Ilford Contact for large scale unique project

[Jarin Blaschke]

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]

'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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

AFAIK Ilford no longer makes any cine film.

 

[Craig75]

Do orwa not have anything suitable?

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

They are extremely friendly and helpful.

 

[David Allen]

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]

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]

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