Color film Short ends

[alanrockwood]

Are color film (for example, ECN-2 or other) short ends available from anyone these days?

 

[koraks]

frame24.co.uk comes to mind.
Not necessarily always short ends, but surplus rolls (400/1000ft). Check their website.

 

[AgX]

Where would these shorts ends come frome?

The number of movies made on 35mm films per year is a 2-digit one.

 

[koraks]

It's not a huge supply I imagine, no. But apart from movies I can imagine that documentaries and educational work (ie student projects) could add a bit to the supply.
But I haven't come across many short ends when I looked for it. Just getting a surplus reel sounds like a more feasible option. Frame24 currently has 200ft rolls of 35mm 50D for a very attractive price.

 

[AgX]

I have yet to come across a film-making student to still be trained on a real film camera... "A long obsolete technique" a german dean said years ago.

 

[koraks]

Looking at the graduation projects at the closest cinema institute to me, there seem to be one or two every year at least shot on 35mm. Evidently it's a small minority.

 

[btaylor]

People still shoot 35mm film. Not a lot of course. Commercials, music videos, there are a lot of things other than the few features where film still gets used. Back when I was renting mopic gear the best place to get short ends or re-cans was reelgoodfilm.com in Hollywood. I just checked, there website is still up, give them a call maybe they can help.

 

[AgX]

But the more off these projects are, the less chances are for the resting "ends" to show up again via a dealer.

Furthermore the users of 35mm cine film of whatever kind are likely for the majority located in the USA, which again reduces availability in other parts of the world.

 

[AgX]

Looking at the graduation projects at the closest cinema institute to me, there seem to be one or two every year at least shot on 35mm. Evidently it's a small minority.

I am already looked upon by european deans as weirdo. I better not start talking of 35mm cinematography.

 

[koraks]

I am already looked upon by european deans as weirdo

This is not necessarily a bad thing

 

[MattKing]

Craigslist (in Vancouver): https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/pho/d/new-stock-kodak-vision-400-unopened/6862905265.html

We shoot a lot of commercials/pilots/Hallmark movies/TV series in BC, and some of it is shot on film.

 

[brbo]

Where would these shorts ends come frome?

The number of movies made on 35mm films per year is a 2-digit one.

The Vision3 5203 (50D) short roll that I got from frame24 some years ago had "SPECTRE" (and some other markings) written on the can

 

[cmacd123]

Where would these shorts ends come frome?

The number of movies made on 35mm films per year is a 2-digit one.

there are not as many places as their used to be. Kodak does keep a running list of Movies "shot on film" so there are a few theatrical productions, as well as the usual assortment of TV, Commercials, Music Videos, and "other films"

https://reelfilm.kodak.com/shot_on_film/

frame24 seems to be the folks who are most active in "resale" film in Europe.