steve hyde

...Justin's stuff is excellent.. So is Sleep Always. In addition, we just recently finished a DVD comprised of 10 super 8 short films from a variety of international filmmakers. "Super 8 Cities Global Collaborative Documentary". You may be interested in this DVD as well. (see the link in my signature to learn more about it) We are also looking for new filmmakers to contribute to the next project. Steve

..sure. I see no reason to discriminate geographically. ;) Steve

...Those that have bought a copy of the Super 8 Cities DVD know that the final product is very professionally produced. The DVD booklet is professionally printed and the DVD itself is also professionally printed. In addition the DVD menus are all beautifully crafted. All of this work is expensive. The end result is a finished product that all of the filmmakers can feel proud about and use to promote their filmmaking work. Steve

...One of the cool things about this kind of collaborative project is that you have a lot of freedom to do what ever you want under just a few constraints that are designed to create a cohesive yet wildly differing documentary films on the broad theme of citizenship. The process of producing these collaborative documentaries is quite anarchic and self-organizing. The goal of producing the DVD is really an effort to give short films a place to live and to give filmmakers the opportunity to log some credits between projects (or first time) We plan to list S8 cities on IMDB, and film festival credits, (we are submitting it to festivals I don't know what sorts of grants Nathan is applying for, but in my view we need money to promote and distribute the final product. I think it is worth repeating (and should be noted on the Citizens website) that each filmmaker maintains full rights over the work that they produce. I think you will see that "Super 8 Cities" really plays like a feature film because each film fits in the larger whole to create a kind of global documentary moment. Each film stands alone, but there is much meaning found in the relationships between them.. Steve

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...I have the key for mine so I've never tried a quarter. I imagine a cut out piece of credit card plastic would work too. Steve

Hi Tanner, You need to USE the R10 filter key because Velvia is a daylight balanced film. If you don't use the filter key to remove the 85 amber filter your footage will look orange. You might consider a circular polarizer. They allow you to *focus in* the blue of the sky, but your best blue will be shooting when the sun is at a 30 degree angle or less behind the camera. (the golden hour and approaching) Velvia renders blue skies as well as any film on the planet. I think you will be okay without a filter as long as you shoot when the light is right.. hope this helps, Steve

... I agree. While I have not shot 7201 on super 8, I have shot a lot of it on My Bell and Howell 16mm MOS camera with very satisfying results.. Good luck with your projects! Steve

...Thanks. I am a b&w fan too... It's 54fps on a Nikon R10. I over rode the light meter a bit to add more exposure.. I had the stupid auto-iris on for the Kodachrome sequence so the spraying water kept tripping it... I never use auto-iris anymore.. Steve

No that is Super 8 plus X.... Steve

Daniel, Now that you are wrapping up "THE HALOGENUROS PROJECT" will you have time to produce a short piece for our collaborative project "Citizen Super 8"? http://www.workhorse.tv/citizensuper8.html We would be thrilled to have a contribution from you. Please consider joining us... Steve

..I'm in. I'm planning to do a piece on *lost citizenship*. I'm going to use a combination of 16mm, super 8 and found footage to piece together a short documentary that will offer some insights into the process of losing citizenship rights through the story of an individual case. (at least that is the direction I'm envisioning at the moment) Thanks for organizing this collaborative project, Nathan. Steve

...Thanks for the update Daniel. I wish I could be in Santiago this weekend. Steve

Thanks. It is a combination of both. The night shots are 200T shot wide open on a Nikon R10 and then processed normal and xfer the FSFT shadow. The bird shots are 500T shot wide open at 54fps and then pushed to 1000 during processing (same xfer) Steve

What are the correct specs? The ones he gave make sense to me. I thought DV can only handle 4:1:1 color space and its widely known that the HVX records to P2 at 4:2:2.. What are the correct specs? Steve

....I was considering this for a project, but ended up using a Bell and Howell Filmo instead. I put an Angenieux 17-68 with a dogleg finder on it. (this lens covers S16). However I never film tested the system. As you can see in the photos below, it was sort of cobbled together. Notice the baby-bottle nipple eyepiece. I was going to black that out and put a chamois on it.... Eclair ACL with the 200ft mag sounds like a better option to me.. ...if you are considering super 8 as an alternative, you might want to consider something like a regular 16mm B&H Filmo. They are really quite extraordinary and robust little clockwork cameras. And they are not delicate. It is very liberating to not worry about batteries. ... a very good option for travelogue stuff.. Steve

...I'm still in the market for an S16 package. Please let me know if you are selling one or know about a good one. Thanks, Steve

...here are some compressed samples that I've posted. They were transfered at FSFT and CinePost. http://www.steve-hyde.com/reel1.htm hope this helps. Steve

...imagine if "Babel" came from a first time director. We would have a different reading of it. However, it didn't. It is the third film in a three part trilogy that began with "Amores Peros". Iñárritu is a talented and proven director and those of us who follow his career with much interest have developed a set of expectations. I think the filmmakers fall short on Babel when compared to the other two films, but that does not mean that I think less of the artists that worked on the film. It just means the film didn't move me in the ways that the other films did. As filmmakers ourselves, it can be productive to argue about how and why it fell short. I think the concept for this trilogy is excellent and Babel included. The problem with Babel is not a classic *commercial sell out* and it is obviously a financial success that is winning accolades. The problem, the way I see it, is merely a subtle writing and directing problem. My guess is Iñárritu had Brad Pitt for all of maybe a few days, and in the end did not draw a convincing performance from him. In addition, the writing resolved in a disappointing *so what?* with the gun, the girl and the housekeeper. The film failed to resolve with meaningful resonance. (for me at least) Golden Globes and Oscars are bought and sold in one way or another. It is a case of cronies voting for cronies and when a truly great film emerges the Academy electorate will take notice and throw a bone, but for the most part it is business as usual. (a marketing event) Steve

....and check this out: http://www.rediff.com/netguide/2003/feb/20everest.htm Steve

Brandon, you won't have to carry anything. It will be quite easy for you to hire assistants in the Khumbu Valley. I never had to pay any bribes when I was in this part of the world, but who knows what it is like now that Maoist factions are making a project out of blowing things up in the region. That means there will likely be more of a military presence. When I was there, I never saw police, military or anything like that - just monks, tourists Tibetan refugees and people living their every day lives there. Looks like lots of people video recording things up there based on a Khumbu YouTube search: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_quer...p;search=Search maybe you should contact some of these folks. Steve

..Thanks Robert. Please let me know when you do. I'm investigating a few package options at the moment and I will post here when I end up finding something.

...are you walking from Jiri or flying in to Lukla? I made the trek from Jiri in 1998 when we climbed Ama Dablam. I don't think we encountered electricity until Lukla. Things may have changed since then. I recall sending an email from a doctors house in Namche. They probably have internet cafes there now... Steve

When I was there in 1998, I distinctly remember customs wanting to know if we had any motion picture equipment. We did not. I bet they have expensive permits for shooting in Nepal. Nepal likes to make visitors buy permits. It is the main source of income for the country. Search the forum. We have some Nepalese members. Steve

Thanks for your input. my technical knowledge on these matters is very limited. Based on what I saw yesterday via the HD intermediate, I'm not sure I would be able to see the difference with a full 2k or 4k scan or even an optical. It looked like film in and film out to me. I do understand that the higher res scans buy the production the ability to do more post effects. I am very interested to see more blow ups from HD and HDV cams. I don't think I have ever seen HDV blown up. In the mean time, I'm leaning toward S16 because I see the format as the best low/no budget option for theatrical projection films. I am also eager to see S16/HD projected on an HD projector. I have heard it is stunning, but have not had the chance to see it yet. As far as HDTV goes - I may be the only person on the planet that argues that HDTV looks worse than SD. The over saturated color of HDTV looks ridiculous to me. It is a lot like "the emperor wears no clothes." When are people going to speak up and say. Hey, wait a minute, this actually looks like shite - I want my money back.... :blink: Steve