Joshua Dannais

This will be the first time I have ever shot film, so please forgive my inexperience... I know that cutting the shutter to 90 will cut 1 stop, so the 85 filter alone will cut another 1 stop? And if I over expose by a stop, "pulling in post" means that the lab will under develop the film slightly? Also, this is the filter that came with my camera. Is there a way to use a polarizer filter with this 85?

I want to go down to the beach this weekend and shoot some surfing, to test out the NPR I just got. My problem is that I have 500T, too fast for daylight, but I do have an 85 filter so at least the color will be alright. What I was thinking about doing is cutting the shutter down to 90 degrees to compensate for not having a ND, or is that a bad idea. I know it will make the motion seem more crisp and choppy, but I think it might look cool for surfing. The other problem is that I don't have a light meter. Am I really out of luck, or is there a way I can pull it off? Thanks a lot everybody

I saw this last night and I thought it was pretty dead on. The the writing was pretty good and it really was funny. I don't know much about computer graphics but it looked really good to me. I thought the opening shots of the planes flying over the desert were really nice. Definitely one of the better movies to come out this summer, felt like a complete story with good acting that complemented the story nicely... It was worth paying for and standing in line. really fun, great movie

This is something I found a few months ago... You should check it out, this might be what you are talking about, toward the end there are some still pictures of the camera showing how the lens was mounted. hope this helps, I thought it was cool

I'll experiment with what you guys have recommended and see if I can come up with something good. thanks everyone

I'm trying to get a super dull look.

Thanks much... I think 8mm might be the sweet spot, what brands I should be looking for?

Would an 8mm or 10mm be a better choice for a wide angle lens to limit this type of distortion?

Just to clerify what I was trying to say, I know that there is always distortion regarding space and distance within a shot when it comes to anything other than a normal lens. What I meant by 'without causing distortion' was not causing a shot to pillow or look like this, but rather producing straight lines: I'm going to look around and see if I can find a 5.7 Kinoptic or maybe the 5.9 Ang, if any more come to mind please let me know. thanks

First of all, thanks to everybody for all the great input. Mr. Mullen, could you recommend a few super wide angle lenses that are available in a CA-1 mount or C mount, perhaps something in the 4mm neighborhood? If I read your post correctly, 4mm would not cause any distortion and would give a super-wide angle image? After thinking about it, I would have more use for a super-wide angle lens rather than fish eye. thanks

Hello I have been looking for some short lenses that would give the fish eye distortion...or slightly before distortion that would fit on my npr. I was thinking about this lens, could anybody advise me? Schneider Optics 10mm f/1.8 1" Cinegon Lens, and what size filter would I need for it. Thanks

That's what I was thinking, I didn't know this forum was just for digital and in camera effects... I was looking for a make-up suggestion or another substance that works well on film. And thanks for the tip about AI... I'll order it on netflix and check it out.

Any recommendations on how to make someone's skin appear to be very plastic? Like a barbie doll or something like that. Thanks

please disregard the last post, figured it out.

Thanks for the info on the battery belt... I have one more question pertaining to the motor, yes it is a beala motor and I know it is capable of "wild" speeds of 6-40fps, but how is this setting selected? thanks

Sounds good, thanks for all the help guys... hopefully I'll be up and running by the end of the week.

How hard/inaccurate is it to not use a light meter? thanks

Thank you Mr. O'Doherty... As for the battery, are there any recommendations and where I can buy one? thanks

Does this look right? And then I just hook the wires up to their respective + - on any 12v battery, and doing nothing with the middle wires? thanks

I spelled wiring incorrectly, and the reason I ask is would anybody have bought this camera for this price? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=130093642313

does anybody have a sketch or Do-It-Yourself on how to wire a 12v battery to a 4-pin XLR? Any recommendations? Thanks

It's sort of a gray area, I would say, sort of open to interpretation

Here's a side question... In terms of production, are DP's considered above the line?

Just wondering if anybody knows what the "Smack My Bitch Up" music video by Jonas Åckerlund was shot on. thanks

thanks for the link