Steve Zimmerman

The Devil's Rejects, and The Constant Gardner were super 16mm, both had a digital intermediate.

More specific loading instructions http://www.rit.edu/~crbpph/load.html I own a Rex 1, It's a nice little camera. I used it for MOS shots for a couple of school projects which ran over schedule, and we couldn't get the school's Arri 16BL. The mixed footage tooked pretty close.

I searched "Bolex Manual" and found this :P http://www.bolexcamera.com/techspecs.html click on Bolex Manual in PDF

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Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085809/

David Lynch's Lost Highway used chocolate filters -- American Cinematographer, March 1997: Peter Deming: "We wound up shooting a lot of the film with a chocolate #1 filter. In testing I ran into a bit of a problem using the chocolate filter at night", he submits. "The filter factor was a stop and a third, and it just ate up the shadows: you couldn't see into the shadow areas at all." For some very low light scenes they tried to recreate the look of the chocolate filter with color timing but Deming says the filtered and unfiltered and color corrected scenes didn't really match. [cinematographer Peter] "Deming shot most of the film on Kodak"s 5293 and 5298 stocks, and employed a Fogal stocking behind his lenses...." None of the online pics I've seen are representative of the spooky, brownish look I have seen on the VHS tape of the film, its not on dvd in the US yet.

http://www.spectrafilmandvideo.com/index.html You almost might as well shoot 35mm for that price! :rolleyes: I'm intersested in others' experience with this film. If it's as fine grained as they say it might be worth it? http://www.cinematography.com/forum2004/in...showtopic=13432

Back to the Kubrick Issue: At Mobius Home Video Forum http://www.mhvf.net/ and The Digital Bits there is discussion of future DVD releases from Warner Bros. on and Kubrick's films were part of it. There will be new special editions of Kubrick's films on dvd. It said Malcom McDowell has recorded a comentary track for Clockwork Orange. Eyes Wide Shut would be released uncensored officially region 1. All films from The Shining on would be anamorphic 16:9 (1.77) full screen. Excerpts from The Digital Bits: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/022106htfchat.html [VincentP] You guys are the best major studio for DVD releases. There's just one real improvement I'd like to see, especially with the upcoming SE of A Clockwork Orange. I'd like to know when is Warner going to start doing 16x9 enhancement for 1.66:1 films? [Warner] Thank you, Vincent. Your wish has been granted. We haven't had to release a 1.66 film since GIANT, and since then, company policy is now to release 1.66:1 films with side bars within the 16x9 frame. So yes, CLOCKWORK is being remastered in HD as we speak, and the new transfer will have the proper aspect ratio . No more 4x3 slight letterboxed DVDs of 1.66 from WHV. They have gone the way of the Snapper! SeanW] Are the upcoming Kubrick re-releases going to be in the aspect ratio which they appeared in theatres in? Or will they be in the same ratios as their previous releases? [Warner] The Kubricks will be released as seen in theaters. Later in the atricle it is clarified: The Shining and Eyes Wide shut will be released in 1.77 aspect ratio". Not full 1.85 but still a decent compromise.

Thanks for the response. The dryer outlet is on its own circuit in the breaker box. I will also check with a local gaffer. Hopefully I can shoot the Kodachrome 40 (rating 32 with 85 for daylight) with an T4, LOL!

To all the pro Gaffers out there: I have been experimenting with the slow speed 16mm film Kodachrome 40T. --Of course I need all the wattage I can get for lighting, but I am shooting in a tight urban area so parking a generator on the street is impossible. I was interested in the possiblility of using a 240v dryer plug to power a 2.5K HMI Could I use this 3000 Watt Step Down Transformer (see link)? I have access to 60amp bates 3-prong to edison plug adapters (which I would plug into the trasformer), we usually use them to power 2K lights. Would this work for 2.5K? http://cgi.ebay.com/3000-W-110-220V-Voltag...oQQcmdZViewItem Thanks so much in advance! I love this forum :D P.S. I just read in the Feb. 2006 issue of American Cinematographer about the new Arri Ceramic lights. A 250w fixture is equivalent to a 1K! Maybe there could be future ceramic lights that are 1000W but put out equivalent to 4K -- from a house plug!

I was also interested in the possiblility of using a 240v dryer plug to power a 2.5K HMI Could I use this 3000 Watt Step Down Transformer (see link)? I have access to 60amp bates 3-prong to edison plug adapters (which I would plug into the trasformer), we usually use them to power 2K lights. Would this work for 2.5K? http://cgi.ebay.com/3000-W-110-220V-Voltag...oQQcmdZViewItem

After some research I answered my own question. :P

While not a perfect horror film, I did like the sincere tone to High Tension (Haute Tension). I thought the look was beautiful and unique. The image quality is uniformly grainy, but with very saturated colors and high contrast. I was curious how this was acheived. Just guessing here, I get the feeling the film may have been shot in one of two ways: 1: Slow negative stock(200asa?) pushed two stops, or 2: E-6 Reversal (5285) 100D pushed two stops. Does anyone know anything about this film?

Too Late! :o They tried selling instant super 8mm movie film in the late 70's! http://www.rwhirled.com/landlist/landdcam-pvis.htm

Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" Obviously they were going for grainy, with oversaturated colors. I've seen much smoother transfers than this. :) http://www.repriserec.com/depechemode/vide...esilence320.mov

If you don't see the ceiling in the shot you could hang chinese lanterns along the ceiling, taping or tying up the stingers or extention cords. Use tungsten photoflood bulbs if you are concerned about color temperature, or higher wattage household bulbs for a warmer look.

I saw The Shining projected as a 35mm print matted 1:85 in college and it was perfectly composed, no helicopter blades, no unneeded extra headroom. I swear some of the shots one the current dvd are zoomed in. I remember when Jack was looking across the minature of the hedge maze, looking straight at the camera the sides fit snuggly within the sides of the frame, the bottom was just above the lower matte, Jacks head was just within the upper matte. On the dvd the frame cuts into the sides of the maze minature.

I saw The Shining on a big screen matted for 1.85 and the compositions were excellent. none of the excess headroom seen on the current disc. Some of the shots on the dvd are definitely zoomed in to control the headroom -- compared with what I saw projected.

I just bought 2 cans of Double-X 35mm from a guy on E-bay. Had a density test done at the lab, and it turns out the film was 15 years old (!) and there was some fogging. I'm never buying film from strangers on E-bay again. Lesson learned, lost $100. I am curious how the image would come out if shot with this fogged film, but I kind of doubt the fogging would be consistent enough to look like WAMPYR -like flashing.

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