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Matthew Riley Alcorn

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    Mountain View, CA
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    Arri SR3

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  1. I have a SR3 camera package available for rental email me at mrafilm@gmail.com
  2. Sorry I'm late to respond.... I've been filming a 25-30 minute short film on my SR3 since May. Currently at 13 of 14 production days. I know, I know that's a lot, but the results should justify it and only half those days are full days.... I only have TWO on board batteries re-celled from Visual Products and ONE 24v block battery and have never had a problem. We even ran my camera on a Steadicam for 5 hours rolling just under 1200ft with a video tap and wireless conversion thingy and it still didn't eat up both my on boards... but they are newly re-celled so I'm not sure how much that affects all this. Additionally this all depends on how you work. We made a habit of turning off our camera when the DP and I would get into some creative arguments and take 5-10 extra minutes to get to the next shot. bythewatersofleman.com *apologies for this lame website, we don't have the real thing finished yet
  3. Total novice here preparing to shoot a short film on S16... Quickly looking at these film grabs of Christopher Doyle's work makes me wonder how he controls the two color palette across almost the entire film... int/ext shots. Film-Grab.com: Fallen Angels (green/red) Happy Together (cyan/yellow) Days of Being Wild (blue/green) In the Mood for Love (blue/red) 2046 (blue/red) I think he uses Tungsten so my amateur question is whether he is mainly controlling color by gels, set design, or color grading in post. Or all three. I'm wanting to have similar control of color in my film and not sure how to achieve it. Here are some more specific examples/questions/curiosities: 1) green clock with red lights coming in through window? 2) how does he flood everything with green, the stock? post? but the red helmet and light seem unaffected, how? 3) red/orange hair with surrounding green? is that just a gel on her hair with barn doors or flags to not get the curtain? (her hair is a blonde wig) 4) how is there so much green in this image? post? 5) yellow light coming through window? green light in background? warm light on face? are these all gels? 6) In Happy Together is has the cyan/yellow look and I understand it is much more possible to control this with all the interiors... but how does he do it with the day exteriors, obviously that is not natural color. Is this just post color grading? I could go on and on... but I think this shows the lack of knowledge at hand and what I am trying to learn about. Thanks ahead to all those who chime in!
  4. USA Netflix has a lot of Wong Kar-Wai... him and Doyle together are hypnotic, in the best way! I recommend all his films. All this makes it seem that a camera that can do 60fps will be plenty for my needs. So what's the point of this CEI speed control, like on this SRII? What would be the highest frame rate on this camera with the speed control? http://www.calkovsky.com/arriflex-srii-super-16-movie-camera-package-zeiss-super-16-cei-crystal-speed-control/
  5. Figuring out frame rates makes a lot of sense... As I'm ignorant about the frame rates of slow motions shots I'm thinking of... Maybe you'll could help.. What are the frame rates of some of these slow motion shots: How did Doyle do this? what is this FR? lots of Reggio shots seem to be at this speed... the opening couple minutes of Chungking Express with this amazing blur effect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvLGDrVHSck
  6. Thnx for all the help everyone After reading about each camera mentioned I'm realizing I need to consider weight for the "running around" necessary for my prod. It seems Aatons are more for "run and gun"... and SRII not so much? Anyway if high frame rates are also important is a SRII HS my only option? So far I'm eyeing these: cameras http://www.visualproducts.com/storeProductDetail02.asp?productID=1017&Cat=17&Cat2=30#bigPic http://www.ebay.com/itm/Arri-Arriflex-SR-II-Super-16-PL-Mount-Camera-with-5-Mags-/271482651306?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f35a082aa http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARRIFLEX-ARRI-SR-2-SRII-SUPER-16-CAMERA-W-BW-VIDEO-TAP-PL-MOUNT-SPEED-CONTROL-/281312169779?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item417f830f33 w/ lens http://www.calkovsky.com/arriflex-srii-super-16-movie-camera-package-zeiss-super-16-cei-crystal-speed-control/ http://www.ebay.com/itm/AATON-XTR-PLUS-Super-16-Blimp-2-Mag-400Ft-Carl-Zeiss-50mm-/161274943856?pt=US_Vintage_Cameras&hash=item258cbc5970
  7. I'm looking to buy a Canon 8-64mm T2.4 or similar S16 zoom lens that has 2' close focus, pl mount, and fast pm or email mrafilm@gmail.com
  8. I own nothing and want to start shooting S16 ASAP. I'm looking for recommendations on gear (camera, zoom lens, accessories) enough to start shooting and learning. Most of all I'm looking for recommendations on where to buy. My initial research points to Arriflex SRIII Adv w/ Canon 8-64mm. More Questions: Is it worth getting the SRII and converting it to shoot S16? If so, who does this now? Where do you shop for gear besides ebay? Has anyone purchased from Kitmondo? What are the essential components for a fully functioning cam (mags, batteries, charger, etc) What are the essential accessories? (video tap, loading bag, matte box, rods, etc) More Info I have no experience and just tidbits of knowledge in working with film. I'm looking to buy a Super 16 camera package w/ zoom lens to shoot S16 for a feature project that combines several months of road trip doc shooting (think Qatsi Trilogy/Baraka/Samsara) with traditional narrative shooting (think Freaks/Even Dwarfs Started Small/Eraserhead). I'd say 3/4 of the film will be shot ext locations in rural CA and AK. I'd need something durable in hot/cold weather, reliable mechanics and quality enough for feature presentation. I'll be teaching myself all things S16 before I commence the project so camera's learning curve is not an issue. Obviously I want to spend the least amount of money possible, but prefer to pay more for quality products over unkept cheaper items.
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