Appendix 1

The Kodak 35 mm Project
The Kodak 35 mm project is a program of Kodak’s Student Filmmaker Program. The project gives
student fi lmmakers the opportunity to create a 35 mm motion picture using the same tools used by
fi lmmaking professionals. Kodak sponsors The 35 mm Project in conjunction with Mole Richardson,
Clairmont Camera, FotoKem Laboratories, Dolby Laboratories, Laser Pacifi c, Mix Magic, NT Audio,
and FPC.
The sponsors provide 35 mm motion picture fi lm, fi lm processing, camera package, lighting, grip and
generator equipment, surround sound and audio mixing, front and end titles, optical sound transfers
to fi lm, telecine, and answer printing. Students are also mentored by top fi lmmakers, including
members of the American Society of Cinematographers such as Laszlo Kovacs, ASC, and Richard
Crudo, ASC, various members of the American Cinema Editors, and professional sound mixers. The
sponsors also provide workshops and demonstrations on the use of cameras and equipment. The
concept for The 35 mm Project was developed in 2001 by Lorette Bayle of Kodak. The pilot schools
included Chapman University and the California Institute for the Arts. The 35 mm Project was
extended to include the University of California, Los Angeles; Loyola Marymount University;
California State University of Long Beach; University of Arizona; California State University of
Northridge; the University of California Santa Barbara, and the Brooks Institute. Figure i.1 shows
students from Brooks working on their fi lm.
The sixty-year-old Brooks Institute of Santa Barbara, California, has become a regular participant in
the 35 mm project. Brooks Institute graduates are visible nationally and internationally, working for
distinguished organizations including National Geographic, Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times, and
other national media outlets, including Hallmark Publishing, Cousteau Society, HBO, Kodak, and
other industry leaders in visual media fi elds. Brooks has brought in several sponsors to support its
annual project, including The Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Fisher Light, T and T Effects,
Match Frame Video, and Chapman Leonard.
Brooks’ Professors Tracy Trotter and Dale Angell enlist the help of a who’s who list of industry
experts. Students work under the mentorship of professionals, including producer Steve Traxler,
whose credits include Legally Blonde and Out of Time; actor John Cleese of Monty Python’s
Flying Circus; Chuck Minsky, director of photography on Pretty Woman, Almost Famous, and The
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