events for future generations. Kodak would like to recognize all of the artists and filmmakers for their many important works dedicated to recording this piece of history. Here are just two examples of those 9/11 chronicles.

Project Rebirth – A Living History of the Human Spirit Coping with Disaster chronicles both the reconstruction of the World Trade Center and serves as the stories of many who were affected by the tragedy. Learn more by visiting projectrebirth.org/film/