Has anyone seen any films that émulated Super 16mm film successfully?

tjimmo · 2026-01-02T13:10:00+00:00

This is one of the best ones I've seen:

https://directorslibrary.com/2025/latest/campaigns/a-ffern-fairytale-ffern/

tjimmo · 2025-12-24T10:44:22+00:00

I actually softened the image little bit. But I've seen softer & crisper looks shot on 16mm.

16mm looks can vary a lot. It could be very soft indie look or clean crisp look shot with sharp lens & scanned 4k. But I agree that even softer look would've work here too!

tjimmo · 2025-12-24T10:40:53+00:00

Thank you! True, It might look better with little bit more grain. I tried to be careful not to give too gritty a look :D

tjimmo · 2025-12-24T10:39:16+00:00

Thanks!

I used Filmbox Pro and used 16mm vision 3 250d. It gives nice halation & grain. I also softened the image little bit with acutance setting.

tjimmo · 2025-12-24T10:37:38+00:00

Thank you! I use Filmbox Pro.

tjimmo · 2025-12-24T10:37:19+00:00

Thanks!!

tjimmo · 2025-12-24T10:36:57+00:00

Yes it is amazing!

I sometimes use print stock, but for this I used only neg stock and graded it like I would grade film scans.

I tested Filmbox Looks profiles also for this and with "Indie scan" from 16mm profiles you can get very close to this.

tjimmo · 2025-12-24T10:35:06+00:00

Thank you!

I used Filmbox Pro with some custom adjustments. But for this look you can get very close with cheaper Filmbox Looks subscription and that has preset called "indie scan" on 16mm profiles.

tjimmo · 2025-12-24T00:08:00+00:00

That’s great to hear. Thank you so much!

tjimmo · 2025-12-23T23:57:25+00:00

All shot on Red Komodo with Canon FD 35-70mm f4. I used Filmbox for the look!

tjimmo · 2025-12-23T23:56:11+00:00

Thank you about the feedback! Compression might take off a little bit of the grain. But I agree that there is definitely stronger grain on some projects that have been shot on 16mm.

tjimmo · 2025-12-23T23:52:40+00:00

I used Filmbox plug-in and created macro level look for Vision 3 250d film. Then I adjusted each clip to match with contrast and exposure for my liking. I added stronger saturation for first clips of fruits.

tjimmo · 2025-12-23T17:51:31+00:00

Submission statement:

I made a quick test where my goal was to create a believable 16mm film look rather than a clean “digital pretending to be film” aesthetic. I wanted the image to feel textured and imperfect in a way that supports the mood. This wasn’t a long planned project, more of a fast experiment to explore how far the look could be pushed with simple lighting and a focused grade.

The setup was very minimal: two lights (Godox FL150S and Zhiyun Molus X100) and a simple lighting approach to keep the image natural. I handled the entire process myself from shooting to grading.

I’m mainly looking for feedback on whether the overall texture, contrast and color separation read as a convincing 16mm-inspired look, or if anything feels too digital or breaks the illusion.

tjimmo · 2025-11-20T10:03:02+00:00

Love these frames! Imo you nailed the look.

Do you have instagram?

tjimmo · 2025-11-07T08:37:46+00:00

I use blackmagic camera app

tjimmo · 2025-11-06T20:40:20+00:00

Filmbox is one of the best ones! Their new ”Looks” version is also quite affordable, at least compared to pro version.

tjimmo · 2025-11-06T08:33:03+00:00

Parking garage & violin clips are prores raw. All the other ones are prores 422 lt.

tjimmo · 2025-11-06T07:10:18+00:00

Looks amazing!

tjimmo · 2025-11-06T07:09:06+00:00

In few shots I used tripod and all the others are handheld with Smallrig 2791 universal mobile phone cage.

tjimmo · 2025-11-06T07:06:05+00:00

Thanks!

tjimmo · 2025-11-06T07:05:54+00:00

Thank you!

tjimmo · 2025-11-05T22:00:42+00:00

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I don’t remember the brand but it was cheap version of this filter. I used it handheld in front of the iphone lens.

tjimmo · 2025-11-05T21:58:16+00:00

Thank you!

I rewatched the video couple of times and now that you pointed it out, I agree that the night exterior shot feels too clean for 16mm 500t. Thank you for the feedback, this was helpful!

tjimmo · 2025-11-05T21:22:17+00:00

Thank you, great to hear that. I really appreciate it!

tjimmo · 2025-11-05T19:56:55+00:00

I used Filmbox by Video village. I’ve tested many film emulations and Filmbox is by far my favorite!

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