Stephen Williams

Hi, Recently I was shooting in a Church, low budget as usual. I realised the sun would be in the right place for mabe 20 minutes and got the shot! I think David's mirror idear is spot on. Stephen

HI, Thats interesting. For many years Douglas Scocombe the DP did not use a light meter! Stephen

Hi, I have just used the Z1 today recording in DV cam 60i. I would say that it is better than a PD150 but not anything like the quality of a 10 year old DigiDeta. You get what you pay for! Stephen Williams DoP Zurich www.stephenw.com

That is one of the reasons that there is so much DOF in modern day video! 30 years ago TV studios had to light to 2000 lux as that was f2! S

Hi, The frame line is always inbetween the 2 perfs, so what you call 2.5 perf is what I call 2 perf! Stephen Williams DoP Zurich www.stephenw.com

Hi, A closed shutter is 0 degrees, most camera's maximuim shutter angle is about 180 degrees, so the camera is open for 180 degrees and closed for 180 degrees. If a camera has an adjustable shutter then you can set 45 degrees open and 315 closed. Stephen Williams DoP Zurich www.stephenw.com

Hi, You should be able to adjuct the vertical scan height of the MONITOR with a tweaker! Stephen

Hi, Les Boscher is in Wales. For the aaton:- ICE Film Equipment 156 Caledonian Road N1 9UU London Great Britain Camera: Peter Bryant + 44 020 278 0908 bryant@icefilm.demon.co.uk

Hi, P+S Technik, can do Super 35 and 3 perf for a 2c http://www.pstechnik.de/en/35-2c-3c-body.php Stephen Williams DP Zurich www.stephenw.com

Hi, I was shooting a night scene and when an actor lit a match the DCC was hunting for a few frames. Luckily I new what the problem was. Stephen

Hi, Just spoken to him he is alive and well. I don't actually know your real name! his email is working so just try again, or find a coin phone and call him during the UK day time. Stephen

Bruce, I see you have converted an Ultracam 35 to 2 Perf! could you give me more information? You better answer in 35 as this is off topic! Stephen Williams Ultracam Owner www.stephenw.com

Hi, The Dedo 150 is 24v so I would use the Dedo 100w 12v. As for battery power 12w @ 12V is 1 amp hour so to run a 100w dedolight for 30 minutes a 5 amp Hour battery would just handle it, and be small enough to hide. Stephen

The one thing to think about any Mitchell with a variable shutter is that they can flicker. Remember they are between 30 and 80 years old. I think Aardman removes the second blade for that reason, but retains the focal plane light tight shutter. Thats one big reason why most of the later Fries conversions were 35R3. Five years ago I needed to rebuild the shutter of an AF35R. Over 100 hours of workshop time! but I needed the variable shutter! Stephen

Sam, You can motorise the shutter on an S35R and do speed ramps. I have many times with a motion control. Stephen

Hi, The Fries 35 R has a beam splitter and retains the variable shutter. I was the high bidder on one 2 years ago at 2150 USD , in the end he sold for 3750 USD. Cheers Stephen

Hi, As you like it here's a bigger file. As you can see I was overexposed. Grading was a one light pass from a grey scale lit with normal light. Stephen Williams DP Zurich www.stephenw.com

Hi, They come up on Ebay all the time. The lowest serial no I have seen on Ebay is No 5 with a Fries Conversion. I know no 35 is in regular use on a Milo motion control in Germany. Cheers Stephen

Hi, From the prices i've seen its slightly more expensive to convert from BNCR hardfront to PL Hardfront! than from turret to PL! Stephen

Matt sent me a photo Matt, IMHO your camera is a GC Mitchell. It's not a NC movement! Your camera is missing 2 loop rollers see I have seen a 1940's military manuel and all the rollers are removed. IMHO it is better to have the rollers in place for higher speed shooting. I would loop the film over the 1 roller you have. Stephen Williams DP Zurich www.stephenw.com

David, Super 16 frame is larger than 2/3" sensor. Figures from Panavision 16 x 9 .3775 X .2123 Digital CCD Area 16 x 9 (2.40:1) .3775 X .1579 Digital CCD Extended Area for Anamorphic .486 X .295 Super 16mm Camera Aperture Cheers, Stephen

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Phil, You are the DoP! Tel the colourist what you want. Don't be fobbed off with a `Technical Grade'. I always shoot a grey scale and ask to grade to that, when not attending the transfer. However the colourist will always try to help me. I usually have to send it back repeating `Grade to grey scale, If the highlights are bright thats what I wan't, if its dark please leave it alone! Cheers, Stephen Williams DoP www.stephenw.com

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Hi, Can you post a photo? Many cameras have had the gates changed! Do the serial no's on the gate + pressure plate match the body? The serial no. implies a GC/ High Speed type as it has metal gears. Many Standard's had high speed gates and bearings fitted. Stephen Williams DP www.stephenw.com