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Andy Boreham

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About Andy Boreham

  • Birthday 04/23/1982

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    Wellington, New Zealand

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    http://www.frozenflame.co.nz
  1. Yeah there is scratching on the cell side of the film so I might have to get things looked at to find out what is going on... I really don't know exactly what was done to this camera other than that the lens and viewfinder were centred, the gate was widened and the loop formers were removed...
  2. Oh excellent, I'll keep an eye out for that Zenitar lens - sounds great! I really hate the distortion on the Peleng but it *could* be useful in some situations... By the way, the lens / viewfinder on my K3 has been re-centred.
  3. I haven't seen it, but could it be a composite shot?
  4. That frame should be on the site now, http://www.frozenflameweb.com/k3s16 :)
  5. Yeah, tested a few others. The 'problem' with the film stock is that it's actually Tungsten balanced without any correction filters. The test was really to see which lens covered the S16 frame etc, so getting a good image wasn't really an issue - which is why a lot of the shots are less than well exposed :) Sure thing, will do that tomorrow...
  6. Oops - file wasn't attached :blink: Should work now.
  7. Some clips from a test reel I shot on a recently acquired Super 16mm modified K3. Kodak Vision stock... telecined with Spirit Datacine. Go to http://www.frozenflameweb.com/k3s16 to download the footage :)
  8. It's not so much that it's louder, it's that it sounds FASTER. Does that make sense? Like it definitely doesn't sound like anything is wrong with it, just sounds like it's running at 48 instead of 24, etc. Maybe I should run the same piece of film through each and time it??
  9. Thanks so much for your help everyone so far! Have come to do the scratch test by running through film that hasn't been used anywhere before. But I've noticed a difference between this K3 and my old standard 16 K3 and that is that they sound so different when running at apparently the same speed. The Super 16 on at 24fps sounds like my old K3 running at 48fps. Could this be to do with the modification, or does each camera simply sound different? Or could it be the dire situation that perhaps this new camera isn't running at the rate it's meant to? Your ideas, please!! :) Mike: I'm not sure who did the modification... perhaps I should have asked! It has the M42 mount and just came with the standard lens, which I'm aware won't cover the Super 16mm frame below about 27mm. I also have a Peleng 8mm (which I think is going to fisheye even more than normal with the wider frame, bummer) and just bought a 28mm Pentax Takumar as Will suggested... looks nice so far!
  10. Awesome thanks again guys. Am looking into that retiming software and have found a recipe online for home-made smoke bombs... Will post some footage in about a month when I'm done! :)
  11. Hey people, My Super 16mm K3 has just arrived from eBay (Super 16 gate, pro modification, re-centred viewfinder and lens) and will do a test shortly. Any suggestions?
  12. That's right, I didn't use a changing bag. But while I get used to loading the camera I don't mind losing a few feet :) You say the film may have come off due to a bump. I never bumped the camera but it did come off after I let the camera run for much longer than any previous 'take'. Could the registration have been lost due to this? I think I should definitely run the camera with some exposed film and the door open to watch what happens and will learn a lot. Thanks for your help :)
  13. ...one more thing. How do I create black smoke?
  14. Thanks guys, appreciate your ideas. Dennis, the sound of the camera running did change when it was going totally mental and I stopped (still with about 5 or 10 feet left) since I knew something was wrong. But since it was so far through (90ft) I decided just to have what I had done developed and not fix the problem. So do you think I could have somehow re-looped and shot again, or just give up at that stage? Chuck, thanks for your lovely words on New Zealand - I'm glad you enjoyed your time here :) Sorry I can't remember if the film felt tight. Might check that next time... although I feel like just getting a new K3 altogheter. I heard some are good and some are bad due to quality control? Nathan, I checked out your footage so many times as I ran across it while searching for K3 footage... it's so weird how everyone uses this site haha. That's a good idea re: running test film through and observing, am definitely going to try that next time before running anymore film!
  15. Thanks for all of the tips, guys - really appreciate it. The reason I'm using 1/12th scale is because parts already made (windows, doors, etc) are readily available, ie: dollhouse scale. So really I think it's a great 'practice' size, if nothing more. The effect I'm looking for isn't the whole house engulfed in flames, instead I'm looking for the start of a fire ie: contained to just one room, with mostly black smoke and small 'licks' of flame out of the window frame. I think this will be more easily achievable in that scale??? You guys mentioned 'Twixtor' a lot, so I did some searches online and found out a little bit but not much. Is it a program in itself, or just a plugin? If the latter, can I use it in After Effects 6.5? Also, I'm wanting to get this blown-up to 35mm to see how Super 16 - 35 looks (am doing a job where I can hitch this test on the end and not have to pay for the transfer - *evil grin*). Would Twixtor mean I don't have a smooth transfer to 35? I also have one more question. Would you guys suggest shooting this outdoors with natural light (I want to do this in the day time) or should I do this with simulated daylight? Thanks everyone, and have a great New Year! :)
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