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    Pulsating grain from one roll of 500T Vision 3

    in Film Stocks & Processing

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    Here's the situation.

     

    All stock bought from Kodak directly.

     

     

    Shot a music video with an Arri SR2 with new stock from Kodak - No problems

     

     

    Shot 2 additional mags of short ends on an Aaton XTR - Stock about 2 years old - Refrigerated

     

    One short end - 50 ft - No problem other than a slightly higher amount of grain than the Arri Rolls

     

    The other has an issue - the grain pulsates - it's constant in its pulsing or and the grain is substantially more blue in the shadows than the previous roll.

     

    By pulsating I mean it comes and goes at consistent fast intervals - its there - it fades out - it's there again

     

    Can't post a clip as its for a major label and the material is unreleased.

     

    Has anyone seen this before? Im just trying to avoid it in the future. Im assuming its the age of the stock - and possible mishandling but could it also be camera related?

     

    Thanks

    Aaton XTR Ground Glass has slipped down - can I adjust it? How?

    in Aaton

    Posted

    Thanks Mitch

     

    I tested both eyepieces. Seating correctly did solve the issue of the entire GG lines in focus

     

    I tried rotating the eyepiece and nothing happened - the other part can't rotate

     

    Depending on how put on the eyepiece is how the lines are shifted - one way its shifted upwards the other way downwards.

     

    In a nutshell my center hash marks are not in the center. Im assuming they are supposed to be

     

    I have shot this way and I believe its just a little misframed the footage was sharp

     

    I'll send it off to be looked at.

    Aaton XTR Ground Glass has slipped down - can I adjust it? How?

    in Aaton

    Posted

    AATON XTR SER1352

     

    As time goes by my Ground Glass is no longer centered in the frame it has slipped downward as I look into the eyepiece.

    Is there something I can do to adjust it "upward"

    I have also noticed that when the top line of the ground glass is in focus the bottom is a little out.

     

    Is there an easy way to adjust the ground glass back to factory setting without sending it away for service? I have a shoot this Tuesday and I'd like to fix it if possible

     

    Thanks in advance.

    'Seraphim' a Super 16mm short about the end of the world.

    in 16mm

    Posted

    It looks absolutely great!

     

    In terms of time, I think that a lot of directors want to show to the world that they can make long features so they keep writing long short - films whereas having a 3 or 5 minutes limit is more challenging as you have to be able to tell a story narratively and visually within that time.

     

    And shooting on film is fantastic! I keep telling my friends that we have to shoot more things on super16 or 35mm 2 perf but they are all hooked on digital now ha!

     

    I have always wanted to shoot something on 16mm anamorphic!

     

    Thanks, I think there's a temptation to shoot digital out of fear more than money. I learned that preperation and rehearsal are key. That seems obvious but the digital shorts I've worked on or filmed BTS on tend to be lazy and shoot several versions of the same thing out of fear...not the best way to approach the craft of filmmaking. I speaking more about learning to be a better filmmaker not a. Seasoned vet who's trying something new.

     

    Thanks for watching

     

     

    Have a great day.

     

    Best.

    'Seraphim' a Super 16mm short about the end of the world.

    in 16mm

    Posted

     

    Thought I'd post a short film I finished a short while back.

     

    I wanted to text a batch of 64D I had in the fridge while working with a new DP and lab. (Video and Film Solutions, Rockville, MD). Rather than film a roll,of my hometown I adapted a dream my friend had into a quick micro short film about the end of the world.

     

    Really pleased with the outcome and don't know why more shorts aren't filed inSuper 16.

     

    Tech info:

    Aaton XTR

    ZEISS Super Speed MKI

    FUJI 64D

     

    Lab and transfer:

    Video and a Film Solutions

     

    Thank you for watching

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    How To Determine if a Zoom Lens is S16 Safe?

    in Lenses & Lens Accessories

    Posted

    My cooke 9-50 is super from about 15mm on....I just crop to 2:35x1 sometimes

     

    But

     

    I did put angeniux zoom on and it covered super at about 20 or so mm but started to vignette again closer to 50

     

    If it helps I'll go over my Cooke again and get you exact MMs that vignette.

     

    http://vimeo.com/46914629

     

    @1:27 the lens is at 9mm..I'm sure I punched in a bit in post.

     

    So there are "work a rounds" if you come across. Good deal on a lens.

    Blurry Images (related to focus)

    in Aaton

    Posted

    This may not be any help but I can mount my Cooke in a way the it is slightly out of focus and won't get to infinity.

     

    If I carefully take off the lens and make sure it's seated correctly everything is fine.

     

    As my mount is aaton and not pl this may be of no help...have you tried putting a pl lens on and see if that works correctly?

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