NCSA School of Filmmaking

NCSA School of Filmmaking Camera/Magazine & Exposed Can Label Instructions Every magazine loaded with film must be labeled. This label must contain some very specific information. Once the film has been exposed and the film placed in a film can for sending to the lab, this magazine label should then be placed on the film can. The information on the label is used by the lab to make certain the film is processed and returned correctly. The magazine identification label is usually made from a piece of one-inch white camera tape approximately six inches long. It is placed on the take-up side of the magazine and is used to identify what kind of film is in the magazine. As stated above, this label is placed on the film can once the film is shot and downloaded for delivery to the lab. The following are two examples of magazine identification labels that you would use when shooting a production at the School of Filmmaking.

FILM CAN LABEL WHEN SHOOTING AN IN-CLASS PRODUCTION ASSIGNMENT

Date NCSA – SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING Roll # ______Course Number Section _____ Group _____ Mag # ______Footage Film Type & Emulsion Number Loader Initials

EXAMPLE OF COMPLETED LABEL

2/5/02 NCSA – SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING Roll # 3

FIM 282 Section 2 Group Alpha Mag # 18287

400’ 7274 – 115 - 5301 DEE FILM CAN LABEL WHEN SHOOTING AN FIM 350 OR FIM 450 PRODUCTION

Date NCSA – SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING Roll # ______Production Number Production Title Mag # ______Footage Film Type & Emulsion Number Loader Initials

EXAMPLE OF COMPLETED LABEL

2/5/02 NCSA – SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING Roll # 3

Prod. # 02W301 Ready or Not Mag # 78324

400’ 7274 – 115 - 5301 DEE

EXAMPLE OF COMPLETED FILM CAN LABEL 1. Date – This should contain the date the attached roll of film was actually shot (not loaded, not sent to the lab, but shot, as in photographed and run through the camera!)

2. Roll # – The number of this roll on this production. This space is left blank until the magazine is actually placed on the camera. Then the next highest roll number is written on the label based on the roll number of the magazine being removed from the camera. Filming begins on every show with “Roll #1” and continues sequentially throughout production. A number is NEVER used twice on a production, not even during reshoots, pick-ups or additional photography. If multiple cameras are used on a production then the camera designation on the show may precede the roll number. For example, the first roll shot by the A-camera might be roll A1 with subsequent rolls numbered as A2, A3 and so on. The rolls shot with the B-camera would be marked roll B1, B2 and so forth. If there is only one camera on the show then the rolls are numbered without a letter designation. It is important that every roll of film has a unique number. 3. Mag # – Just as on the camera report, you must indicate the magazine number on the identification label. Note the exact magazine that was used for the specific roll of film. If there is a scratch or other problem with the roll after it has been processed this is the information we need to find and fix it. 4. Course Number: – write the full name and course number for any class this film was shot in connection with. For example, the winter documentary would be marked “ FIM-282.” 5. S ection: – Indicates the section number of the class to which you belong, such as Section #2. 6. Group: – Within your class and section, the name or designation of the group to which this roll of film is connected, such as “Alpha,” “Beta” or “Gamma” groups. This is so the instructor can identify who the film belongs to within his or her class. 7. Prod. #: – This is the project’s Production Number as assigned by the school’s production office. Get this number from the Production Supervisor before you begin shooting. 8. Prod. Title: – The unique name of your film. Do not put “Locked Out,” “Winter Documentary” or any other generic description. Please put the specific title of the production for which this roll was shot, such as “Flowers and Freckle Cream” or “An Otter Odyssey.” 9. Footage: - The amount of footage on the roll when you started and usually the amount you are sending in to the lab. Usually something like 100’, 400’ or 40’SE (short end) would be written here. If you loaded a 400’ magazine but ended up sending only 200’ to the lab, draw a line through the 400’ and write 200’ (the amount you are sending to the lab) clearly to the right or the original number.

10. Film Type and Emulsion Number: The stock number designation, including emulsion and roll numbers, such as 7245-1201-342 or 8622-3517-405. (Do NOT write “negative,” “reversal,” “Kodak,” or “Fuji” in this space.) See examples of Kodak and Fuji can labels on the following pages. 11. Loader Initials – The initials of the person who loaded this roll of film into the magazine. This way you know who to check with if there are any problems with the roll. FUJI FILM CAN LABEL

KODAK FILM CAN LABEL