Super 16 — A Technical Note

Blowing up l6mm to 35mm is nothing new. The possibilities of the handheld sync camera, small crews and extreme mobility have attracted many producers, directors and cameramen during the last decade. The greatest hindrance for a wider use of 16mm in feature film production has been the loss of picture quality in the blowup process. Very few improvements have been made in this area within the last few years. One step forward was the introduction of Eastman Kodak's Reversal Intermediate Film Type 5249. It brought us one generation closer when using negative.

Print ISSN

0361-4573

Published

1970-10

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J13589