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If You Can Shoot Digital, You Can Shoot Film
Think shooting film is complicated? Discover how digital cinematographers can make the move to celluloid with practical advice on exposure, metering, film stocks, testing and working with a film lab.

Mark Wiggins
Oct 159 min read


65mm: Why 5-Perf?
Why did 65mm film settle on five perforations? Explore the history of Todd-AO, the Philips DP70 projector, 70mm cinema and the revival of large-format film.

Mark Wiggins
Oct 28 min read


The Future Storaro Predicted
Vittorio Storaro’s Univisium proposed a 2:1 aspect ratio and a future built around HD and 65mm. This article explores how his ideas anticipated the rise of 2:1 in streaming, Netflix, and the resurgence of large-format film.

Mark Wiggins
Sep 255 min read


The 65mm Bottleneck
As large-format film moves further into mainstream filmmaking, could the industry face a 65mm bottleneck? This article explores the growing demand for 65mm cameras, lenses, technicians, processing and scanning capacity, and what it could mean for the future of shooting on film.

Mark Wiggins
Sep 134 min read


Are Large Format Celluloid Productions Becoming Mainstream?
From The Odyssey to Black Panther 3, is large-format celluloid becoming mainstream? Exploring the resurgence of 65mm film and IMAX cinema.

Mark Wiggins
Aug 115 min read


Three Days at the BSC Expo
Three days at the BSC Expo exploring 65mm film, the Logmar Magellan 65, high-speed K65K camera, seminars, and reconnecting with industry pee

Mark Wiggins
Feb 153 min read


What Testing Film Stocks Actually Teaches You
A cinematographer’s perspective on what film stock testing really teaches — beyond charts and specifications — exploring exposure, tonal re

Mark Wiggins
Jan 292 min read


What 16mm Taught Me That Digital Never Did
What shooting 16mm film taught me about discipline, exposure, performance, and decision-making — and why those lessons still matter in a dig

Mark Wiggins
Jan 83 min read


Why Film Knowledge Is Becoming a Career Advantage Again - a thought for New Year
As film production returns across 16mm, 35mm and 65mm, cinematographer Mark Wiggins explains why celluloid knowledge is becoming vital

Mark Wiggins
Jan 14 min read


From 16mm to 65mm: My Degrees of Separation from Christopher Nolan
A cinematographer’s journey from 16mm to 65mm film. My degrees of separation from Christopher Nolan.

Mark Wiggins
Dec 24, 20253 min read


Logmar Magellan, Large-Format Film, and the Salford Celluloid Centre of Excellence
Cinematographer Mark Wiggins explores the Logmar Magellan 65mm camera and the launch of the Salford Centre for Celluloid Excellence, support

Mark Wiggins
Dec 19, 20253 min read


The Resurgence of Film. Why The Future is looking a little more analogue.
Discover why celluloid is making a major comeback in 2026—from new 65mm cameras to Remjet-less film stocks—and what this revival means.

Mark Wiggins
Dec 6, 20254 min read
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