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CP-16R, Eclair NPR, ACL, Arri SR, Aaton all take single perf film. I don't know that CPs are any cheaper to convert to S16. Anyway, in todays market it makes far more sense to buy a camera already converted. Standard 16 vs S16 is srill a viable format to work in. The cameras are...

Make sure the Bolex is a reflex one. You need to be looking through the taking lens. There was a model where you would be looking through a lens then have to rack it over into the taking position. Avoid that model, unless you need the c mount lenses for some other camera. The differences...

Get the Bolex, provided it's had some service in its life and not about to run dry. The common lenses that you find with these are very sharp actually. Bolex is a great camera for artists, experimentals or new cinematographers about to explore the photographic process. Initially, forget...

I am not doing that. I'm grouping them because people belonging with those religeons or philosophies might find those religeons or philosophies being described as "accompanying spiritual baggage" offensive, or at least careless and unthinking. Appologies to "richy" if he's feeling heat from...

Refering to Bhudism, Hinduism, Taoism....as "acompanying spiritual baggage" , whether consciously intended or not, can be seen as be offensive.

Just the sort of careless comment that could turn a forum into a battleground. You need to respect anyone who attempts to put something profound into the mainstream cinema. I just came from cinematography.com forum where an Indian student explosively slamed this movie. Maybe it's going to be...

What about shooting at night. Action happens through occasional pools of streetlight. Flashing past the 7/11 store? Momentary car headlights. Persuers could have flashlight(s). Use some battery powered lights. If no budget, pull some headlights and battery out of an old car. There will...

At the start I thought it looked and felt sweet, but the shakey camera was really distracting. The images and feelings didn't suit this. Soon, noticing what looked to become overt motifs - girl with hat with ears always seen from behind, string sculpture, old gramaphone. Wondering if they...

To H...44s original question. I side with what several have said about the rational or motivation for the lighting. Just boldly make a look that you can achieve and don't worry so much about literal continuity of rational light. If there are buildings then light can be coming from...

If you have good shop skills and some tools you can make a circular track and dolly. In my art school days in the 80s, before cheap skate wheels were available I made square section tracks. and ride on dolly. Worked amazingly well. Nowdays with cheap skate wheels it could be easier, but...

Are you looking for a ride on dolly/track or just for the camera?

There were quite fast lenses early in the history of Cinematography. Cook Speed Panchros (f2.0) date from the 30s . The slow film speeds would have meant a natural tendency to wider apertures, less DOF and using DOF for separation. Citizen Kane (1941) seems like an extreme reaction to that...

The close ups of the girls faces look like they were shot under light cloud or diffusion/silk. The other shots had hard sun as backlight. That's the lighting difference I was looking at, hard/soft. I guessed you would be trying to reduce that visual contrast with the grade. If the getting...

Some of the close ups on the girls are nicely photographed. Really nice color, texture and classical composition. The first shot though has a little too much negative space (girl is cramed too far screen right). The wide shot from inside the car was too numpy and loose feeling. Maybe the...

Thinking just of the inertia of the camera. I shot lots of stuff with a 16mm camera that sat on the shoulder and it's possible to be very smooth once you develop a feel for it, at least with wider lenses. It's harder once you get to about 25mm (guessing 50mm on a DSLR). A key issue is what...

Prometheus is not a good advert for digital as a production medium. Compare this film to Sir Ridley's work from 30 years ago and we are going backwards. I say this as a person who reveres this film maker. I just really hope he goes back to film for his next project, and I hope he doesn't...

Are you taking about the recent remake of this movie? The original European movie I thought was a bit of an Indie. I really thought it was good. Whay did they want to do a big budget remake? Cheers, Gregg

Here is a suggestion. If you want to try working on film to get a feel for the difficulties and oprtunities of the medium why not shoot a spec 30 second commercial or 30 second promo for a film you would like to develope. This way the costs pertinent to that medium, which may be much affected...

Their test actually was a bit maddening. It didn't tell me much about the film stock at all. Especially the reversal. Why can't he keep the camera still, expose deliberately, show us a good range of higlights and shadows. And some nice black. Maybe Orwo will give you a free roll just to...

I think we are held in by ideas that mostly affect the legitimate film industry right now. Kodak and sometimes Fuji are trusted, they have a control of the market and the film stock price. This I'm guesing is propped up by some intellectual property issues. What I'm wondering is whether...