Sound recording.

[Alexam]

It always was a bit pricey and when we were using about 14 reels to finish up with a max 7 min film, there was a fair bit left on the cutting room floor. Still it was fun and we did get a runner up to the 10 best.and more often than not, won the Midlands Club competitions. Happy Days.

 

[AJB Temple]

What a thread. I have on the bookshelf behind me a Nagra and a studio Revox PR99. Have turned down numerous offers.
We produce a lot of amateur videos for work. Mostly we used a Canon 5D mkIII and boom mic plugged in and gradually upgraded to more pro equipment, but LED lights, reflectors, Canon 5DIII (we also had a cheaper full frame as well - can't recall which one now) and suitable mics got us a long way. Very satisfying when you get it right!

 

[El Barto]

Alexam yes Super 8 is still in use! Although 16mm is more popular. I was lucky enough to shoot part of a music video on 16mm using an old Bolex and it was wonderful. Eric The Viking not so fast on film being dead. Kodak recently rebranded itself and it looks like it hasn't completely given up on film yet, having announced that they'll be bringing back Ektachrome. There are still a hell of a lot of feature films, short films and even adverts shot on 35mm. There is hope yet.

Film emulation has come a long way in the last few years and there are now some really good applications that you can add to your workflow, or just run your project straight through the program if you aren't bothered about workflows and stuff.

For those without the means to shoot on film, either because it's too expensive or because they don't have the equipment I think these are good options.

Cinegrain is very good but quite expensive: http://www.cinegrain.com/
Filmconvert is also good, I have a copy which I'd be happy to share with anyone who wants it: https://www.filmconvert.com/

For stills, VSCO is really good. I think they are probably more well known for their iOS app now but they also provide presets/plugins for Adobe Lightroom which are EXCELLENT (the iPhone app is also good): http://vsco.co/store/film

 

[Eric The Viking]

What a thread. I have on the bookshelf behind me a Nagra and a studio Revox PR99. Have turned down numerous offers.
We produce a lot of amateur videos for work. Mostly we used a Canon 5D mkIII and boom mic plugged in and gradually upgraded to more pro equipment, but LED lights, reflectors, Canon 5DIII (we also had a cheaper full frame as well - can't recall which one now) and suitable mics got us a long way. Very satisfying when you get it right!

Ah, but which Nagra???

i used to lug one around (IVS IIRC): twelve D-size batteries concentrate the mind horribly when there's a lot of walking involved!

My favourite Nagras, in terms of engineering are the SN and the VPR5. We had a pair of the David Lane modified ones for audio transfers - impressive engineering, but replay-only.

The Canon 5D III produces excellent quality, more so if you record the audio separately.

And for the record, working in film was probably my happiest time of several careers to date (although live TV news was a blast, too).

The cutting ratio of natural history stuff (e.g. "Wildlife on One, The World About Us and the Attenborough big series) tended to vary anywhere between 10:1 and 15:1. Most drama was more economical with film stock!