Robert Lucas

Thanks Kevin.

The only problem that I find with using some big diffusion material is that I can't cover all that much, especially in the background and I figured that if I used a fog machine, it would cover everything in frame because it would be in the foreground which should soften/lower contrast of everything behind it. I know you might be thinking, then why not use a fog filter? Well because it would also add an unwanted softness to everything else, rather than just using the fog machine which would lower the lighting contrast and not so much affect the blacks and whites of the characters ect... This has been stressing me out so much lately, I literally get headaches just thinking about it.

Thanks Kevin, I found a fog machine at Alan Gordon for $25 a day and fog juice which is $15 that brings me up to about $40 a day or for a weekend. I am shooting a no-budget feature on the XL2 and don't have too much money for stuff. I also don't have a lot of room for equipment other than the essentials as I carry my stuff in my little car(2002 Galant) so I don't know if renting some silks ect... would be a good idea. Though I would like to. Can you think of any other efficient way? Thanks and hope to hear from you and others soon. Robert Lucas

Hi there, Recently on a shoot, I've been beat up badly by the sun. I was shooting exteriors from around 9am to 3pm, I had no silks or any other practical way of shading of areas and/or softening shadows and sunlight. It was a brutal day, but I figured I might just re-shoot it. I was thinking that a fog-machine would be great for this, which brings me to my question. Would a fog-machine be a practical device to help lower the contrasty lighting for an exterior shot on a bright sunny day? I don't plan to use any lights, but just bounce sunlight. If I can't drop the sunlight down a few stops, then I figured a fog machine would help a bit. Thanks alot. Robert Lucas

If you still haven't checked the title of this topic, the word "diameter" is part of it. Although, "length" is as well, I didn't mean to confuse anyone. The edge is beveled? What's a bevel? And while you're at it can you tell me what a disc is? lol I have better things to do than splitting hairs. But seriously, thanks for the info.

Yes Tim I know what a mirror shutter is. I am asking what the diameter of the mirror shutter is as stated in the title of this topic.

Yes I have an Arri 16-S. But there is no way for me to tell how long the mirror shutter is. I have a feasable way to modify it, but cannot measure it. Unless I took the front turret off, but don't know how to do that.

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and have learned a lot so far. I have a quick question. What is the lenght/diameter of the mirror shutter used in the Arriflex 16-S? I am doing some tests right now, ultimately I am looking for a way to modify my shutter so that I can test out various shutter angles. Thanks, I would really appreciate any help. Robert