16 mm Workshop with the Arri 416
Hands on with Steven Turco & Robert Featherstone
Available spots
Service Description
The ARRI 416 PLUS is the most advanced 16mm film camera ever made, still in wide use in feature and television film production. Come learn this revolutionary camera system. In this two-day hands-on workshop, we will learn how to properly build the camera, load film magazines, and operate the camera. Day 1: Dedicated to learning the camera and technical approaches. Day 2: Two magazines will be loaded with different film stocks, and we will go over how to light for each stock. After the scene is lit, the class will take turns filming on each magazine. Additionally, the workshop will cover: Film stocks and film labs Best practices for exposure on film Lens options Off-speed filming We will shoot 800 feet of film over the course of the workshop, which will be developed and scanned — all students will receive a digital scan of the film. Film stock, development, and film scan are included with the workshop fee. Max enrollment: 10 students --- About the Teachers Steven Turco is a Hudson Valley-based cinematographer. After growing up in the Hudson Valley, he studied film in Chicago and spent the last several years working in Local 52 on many productions including Fallout, Happy Gilmore 2, and Severance. He shot the short Amerikkka, which had a short festival run, and the docushort Keep Right Except to Pass. Robert Featherstone is a cinematographer. He shoots commercial, narrative, and documentary. The documentary A Fine Line about female chefs won Best Cinematography at the Borderlands Film Festival. Love, Gilda was nominated for 2 Emmys and opened the Tribeca Film Festival. Requiem for the American Dream and Indian Point premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Farmer of the Year, a feature film starring Barry Corbin, won the audience choice award at the Minneapolis International Film Festival.
Upcoming Sessions
Cancellation Policy
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Contact Details
Beacon Podcasting, 20 West Main Street, Beacon, NY, USA
1 845-262-0238
info@beaconcreativeindustries.com