Ernie Zahn

Thank you for the tip:)

And to add to that, owning a camera like the RED, would give you good opportunity for "Camera for Hire Freelancing." If you line up enough jobs you could earn back the value of the camera in fair amount of time.

nevermind i found the answer. And would like to get a hold of that:-)

That looks really nice. What media does it record to HDcam HardDrive?

The list is actually revised, here's what I'm looking for: Beaulieu 1028 Beaulieu 1068 Beaulieu 6008 Beaulieu 7008 Beaulieu 9008 Chinon 200/8 XL Pacific Chinon 200/12 XL Pacific Cosina MSXL 204M Cosina MSXL 206M Cosina MS 208M Elmo 612 S-XL Elmo 1012 S-XL Elmo 230 S-XL Elmo 240 S-XL Elmo 260 S-XL Kodak Supermatic 60 Kodak Supermatic 200 Nizo 6056 Nizo 6080 Sankyo XL61-200

So I'm new to HD and quite frankly a little confused. I just had some Super-8 footage telecined to HD in 1080. It was recorded to MiniDV which doesn't retain HD, but since it was recorded with HD equipment still delivers a better picture than SD by itself (Am I right so far?). For my next attempt at HD telecine I'm going to use HDV tape stock by Sony with an HD camera and then capture this into Final Cut HD with it selected to the proper device for capturing. That latter process will deliver the best quality, as I understand it. But there is HDCam that delivers an even better HD picture. I've already seen samples of HDV and very satisfied with, and at the moment, have no interest in upping to HDCam. BUT if my film is x-ferred to HD with HDV then captured with an HD device into an HD program (FCPHD), what would be my best option for distributing for festivals? i.e. If a festival has an HD Projector and accepts HD video would an HD Tape of the film be acceptable? Or is there another format I should put it to? As I understand even if the HD video was uncompressed an still under 8 gigs (short film) a DVD Dual Layer would still not be HD correct? So my best option for HD exhibition is keeping it on my HDV tape. Please excuse me if this post sunds sarcastic, I really just want to understand this. I'm not trying to sound fresh.

Thanks, then I'd add those to the list. I've used the Chinon brand before and liked the results.

I'm looking for a 200ft/60m camera i.e.: Nizo 6080 Nizo 6056 Beaulieu 1028 XL 60 Beaulieu 1068 XLS I believe Sankyo also made 200ft cameras. If there's one I'm missing, let me know I'm looking to do 7 minute takes for scenes. Please PM me or e-mail me if you have one to sell> bfspublicrelations@gmail.com

Thanks for the links :)

Thanks for the input. :) Considering the information you've given I may wait until I can pay for something a bit more up there in price. I'd still rather pay more for a camera to own than the trouble of renting. If I were iving in the city, it would be different. But it's a bit of a trek into the city for something like a camera. Are there cameras that use 100' magazines.

Hi, I've been looking around for a 16mm camera to do some simple short films. Maybe a sound one or two. I own a DeVry 16mm is nothing short of a black box with a hole in it. I've considered renting cameras but factoring in: $100+ for the camera $25 for transportation $?? For insurance (required by the rental services in my area) It's hard enough for me to manage schedules to saitsfy everyone invloved in a project. I'd rather not have to factor in return of the camera. When I work on a project with a larger production crew and a resonabl budget I'd like to flock to rentals, but as long as I have projects where I act as: writer, producer, director, director of photography and anything else; I'd rather have a simple camera I can use at my leisure. It'd be worth the money if I knew it'd be one less thing to worry about for scheduling. So what I'm looking for is a camera up to $300 that will take at least 100' rolls and shoots 24fps. Are there 100' cameras that use loadable magazines? If not that's fine. But if anyone could help me out with this, It'd be much appreciated.

Thanks for the info :)

Oh ok, thanks for the input. But if it had been put to telecine with a 3CCD camera and HDV stock would that be HD?

Hey all, I'm trying to up the quality on some my films. I have footage that was telecined to super-8 in standard definition on to Mini-DV. I have Final Cut Express 2, which I know is standard definition, but if I had Final Cut Pro HD and captured my SD footage onto that say Final Cut 5, would there be an impovement in picture quality? Or is it all just pre-determined by the original source of telecine? My second question is if I had used a 3CCD camera for telecine and used HDV tape stock like this for example http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller...egoryNavigation, would that contitute full HD telecine?

get one from ebay.de, if no luck I can put you in touch with someone who can get you a deal. :D

Hi all, Has anyone had much experience with the Nizo 3056? I just shot some scenes for movie with this camera and I've noticed it produces a little bit of a soft focus. Has anyone else had this issue? -Ernie

Hey all, My filmgroup started production of our first feature length. No crew members that I was able to get a hold of (and will work for free) are available to till September so for now I'm acting as Co-Writer, Director, DP, Executive Producer, and minor cast member. :P But the DP job is going over to someone else soon, which I'm happy about. The last shoot I was supporting actor and DP and of course director. But everything is coming out nicely so far. I'll put up some stills at www.myspace.com/bfstudio when they're telecined. -Ernie

Hey, I was wondering what the best media was to archive audio recordings? I thought it might be minidiscs, but does anyone know of a better one? I figured DAT wasn't good because it's video equivelent, miniDV, is very unstable and doesn't really last. Thoughts?

I'm sorry it didn't work for you. If you can give me a link to another file hosting site, I will post it up. Or I can send to you directly if you have AIM or a service like that. Or I could also try e-mailing the trailer to you, it's 6MB as long as your e-mail will accept that size.

Here's the trailer: Wolf in the Fold Trailer

Bonnut Film Studio has finished it?s first in a handful of short films leading up to the production of our first Feature Length film. ?Wolf in the Fold? was filmed completely on Super 8 in Tri-X and Plus-X, with the exception of the time lapse, which was shot with a still camera with Tri-X. The style of the film is mainly German Expressionist (i.e. F.W. Murnau) mixed with Early American Cinema (i.e. D.W. Griffith). So as you can guess it is a silent film, a very nice musical soundtrack by Tom Stroll accompanies it. The film was written, directed and edited by me, Ernie Zahn and it was telecined very well by Co-director of ?Sleep Always,? Mitch Perkins. The DVD will be available soon with commentaries, trailers, scouting footage, and outtakes. The DVD?s will have complete artwork on both the jewel cases and the DVD?s themselves. Here?s the story for ?Wolf in the Fold:? 30 years after the over throw of their monarchy, this small country in Eastern Europe is plagued by a string of murders committed by what the locals believe is a phantom or demon. It's up to Freder (Dylan Rose) and his investigation partner, Charles (Alex Dadzis), to solve this series of killings before the stability of the country is compromised. CAST: Dylan Rose as Freder Christina White as Aurelia Alex Dadzis as Charles Parker Bonnell/Kieran Hartley as Raymond Grehm Tom Stroll as The Killer Griffen Sandberg as The Hobo Jamie Kalifah as The Vandal Kieran Hartley as The Messenger Boy I will post the trailer here soon. For now I have some screens of the film. If you would like to reserve a copy of the film let me know at OverTheHillsAndFarAway@msn.com. They will be $5.00 + $1.00 (Shipping/Handling). Here are some Screens:

Does anyone know any places in Manhattan where I could rent 3CCD MiniDV cameras. I really appreciate it, I'm kinda in a jam and I'd really to hear any input or links ASAP. Thank you much

Thank you, and yes I understand there's more to it. But the frame rate is part of it and my current MiniDV camera, aside from the fact it's shot, won't give me any options as far as frame rate goes. I've been shooting in Super 8 for quite some time and video is becoming to seem like a-whole-nother animal. I have my lighting etc down, this frame rate looks ugly is all. Thanks for your help.

Are there any MiniDV cameras that aren't abosolutely pro that shoot in 24fps or 24p as it seems to be called in the digital community. I'm getting a new DV camera and I don't want a $9,000 camea but I do want something that'll shoot at that frame rate. It can still be a consumer camera, I just wanna get rid of that home movie look without having to pay $9,000. Thoughts or input

Cool, thanks.