wilfred louis

2009 has seen a shift for me from from many single day shoots to longer projects like 'reality shows', which gives me more free time to dive and play tennis. But the fear of people undercutting me with their rates has hung over my head like an ominous cloud...Cant complain...its been a good year compared to some of my colleagues...

Thanks Tom, Adrian, Rob & Jim...I really appreciate the help...see you the next time film flummoxes me...Thanks once again...

Thanks Rob...another question that is bothering me is that when... 'the other half is closed allowing the film to advance to the next frame in the gate'...once the film is developed why DONT we see a whole black frame between each exposed frame...all we see is a thin black strip between each exposed frame. Is this something to do with the film perf or some internal mechanism in the camera that moves the film just that much when the shutter is closed?

Got it...Thanks Adrian. Now if I am using an DSLR to check my shot then what shutter speed should I set the DSLR to? I am assuming it should be 1/48 and NOT 1/24...am I right? (my Canon 400D has shutter speeds of 1/25 and 1/50)

Thanks Tom...so on The left of my light meter screen I should I set it to 24fps or 48fps...but come to think of it there is no 48...it goes from 32 to 64...sorry all this may sound a bit dumb but I am confused since I have that still photography mind set.

Hi, I will be shooting in super 16mm and I have a Minolta V meter. I plan to shoot at 24 fps at 180 shutter angle. I am a bit confused. The AC manual talks of the shutter travelling a speed of 1/48 of sec. What does this mean? and when I take a reading should I meter at 24?