Beau House Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 I came across this teaser for a documentary by Alexandre Favre called Bolex: The Last Employee and thought the readers of this forum might appreciate it. https://vimeo.com/150185992 The contemporary footage was shot using a Bolex modified for super 16, and the audio was recorded on a Nagra. The historical footage and commentary is interesting. Particularly the bit about small camera assembly lines being staffed by women, who were presumed to be more agile than men. The level of precision and craftsmanship that went into these machines is pretty inspiring. I'm looking forward to seeing the full length documentary when it's released.
Premium Member Satsuki Murashige Posted January 10, 2016 Premium Member Posted January 10, 2016 Wow fun stuff, thanks!
Premium Member alexandre favre Posted July 18, 2018 Premium Member Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) Thank you for sharing the teaser! Edited July 18, 2018 by alexandre favre
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted July 19, 2018 Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) Fascinating, it was built like a Swiss watch. I'd like to see the whole film. The Bolex preserved much history in its day... https://photographysgoldenage.wordpress.com/2018/07/13/bolex-1972-16mm-cine-catalog/ Edited July 19, 2018 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr.
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted July 19, 2018 Site Sponsor Posted July 19, 2018 That is awesome!
David T. Nethery Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Bumping this up to note that Alexandre Favre has a campaign going on now to raise funds to complete the film. https://wemakeit.com/projects/paillard-bolex-the-movie
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