Ryan F

Wow! Thank you all for your great advice. I am a student yes and I've already asked my university for light equipment and they've declined. They're extremely cautious of their kit, especially now since some idiot on my course just broke a 50 grand, brand new HD camera. I actually don't have a light meter either, however my light is extremely bright, as I said it lights up the whole entire room leaving little dark spots. With that on full beam, I think it would be too intense. However using reflectors and bouncing off the light source into different areas sounds like a fantastic idea. I had plan on using aluminum foil to help me do this. My camera is the basic of basics Super 8 camera. You cannot change anything unfortunently except the focusing! Oh and the zoom, that's it. Everything else is built it and automatic, f-stops etc. I can't even see all of my f-stops! All I can see on the camera is 2.8 and 5.6 and I just pray when I'm shooting it's as close to those as possible! But that's what I dont want to do, I dont want to have to pray to get it right, because I want to get it right. And actually with all your replies to my question, it's actually helped me understand what I need to do in order to get the scene that I want. I've just remembered that I do in fact own two industrial light heads which are on stands, not sure of the wattage, but they're meant for workers at night, to see what they're doing. So I'm sure I could use that in some way, maybe spotting the light, using it as a back drop or bouncing it off reflectors. No idea if you've heard of this little trick, you probably have but a car sunscreen protector is also really good for a reflector. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3636/341784..._51c751ea21.jpg Anyways thank you for you replies! Really, really helpful!

Unfortunently I cant, the place I'm shooting is at my friends in Southampton, well a friend of a friend who I've never met, as I'm currently in South Wales, I can't really post a pic I'm affraid. But I'm wanting a typical bedroom with a table dresser. And then again another bedroom but just a guys bedroom.

Hey, I'm going to be shooting on Tri-X Super 8 stock indoors at night (and one shot outdoors). The film says it's especially for indoors and night shoots. Daylight 200, Tungsten 160. My camera runs at 18fps. I wanted to know the best way to light a scene indoors at night. I didn't know if a couple of lamps would do it? Even though I'm shooting at night, I want it to look like it's at night as well, so I dont want loads of lights, but at the same time I want it to come out on film, rather than it being way too underexposed. I have 1 super 8 movie light, which when turned on lights up the entire room and the bulb begins burning instantly. But it seems way too bright. I dont have access to any other lighting kit, nor money, so I wanted to do this as cheap and as simple as possible. Do you know if there's anyway of achieving this? Thanks.

Hey, I'm going to be shooting on Tri-X Super 8 stock indoors at night (and one shot outdoors). The film says it's especially for indoors and night shoots. Daylight 200, Tungsten 160. My camera runs at 18fps. I wanted to know the best way to light a scene indoors at night. I didn't know if a couple of lamps would do it? Even though I'm shooting at night, I want it to look like it's at night as well, so I dont want loads of lights, but at the same time I want it to come out on film, rather than it being way too underexposed. I have 1 super 8 movie light, which when turned on lights up the entire room and the bulb begins burning instantly. But it seems way too bright. I dont have access to any other lighting kit, nor money, so I wanted to do this as cheap and as simple as possible. Do you know if there's anyway of achieving this? Thanks.

Hi, I'm new to Cinematography.com just found out about this place from onsuper8.org. Anyways the other day I finished shooting a roll of film (plus-x) I took out the cartridge and tried the trigger again and the camera just stopped. I couldn't hear or see the gate moving at all. So my first impressions were to change the batteries, made no difference still didn't work. So then I assumed it was either dirt clogged up in the gate or that the electrics had gone inside the camera. So I left it alone. I tried the camera again yesterday and still it didn't work. However I tried it again this morning and it's working! Happily, merrily! But it was really scary for a moment, because I love my camera. Anyways I just wondered if anybody knew what it might have been and if you have any suggestions/advice for the future in case it happens again. I don't know that much about my camera to be opening it up and start messing with wires and stuff. But any help would be good. My camera is an Elmo 240T I've had it for about 4 years, before then it belonged to my old college teacher. So I don't know that last time it had a proper clean or look at. Finally does anybody know of any Super 8 repair places in the U.K? I tried to look for some the other day but couldn't see any! Thanks.