How To: Spool Down 400' Roll of 16mm Film to 100' Reels Without a Split Reel | Filmboy24

This is my simple solution to spooling down 400' of 16mm film, onto 100' daylight spools.

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[knoptop]

Wow! You're on the next level with the amount of film you have stocked up!

[andrewlaker]

Thanks Mike! This is EXACTLY the tutorial I needed. I have the exact same rewinds and a 400' can of expired film on the way. I wish I'd known about the core adapter before I ponied up for a split reel. Dang. Oh well, I'll try downspooling with the split reel and see if I like it, but your method looks much easier to do in the dark.

[kd]

Thanks for the great demonstration. My dad filmed many a Super 8 movie of the fam in the 70's and early 80's. He did a lot of cool stuff but no respooling cause it was just so easy to get film stock back then. I have been shooting 35mm since 88 and might get out his old Super 8 camera and do some filmmaking when the budget allows. I have too many hobbies, lol! 😀

[oniriscope]

I’m shooting a short for a French film contest with my Beaulieu R16 with its 200ft mag this summer, I’m not a believer but sir you’re « godsend » today! Keep those useful film content coming. Have a nice one!

[madskdz]

YESSS!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌 what an great video Mike. I knew this was coming and was waiting to do my own 400ft roll

[Malik_Maliki]

Love your videos, and this video is exactly what I need right now!!. My question is why does a single perf need to be oriented the same way when I spool it down? can I spool it directly to a 100 ft? instead of doing it twice? Thank you!

[lloydleblanc]

Hi Mike, just a bit of information on the bigger black reel that you showed. When I started to shoot 16mm film for a tv station I had a Trenka camera which used the black daylight reel of film that you displayed. These reels came from Kodak as 360 ft of film. The film stock was usually Ektachrome 7240 or 7242. All the best. I enjoyed your presentation.

[bobsbits]

hi the first time i ever seen 16mm film i was at school as video deck cost alot of money back in the days now the only time i have seen is the mag film for audio
a man i know used to work for the bbc he got me some new zonel reel wow the gain on it is very good i have mag film 35mm new heads i used with zonal

1 INCH tapes the 8 channel heads were bad hi wear on them very happy with new and old tec

[michaelb.]

Late I am but interesting anywho .Good job your mug. 🤔

[MrForiun]

Very useful video! I got an Aaton minima, and it's been hard to shot, just because of the Aaton KODAK spools.

[kippercat]

Fast and easy question... Which side of the film ( emulsion or base ) is closet to the lamp when running through the projector ? Thank you !

[saidanehabib]

Nice video, can you order Vision3 straight from Kodak? Thank you.

[judethaddeusschork]

Great video.
Totally new to this. I have two Beaulieu r16s, both with a 200’ magazine. My question is, how do you do this in complete darkness?
It seems simple, but I’m afraid I wouldn’t be doing it correctly, not being able to see it.

[MichaelCarter]

That's the same number I got. 44. Same rewinds, too.

[osseo]

can you take a roll of 100ft 16mm that's on a daylight spool, and transfer it onto a 16mm film core to be used in a more professional camera (such as the arri SR2)?

[jrm]

I have a pretty nice working Filmo 70D I was given, along with some old film stock that was kept in a freezer. I'd like to do what you demonstrated here to spool it onto the camera's 100's reel and try out the camera, but as a beginner having never used one of these cameras (have only used super 8) I can't imagine getting it right in total darkness. Can one of those red dark room lights be used with movie film like I've seen used with still photography? I do have a set of rewinds but no hub adapter which I'll need.

[cecildeville]

Excellent demonstration. 
You are much more organized than I am, although I am only spooling 100' reg. 8 rolls down to 25' unsplit rolls. I don't have a dedicated darkroom so it is usually changing bags and flat turning on a table. I like how you figured the gear ratio on the rewinds, much simpler than my method of using a 12" school ruler and measuring a foot at a time in bag. I plan to adopt your method soon, seems easier and more efficient.

BTW - Have you received your moviestuff package yet ?

[spedslojp]

How would you spool down a few feet into a 35mm stills cartridge of film from a 400ft reel of 35mm stock ?

[alexinnewwest]

Great video Mike!
Have you had any experience using infrared goggles for loading film?

[rpeters]

I’d really like to do this now, I have some old Ektachrome in a 200ft spool I need to spoil down, I can’t find rewinds for less than $80s though :/