Test Converted 16mm Cameras

By Greg Pak

If you're using a Super 16 camera that's being converted to regular 16 for your shoot, shoot a test roll before you shoot real footage with it. If it's been configured improperly, the framing will be off on your final image -- you'll end up with more image on the right hand side of your frame, for example, which will bug you and everyone else in the world who cares about decent composition.