Nathan Milford

My Favorite: Gary Coleman = 20" C-Stand

See Scam Here... Most amusing. Very convincing though untill you see the obligatory scammer 'e-mail me at this address only, not through the eBay system' posting in the description. That give it away every time. Also look at the items he's offering... quite a list of camera gear... that contrast with the hacked account owner's typical sales of crystals. Lots of bids on those items too...

Arri S and St are the same thing but there are a few models that are just a variation upon the theme. Arri M is an odd cross between a BL and an S(t) that uses a geared magazine instead of an external torque motor and doesn't take 100' daylight loads, but the kibbles and bits in the movement are essentially the same. You could get really particular about about new style doors or old style doors or bayonet mounts or pilotone modules... but all and all they're the same camera. They're all good for dubbing if you've got a sync motor in them. They're all cheap. They're all easy to use. They all weigh about the same (between the S, SB, SB/GS, M etc..) Durability-wise, they've all been around for 40-50 years so they're proven durable, but at that point depending on how abused the camera has been in the past and how many spare parts are in circulation will dictate how durable it is for your tastes. They can be hand held and mounted on a tripod, and to use on a jib or a stedicam is a bit of a problem as videotaps are hard to come by for the camera. You will not be able to get away with sync sound unless you put the camera in a fridge... even a recently serviced, properlly maintained Arri S will resemble a blender.

Mostly you're going to find Kinors or Eclairs or the odd ARRI 2C or Mitchell. There are a few BL's and Moviecams globally. I know a few private owners of Kinors on the east coast. Aaton's new 35mm design will handle 2-perf as well, but you won't see that for some time. Spirits, Vialtas and Y-Fronts can handle the format without any trouble and a lab or post house shouldn't charge extra for the format.

The first two look like they might be a Debrie Parvo or Interview: http://www.samdodge.com/html/destination6/...ebrie_Jesse.jpg

We're looking to purchase a Moviecam Compact package. Body, Mags, Tap and accessories. Contact me via the forums or the phone number in my signature. Thanks, Nathan

Check out Maborosi. No close-ups in the complete thing. The closest you get to one is in the 2-shots for the car shots. The director uses the long and medium shots and ovten half-hides the heroine's face in shadows to create an emotional distance and to create a sense of longing (on the part of the spectator) to 'know' the heroine. Fantastic cinematography and production design. My editor turned me on to it as I was attempting to do something similar for a short.

Brooklyn is my Alma Mater as well... Rik and I took Advanced Cinematography II - Digital Formats together. Bill Hornsby is fantastic teacher. He is reason enough to pay the measly tuition (compared to NYU, Columbia, etc..) to go there. There are some other stellar professors there as well. - nathan

Yeah, my cell phone does that to my computer speakers....

You can do most anything on an Aaton with M3, M2.5, M2, M1.5 and M1.27 (or M1.3). Additionally, an M0.7 is useful in some rare instances.

I am currently overhauling one of our XTRpluses from our rental department. Beautiful camera that will be whisper silent with a rock solid registration once I put it back together. I'm trying to get them to sell off the XTRpluses to make room for XTRprod2's when they come out. Shoot me a private message, e-mail or phone call and I can give you a run down on the camera, then introduce you to someone from our sales team. - Nathan

Yeah... you're pretty much going to have to pre- or post-flash. You could poke a hole in the gasket and induce a light leak.... just kidding. - nathan

You can't invert the image without an add-in board which isn't generally avaliable in the United States. The latest revision (F900R) has the function built in, but I doubt that is entierly useful to you at the moment. The only reason I can think of that image inversion would be useful would be because of an optical attachment that naturally flips it, like the Canon ACV-235. But, I'm sure there are other reasons... - nathan

Yeah, pop out three screws and the magnet will pop off and you can pop in a gear in it's place. But you will need to recenter the sprocket block.

To my knowledge, Camera Engineering is not an official Aaton agent. The official UK Aaton agent is ICE Film. Camera Engineering simply states that they specialize in Aaton cameras, but are not factory authorized to work on them. I am in no way detracting from your camera's fitness which could very well have been serviced expertly as there are many non-Agents capable of servicing the older cameras. I just wanted to make a correction.

Jim, I would absolutly LOVE to see your camera collection next time I'm out in California. You wouldn't happen to have a Bell & Howell 2709 or a Debrie Parvo? Anything more exotic? A Williamson or a Moy? - Nathan

You can call up Abel at the number in my signature an ask for Mitch or Mariusz. - nathan

Start off here: http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/j...seFilm/main.htm

Righto. It's still in prototype.... still plastic gears and what not... Two of the main goals are to make it quieter than the Aaton 35-III and less expensive. With price in mind, I don't think there are any plans to install an electronic shutter. They've simplified the magazines quite a bit though. Regards, Nathan

It'll come in 4-Perf. >8)

Word is, the grand is to seperate the serious folk from the others and it's fully refundable, but your place in line isn't transferable if you get the refund. I suppose Jannard is good for it >8)

Looks like it threads like an Aaton...

If a camera like that is possible, a guy like Jannard is it's best bet. My understanding is that he's a camera-phile billionaire who has the resources, connections and the capital to work rapidly and unencumbered. I'm sure he can also attract a lot of engineering talent to work on a project like that because of the revolutionary nature of the product as well as the atmosphere and additude of the workplace. Sony and Panasonic are more entrenched in a corporate infrastructure with many departments vying for this codec or that technology as well as a highly ENG / Broadcast influenced engineering background. The 'cine' market is infintessimal compared to the broadcast market and the big players are less likely to develop a technology for that market that doesn't mesh or overlap somehow with thier ENG / Broadcast technologies. Corporate politics is why they're taking so long. My speculation is that Jannard and co. aren't held back by such additudes and they're free to pursue the formats and technologies that work for the product instead of the ones that work for the a large sony/panasonic-like company agenda. But, that's just the way I see it and maybe I have too jaded view of corporate ecosystems

P.A. -> Camera Intern -> Loader -> 1st AC -> Samurai Assasin -> DP

I think I have a picture of a XTRprod with an Angenieux 12/120 on it, somewhere around here. It's a funny looking getup with an 800' magazine on it. >8)