Ilford Contact for large scale unique project

Jarin Blaschke · Nov 21, 2017

Hello:

I intend to contact Ilford in regards to a special order of motion picture film. I am serving as cinematographer for an upcoming, very interesting film where Kodak Double-X will not fulfill our needs, and I seem to recall at least one member of Ilford regularly visiting these boards. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thank you!

Jarin Blaschke
jarin@jarinblaschke.com

Lachlan Young · Nov 21, 2017

'Harman Tech Service' is the username of anyone from Ilford who currently posts here.

I recall both HP5+ & FP4+ had cinema variants, no idea if there were any others.

Then again, Coutard notoriously spliced together many 100ft cans of HPS for Godard's 'Breathless' - though they had the benefit of shooting on an Eclair Cameflex which didn't mind KS perf...

Oren Grad · Nov 21, 2017

The most recent reference I can find to an Ilford motion picture film is in the March 2009 Product Availability Listing, which shows FP4 Plus available in 35mm x 200ft lengths, but as a non-stock item. In the next PAL I have, from May 2013, the motion picture film listing has disappeared, and it has not reappeared in later editions. But perhaps they still have the capacity to cut to special order.

Lachlan Young · Nov 21, 2017

Oren Grad said:
The most recent reference I can find to an Ilford motion picture film is in the March 2009 Product Availability Listing, which shows FP4 Plus available in 35mm x 200ft lengths, but as a non-stock item. In the next PAL I have, from May 2013, the motion picture film listing has disappeared, and it has not reappeared in later editions. But perhaps they still have the capacity to cut to special order.

I also recall Simon Galley making comments to the effect that the cinema variants were not just simply BH perf versions of regular film stock - don't think he specified more than that, but it makes me suspect that you'd be looking at a full scale custom order/make - though a feature film might easily pass the requisite MOQ for that.

Oren Grad · Nov 21, 2017

I should have added, there's a contact form on the Ilford Photo website - that might be a better bet for a prompt reply:

https://www.ilfordphoto.com/contact-form/

aleckurgan · Nov 21, 2017

I read that Foma can also provide a 35mm cinema variant of Fomapan 400 (probably of their other films too) with a minimum order of 5000m.

ic-racer · Nov 21, 2017

I used to use HP5 16mm single perf in my 16mm still cameras. So they used to supply it. I still have remnants of a 100ft rool ( a little goes a long way on a 16mm still camera).

Gerald C Koch · Nov 21, 2017

AFAIK Ilford no longer makes any cine film.

Craig75 · Nov 21, 2017

Do orwa not have anything suitable?

http://www.filmotec.de/?lang=en

They are extremely friendly and helpful.

David Allen · Nov 22, 2017

I would suggest that you contact Mirko who owns Adox and Fotoimpex. Not only does he make film at the Adox factory, he also has good contacts with Foma, etc.

info@adox.de / info@fotoimpex.de

Bests,

David.
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Jarin Blaschke · Nov 22, 2017

Thanks for all the responses. I used the contact form on the Ilford site - we'll see what happens.

I'm going after Ilford, since those are the films I'm familiar with. I'd really be starting from scratch with Adox or Foma, although I have used CHS (much too grainy and probably too slow for motion picture film). Quality control with the film base is also much better with Ilford - CHS was flimsy and prone to damage.

J

Oren Grad · Nov 23, 2017

Good luck - I hope one way or another you'll be able to find something that will work for your project!

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