Brian Woods

has anyone seen this film? does anyone know anything technical about the equiptment/tape used?

query: has anyone ever quieted a bolex ebm enough to be used as a non-problematic sync-sound camera?

basically, i'm in a situation where i could invest money into buying a blimp or barney for my ebm and mag OR sell the entire thing and get an NPR or an aaton. what would you do?

i was just curious if anyone on here makes narrative sync-sound films with an ebm? how well does the barney suppress the sound?

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bart,

i apologize. i should have been more specific. i can't afford to pay what you're asking. i don't think at all that it's an unjust price. i simply don't have enough money. i'm a college student. most of my money goes to food and shelter. let me ask you this, though: my friend recently bought a bolex bayonet to nikon adaptor, but the focal flange depth was way off. there was no focus at infinity. do your adaptors have the same problem, or are they equivalent to putting a nikon lens on a 35mm slr?

thanks,

brian.

i've been in the market for a good bolex-bayonette to nikon adaptor and bolex-bayonette to pl mount adaptor for my ebm. so far the only place i've found that has anything like that is FILMCAMERAKIT.com. i'm not completely satisfied on their pricing though. does anyone out there know of a dealer, preferably in america, that sells such a product at a reasonable price??

i've already tried going from bayonette to c-mount to nikon and am untrusting of the results.

thanks a lot.

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essentially this is what i'm looking for. has anyone had experience with these adaptors?

"aesthetics / po-mo etc... ugh.. I personally want to learn how to make those 'beautiful - oooh ahhh' shots well before I start making 'pretty' ugly ones."

- not so much post-anything. more so of what my environment was like growing up. to me, these are the beautiful - oooh ahhh shots.

thanks brad. it was almost completely chronologically shot.

nick,

"when it was in frame"??? - people enter and exit the frame. that's a choice i make over having the camera slightly adjusted to pan or tilt with the subject. i do not do this for one reason. it annoys me. the reason i may come off as aloof to you is because i expected more useful things to be said on this board. not just mundane problems the hollywood people might have. how presumptuous and calculating of me to expect someone to give me honest feedback(positive or negative) that doesn't sound like it was taken from the cinematography 101 book. furthermore, i apologize for my last post. i was frustrated. reading it now i realize how a**ho** it would be perceived. anyways, not a litmus test.

dennis,

it was shot that way just as an experiment. i kind of like it though. it has that so ugly it's pretty thing happening. i'm going to experiment with some 200d ektachrome today.

hmmm... not to instigate or anything but I don't see how this could have looked like anything but a bolex. You earlier post mention 3-perf 35mm and kodak stock. I don't see that at all. The grain is really obvious!

Brian,

Speaking for the cinematography only, I'd have to say it was a good experiment (not sure if it was your 1st). I really didn't feel like the images were driving the story which is our goal of course. I think you should really think about your shots for your next project and really try to raise the bar. Challenge yourself with a couple of shots you have never done. Bolexs are usually cheap or can be obtained for free...spend some time with your shots...I thing you'll be most pleased when you start to develop your style.

good luck

oh gordon.

i just don't understand. do you think my images aren't driving the story because it's not like other films you've seen or perhaps because there's no sound? the thing is, this is how i like to make movies. i didn't get a chance to fix the sound, but other than that i don't care if the people on this board think there's something wrong with my composition. i'm a perfecty knowledgable and adroit person when it comes to any sort of compositional standards. i know what everyone on this board wants to see. i'd rather see and show the world from a different point of view. i'll put some better sound on this sucker tomorrow. i'll also fix that weird jump with moses and the waters background. if i don't sucker you into liking this film more, we'll just agree to disagree.

thanks for the comments. anyone watch the acting at all?

Brian, did you transfer this at 1080p or something. Does not look like Sup-16 telecine...

 

You got this with a Bolex EBM.. Wow.

ay there dennis.

yes. this was an hd, 1080p transfer. this was on the same roll as a music video we're selling so we figured, "what the hell". our transfer was dirt cheap anyways.

i'll put the ebm up against any camera. we have a indelible connection. this was also shot on FUJI 500D!

ay there jamey.

that was actually done by my friend adam. it was shot digitally. as to the specifications, i'm not too sure. it may or may not have been posted here. if you want to get in touch with adam about it. you can usually find him commenting in the 16mm section. look for adam berk.

"well, remember I'm only assuming the pun was intended by the film maker."

- your a tack my boy, sharp. it was, but not necessarily for you to catch it.

"I didn't understand at all what the story was about. What was the conflict? Was the Christian man upset with the group of men because they were uncouth? If so, where in the story are we explained this?"

- next time i'll make it less subtle.

"...It's like 3 act structure brainwashing."

- yep.

"the edit from the four players to the bearded player walking on makes moses 'jump' which makes the edit seem like the film was crunched in a projector or something..."

- good point. i'm going to fix that.

thanks everyone for the feedback. some of it was/is quite usefull. i would have liked to have heard a little about the acting or how the film made you feel, but this was interesting too. anyways, thanks so much for watching. i really appreciate it.

sorry for the delayed response. this was shot as an experiment using fuji 500d. it was shot with a super 16 bolex ebm.

if anyone would like to let me know what they think, that would be good too.

here's a little link for yas.

http://www.b-mp.com/minigolf.mov

let me know what you think.

is there any place that still does technicolor dye transfer printing?

oh really, hal? is that what you were assuming? you called me a jerk and falsely accused me of hiding behind a fake name. my name is brian woods and i was simply commenting on the fact that a person, with a genuine question, was looking for a genuine response and couldn't get one, probably negating the entire reason for this forums existance. i'm sure you had no idea and next time i'll dumb it down for you.

if you feel strongly on this matter, feel free to send me an email and i'll discuss it with you in a more civil manner, if you're capable.

softaminal@yahoo.com