Kodak Motion Picture Film

ELEGIDOS POR SU CHISPA T3 | 500T 16mm + Digital

“Shooting on film is, above all, about trust. The client, the agency, the director, they all have to believe in what I’m seeing through the eyepiece. There are no monitors showing the image in real time, no playback to confirm what was captured. Just me, the frame, and the faith that it’s all landing on the emulsion the way we imagine it.
In Panamá, that trust was amplified. The only working 16mm camera in the country is an old Arriflex 16SR. Every frame carried weight. No local labs, no easy access to stock, every reel must travel across borders, every mistake is costly, and every decision is final.” – @iampedrodecastro

“Elegidos por su Chispa T3 by Cerveza Panamá blends the intimacy of documentary flow with the thrill of competition. For the moments that dive into the artists’ personal stories, we chose to shoot on 16mm film, to preserve their artistic essence in its most raw and honest form.

We chose to shoot the documentary parts of Elegidos por su Chispa T3 on 16mm film because those moments reveal the artists beyond the stage, they’re glimpses into the lives of the artists, their homes, their roots. By using film, we created a clear contrast within the series: the digital images carry the pace and intensity of competition, while the film images hold the raw truth of the artists’ worlds.” – @luixaibo

Director – @luixaibo
DP – @iampedrodecastro
1st AD – @nicolemarierojas
Prod Manager – @gabydali
Post Coordinator – @tereeeeeeese
Exec Producers – @hdarosemena @iampedrodecastro @luixaibo
Line Producer – @ma.isabel.martinezr
Production Designer – @amineacido
Food Stylist – @danieldmar
MUA – @shandellcastroverde
Wardrobe Stylist – @nad.trip
Camera Ops – @miguelgonzalezac @thevangough @jacob.hardinw
1st ACs – @rafadleon @edgarbg15 @rey_the_focuspuller
2nd AC – @elimislov
DIT – @victor9kam
Gaffer – Warren Mitchell
Key Grip – @ju5t0n13t0
Sound Mixer – @lepech

Post House Barcelona – @onlypostproduction
Editor – Guillermo A. Chaia
Color – @maria.nualart
Post House Panama – @estudio_146
VFX – @skinnydavinci_
Sound Design & Mix – @oigamusica