Ask Film festival deliverables to convert 35mm to DCP for digital projection

Posted by deliverables on July 11th, 2017

A film festival is held in a single city or region and is an extended presentation of films in many screens or theatres. Depending on the film festivals’ mood and theme some of the films for the festivals are screened outdoors. However if you are participating your film in a festival then you may need to deliver it successfully so it really makes an impression and get the acclaim it deserves. The film festival deliverables process starts once the picture is locked, sound mixed and colour timed when the film is heading towards Cannes or Venice, Telluride or Toronto. There are several steps that a filmmaker has to take to prepare the film for screening at a festival and must call for the services of the establishments that take up the tasks of delivering the film in the right earnest.   

If your film is to be screened on digital format then it is advised not to do the transformation yourself and give it to the film festival desirables as they are better equipped and exactly what to do. 35mm films are rarely screened nowadays at film festivals due to the digital revolution and if your film is shot in 35mm then you may need to master it to digital so the digital projectors could flash them on the screen. You also have the likelihood of facing rejection if the film does not suit the format that a particular festival requires from the entries. Make a DCP or Digital Cinema Package but give it to professionals because they will do a master job of it.

Digital format is the primary choice for screening on theatres and they are comparatively lower cost but undoubtedly superior in quality. Festivals too need them in digital format so it will be a wise move to engage a film festival deliverables and get it done and you can expect the costs to be starting from and per minute. Considering the quality you get out of the final result the cost is negligible and you will get the attention the film is supposed to attract from the audience as well as the organizers. Doing it your self could end up as disaster because people who have followed the online option and converted their films to DCP had severe setbacks while screening multiple copies.

Summary

This article is about film festival deliverables and how they would convert your films shot in 35mm in to DCP or Digital cinema package so they can be screened at the venues where digital projection is used.