Whats that little eye glass thing?

[Curtis Bouvier]

That little scope like glass that directors or cinematographers use to prevew a scene with out actually bringing the camera to that location, guess it gives them an idea as to how things look..

 

where can I get one of these?

[David Mullen ASC]

Director's finders. You might need to take off your sunglasses, Curtis, to look through one.

 

http://directorsviewfinders.com/

 

As opposed to a lens finder, which allows you to attach the movie camera's lens and look through it. Usually you have those on the set, not in preproduction scouting (unless the DP owns a case of 35mm cine lenses that he wants to drag around...)

[Adam Frisch FSF]

The director's finder is often nicknamed a "chewie" (sp?), for some reason.

[stephen defilippi]

That little scope like glass that directors or cinematographers use to prevew a scene with out actually bringing the camera to that location, guess it gives them an idea as to how things look..

 

where can I get one of these?

 

Hi, personally can't justify the expense so i use a Bolex viewer, the kind that has an adjustable view from 10 to 150mm. The aspect ration is the same as what i shoot with.

cheers