Ciaran Butler

Tack själv Bengt, hope I got that right, may be I should stick with what I know... go raibh míle maith agat a chara. And Lads thanks a million for the advice. I'm actually well pleased with it, and I'm glad you've suggested the Beaulieu, because actually since my last post I had changed my mind and decided to go for the 4008 MKII. I'm getting it sent to my girl's place in Lyon and I'm picking it up in a couple of weeks. I had my brother take a look at it (as he's over in France and I'm still in Dublin) and it's in beautiful condition. I haven't finalized a price but I'm getting it for about ?170 - ?200. As far as I can tell that's a steal, but I'm not sure. I Didn't bother checking out Ebay too much for a better deals (there's a few on there) but the quality of them is dubious at the best of times. The main reasons I was holding back on the 4008 was it's size and weight. I was thinking about doing some filming on my travels around India this Aug-Sept, and later a trip I'm taking on the Trans-Mongolian rail. But I might look into a second more portable model later (Nizo pro?) that might fit the bill. But still only learning, can't get ahead of myself. But ?50 - ?400 for the A512 (Good man Alessandro ;) ) might be another travel option lol. I'm telling you, this site is bloody marvelous!! Can't believe I didn't find it earlier lol.

Hey people, I'm a 4th yr Vis Com student, just finished my thesis on the development of title sequences and motion graphics in the movie industry (phew, thank £@¢< for that, I see the light now) and thought it might be nice to base one of my degree shows on a similar topic. So, I'm redesigning a couple of title sequences that I feel could have been done a bit better (as well as some typographic solutions to some shorts). The first movie I'm doing is the 2004 French film Les Choristes, and I'll be using After Effects for that, but I thought it might be interesting to hear any possible suggestions for a second. For the second one I was thinking about doing something with a super 8 (but I suppose it depends on what movie I choose, and how relevant it is) but just to get away from the computer too. Anyway, any thoughts?

Alessandro you've been a great help! Actually one final question, what would be a good price for an A512 (mint cond.), just to gauge if I'm getting a good price or not.

Alessandro you've been a great help! Actually one final question, what would be a good price for an A512 (mint cond.), just to gauge if I'm getting a god price or not.

Excellent, thanks. Thinking I might go with the A512 as really sound isn't that important to me for what I'll be doing. But if anyone has any personal favourites, either from the ones I mentioned or even ones they think would be good to look out for, for what ever reason, I'd love to hear them too.

I'm looking to buy my first Super-8, but I'm stuck. I've got 3 in mind, and all have been found in good condition, regular but light use, mold free, and reasonably priced so there's no problem there. The first two that were offered to me were the Bauer A512 and Nizo 4080, both seem to be excellent in their own right, but which is better I'm not sure. Everyone seems to have their favourite and so I haven't really made up my mind which is the one for me. The A512 has a great lens but not the build quality of the nizo range is about all I'm getting from people. The 3rd camera, has just fallen into my lap recently but it'll be a while till i get it and I would like to have something for this project I'm doing sooner than later, and that is the Beaulieu 4008 MKII. It seems in mint condition, but worried about how the batteries will hold up. It's at a great price though and so am almost tempted to pick up this one up in addition to one of the other ones. Or is that just a wee bit mad so early in the game. Initially I just wish to experiment, I'm design a title sequence at the moment for a movie and had an idea that call for a super-8's touch, but eventually I'd like to do something for myself, a few shorts, the option of stop motion as well. If anyone can shed some light on the situation I'd be well grateful. phew.. a wee bit of an essay there for yeh. Anyway thanks for any help on the matter and any opinions. C.