Chris Burke

Have either of you watched Enys Men? I am really looking forward to it. Have to wait another month until it is released locally.

On 11/8/2022 at 1:37 PM, Niels kakelveld said:

It looks like they used a Beaulieu camera from Pro8mm, aren't they the most expensive option by far? registration looks pretty poor even by Super 8 standards.

It is the registration that would vastly improve the image quality and there isn't any in a super 8 cartridge. It does look like they had Pro8mm cameras, but why didn't they use the Logmar "Chatam" cameras? Doesn't Pro8mm have at least one of those? That camera has registration and would showcase better than most any other camera, how good Super 8 can look. 

But come to think of it, doesn't a camera with a Ultra Pan 8 mod, have registration pins? If so, that would be the king of the 8mm formats. 

The only answer I can give from experience is that it "MIGHT" fit. Depends on the lens. i tried it on a C  mount zoom, hoping it would fit, but it did not. It protrudes too far into the camera and can collide with the mirror. On some lenses it might work because the rear of the lens is short enough. Read the specs that they list. 

On a Mac it does matter except for the new apple silicon.  have tried it on a 2012 Macbook Pro i5 2.5 with 16gigs o ram and it crashes. Even for windows there is minimum requirements. OP needs it for basic editing so, there is some wiggle room there, but as I said before, on a modest mac FCP X is plenty fast. 

I should add that the steep hardware requirement is for Resolve. However, if you have a newer Apple Silicon chip inside of your computer, then the requirements are much less. I don't have one yet, will soon, but even an entry level M1 mac can run at least the free version well enough for editing. I also work mostly with S16 film originated material and went from FCP7  to Resolve but always had a 12 core mac pro with 2 graphics cards. 

On 12/23/2022 at 7:38 AM, Patricia Dauder said:

That's true. Resolve is not running on my Mac os High Sierra 10.13.6. So I need to update the system.

Thanks Marc!

 

 

 

The hardware is most important part. It is easy to upgrade the OS. What are your computer's specs, especially the graphics card? I left Final Cut Pro when they switched to FCP X, i love resolve it does it all, even the free version. But FCP X runs very well on a lesser powered Mac.  Something to consider.

It is possible to get a "descent" looking 1080p upscaled image.It all depends upon the source material.  Scanning as you mentioned above isn't quite the correct term. Scanning usually refers to the transfer of film based material into digital.  Transfer is what will be done with your D2 master. You should have the lab transfer the tape from the deck via SDI to a Terenex to be properly scaled to 1080p.

Is this a film based project? Do you have access to the film elements? I would find a way to scan the film if I could. That will give you infinitely better quality

The Sound of Metal (2019)  shot on Penelope in 2 perf

Edith,

There was one on eBay for the longest time for about 25k, however It seems to be gone. I did find this 3 perf movement on eBay just now.

I really think Arri should do a run of 2 perf conversion kits. At the very least they should do a survey to see how large the public demand is. I suspect that there is enough interest to meet their minimum. The subject comes up regularly on this website.  Or a company such as Logmar, making a techniscope camera. I know that they are only making the Magellan these days. It just seems that there is a market for a 2 perf camera

I would not get that concerned, as your needs are minimal. You probably already know how Mac monitors are on the high end as far as color accuracy.  Have you already watched clips on Youtube or Vimeo and noticed unacceptable changes? For now, if online is the place you will be posting, do a low-fi test by posting a color chart and gray card, both flat and graded. Look for any problems. 

A "cheap" external monitor set up would be a Blackmagic Intensity shuttle with a BenQ PD2700U attached.

Nizo are worth a look. I have several laying around, all with power issues. I also have a Nizo 6080 in great shape other than the eye piece all blurry. 

I am not a fan of AI in general, but I wonder is this new codec can compress film in a "better" way that will make it more acceptable on the web. The issues with grain being hard for the dumb codecs to deal with, being eliminated.

Sorry, it has been sold. Thanks for your interest

I own an XTR Plus and am very interested in a HD tap. Please keep me posted.

chris

Bravo! Now I am definitely shooting S16 for a mini doc I am working on. You have rekindled my confidence. Thank you Uli!

450 OBO  plus shipping

Gemini 444 recorder kit for sale. Worked last time I used it about 8 month ago. I just powered up to get photos. No camera to test with. I can think of no reason it wouldn't work, however sold as is. Includes media 2 x 512gb, 1 x 256gb. Reader. AC cable. Custom Lemo to D-Tap. Case and many cables

Anything I have ever seen by Baz Luhrmann has been very stylized, so I am not surprised it has this dreamy look. Bravo for using 65mm and for either the make up on Tom Hanks for his weight gain. I think it is the later.

I want to also suggest the Sigma FP. I own one and could not be more happy with it. The look it creates is great. Fantastic with skin tones. It's build quality is great, all metal. Workflow is easy, all Cinema DNG. They are very small, yet can be built up to any configuration. Lastly, they are affordable, perhaps even more so as a rental. Possible downside is some rolling shutter. Much more on the FP L version which is more still oriented than the FP which is more cine oriented. I haven't had any issue with rolling shutter, but some people complain about it so I thought it was worth a mention. I did own a Powrig dummy battery to D-Tap cable which seemed to cause FPN and banding. Using Sigma branded accessories and cables work great with no FPN or banding at all when using external power as you will have to on a feature. It's low light, high ISO performance is fantastic. There is of course noise at high iso, but not fixed and that can be an asthetic choice. Being a mirrorless camera, it is very easily adapted to use MANY lens made, such as any still lens you might already own. For a low or no budget feature, I would choose this camera over the Fuji. It will run all day long with out issue, like a Sony. Rent 2, 3 or 4 with some Samsung T5 SSDs and you are good to go. The Sigma FP strikes a rare middle ground between cheap, fast and good.

I would recommend a Canon C200 for very low budget. Granted the media isn't the cheapest, but not that bad considering the quality of the footage that you get and how easy  it is to use.  The internal RAW light is easy to deal with and the look is great. The fuji looks  great also, but such a camera on a feature shoot will be more headache than it is worth. Jo mir

Canon C200, Shume mir!

This is where a test really helps out a lot. Also, talk to the lab before hand to get their input on the matter. However, I have to agree with what has already been said. I would shoot it neutral with a 85 in place and then warm it up in post. Are you shooting exclusively outdoors? Why not try the 250D with a warming filter? Over exposing 500T is good idea. I have shot lots outdoors with 500t, the St. Patty's day parade in Southie, the lab, Cinelab was able to bring all the colors back to a "norm" There was plenty of grain still, but it was old stock and did have great retro look

Well said Greg!  He is a total and utter scum bag! His public image is more important to him than the facts. If he didn't pull the trigger, who did? Can a gun just go off like that?  I have not watched the recent interview, but I hope it serves to convict him. May he rot in prison or at least be black balled.

On 3/12/2018 at 5:03 AM, John Holland said:

It was shot on 7254 I know this as I was one of the many operators on it .

Is this the same footage that is in the new Get Back documentary?? I ask because onNPR this morning, they did a piece about it, stating that roof top set was just after what is in Get Back.  The trailer looks great! Can't wait to see it.

And now the ridiculous allegations of sabotage!!!