The comeback of celloid continues. After facing extinction two years ago, dozens of A-list directors, from J.J. Abrams to Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino, are leading a charge that has Hollywood once again choosing to shoot on film versus digital. Now this celloid resurgence includes one of America’s most prestigious film schools: Nyu.
Thanks to a new pilot program launched in collaboration with Kodak and Paris-based post-production laboratory Film Factory, six Nyu graduate students will receive film, film processing and post-production services as an incentive to shoot their thesis projects on film. Kodak will donate 10,000 feet of 35mm film, which would normally cost students close to $7,000; while the Film Factory’s post-production grant will cover the cost of processing and digital conversion.
“I think if you give students the opportunity to shoot in film, they’ll stay in film and want to support film,” said Alex Akoka, the Lab Director at Film Factory.
Thanks to a new pilot program launched in collaboration with Kodak and Paris-based post-production laboratory Film Factory, six Nyu graduate students will receive film, film processing and post-production services as an incentive to shoot their thesis projects on film. Kodak will donate 10,000 feet of 35mm film, which would normally cost students close to $7,000; while the Film Factory’s post-production grant will cover the cost of processing and digital conversion.
“I think if you give students the opportunity to shoot in film, they’ll stay in film and want to support film,” said Alex Akoka, the Lab Director at Film Factory.
- 8/2/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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