-Perforation movements

2-Perforation movements ARRI recently released new and improved 2-Perforation movements for the ARRICAM Studio, ARRICAM Lite and ARRIFLEX 235 cameras. These movements can be quickly and repeatedly exchanged with 3 or 4-Perforation movements by qualified technicians, bringing unique production benefits.

The ARRI 2-Perforation movements offer budget-conscious productions an economical route to the image quality of 35 mm. With a native aspect ratio of 2.39:1, 2-Perforation delivers a cinematic, widescreen look that takes advantage of the full width of a 35 mm frame. As film is advanced by two perforations instead of the traditional four, previously unused space between frames is eliminated and so both film stock and film processing costs are approximately halved.

A 2-Perforation pipeline involves no extra work or expense once the decision to go through a DI has been taken; the ARRISCAN film scanner, for example, can scan 2-Perforation material just as easily as 3 or 4-Perforation footage. It is a simple matter to create a normal anamorphic release print from scanned 2-Perforation images.

2-Perforation also allows for longer individual takes than conventional 35 mm, as each roll of film effectively lasts twice as long. One production that has already taken advantage of this is the Cam ra dOr-winning Hunger, on which cinematographer Sean Bobbitt, BSC shot an entire scene in a single, incredibly tense, 20-minute take. "I dont know of any other film format that we could have done that in," says Bobbitt.

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