Film is advanced by two perforations instead of the traditional four perforations

Achieve superb image quality at lower costs with 2-perforation.

The 2-perforation format has a widescreen look made famous by the likes of Sergio Leone with titles such as A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Unfortunately, the format disappeared at the end of the seventies as the coarse grain structure of available camera negative and intermediate stocks, together with the optical process of the time, did not yield good enough results.

Today’s modern super fine grained film stocks and ultra sharp lenses, as well as the advent of the Digital Intermediate, all combine to achieve a 2-perforation image of superb quality, and as a result the ARRI Rental Group has introduced a new 2-perforation movement. The ARRICAM Studio, ARRICAM Lite and ARRIFLEX 235 are all available in 2-perforation.

Ideal for cost-conscious filmmakers looking to compose a widescreen image, the format achieves a natural CinemaScope aspect ratio of 2.39:1 on standard 35mm film stock. It is also suitable for 1.85:1 and 1.78:1.

Selection of Formats for 2-Perforation

The quantity of film used is reduced because it is advanced by two perforations instead of the traditional four perforations, eliminating the previously unused space between frames. This translates to less stock and, consequently, a reduction in processing costs, with only a minimal reduction in negative area compared to 4-perforation.

There are also benefits on set as 2-perforation increases the running time of a magazine by more than 100% to provide more shooting time. This means longer takes and fewer reloads, as well as fewer short ends, providing increased efficiency while filming.

2-perforation is the ideal candidate for Digital Intermediate, the negative can be scanned and all postproduction performed digitally. Images can then be recorded back onto a 4-perforation Intermediate Negative (IN) or Intermediate Positive (IP) to create a 4-perforation release print.

Achieve costs savings while retaining image quality with 2-perforation – the economical route for 35mm film production.

2-Perforation Uses 53% Less Film Stock*
	Running Time of 400ft Magazine	Running Time of 1000ft Magazine
2-Perforation	8 minutes 34 seconds	21 minutes 26 seconds
4-Perforation	4 minutes 17 seconds	10 minutes 43 seconds

* To capture 10 hours of images: 2-perforation needs 72 x 400ft rolls, 4-perforation needs 154 x 400ft rolls. (Saving calculation based on 50ft waste with 4-perforation and 25ft waste with 2-perforation)

Call 01895 457100 for further enquires regarding availability.