Wilfried E. Keil

For Super 8mm we bought the JOBO 3018 Expert Super 8 Drum (costs 850 Euros) for our CPP 2 processor. But we still had no time to use it. I think I will use it with E-6 and also with D-94 A. I also want to test Kodak Vision 3 with the Remjet removal chemistry and the C-41 process. I am exiting how good the results will be. Friedemann Wachsmuth has there some really interesting films and articles on his website! It would be very nice to have a drum for 16mm 100 feet for a CPP 2 and the other JOBO processors. I would buy it! Normally I give 16mm and 35mm to a lab. But to make some experiments in the development a tank for 16mm 100 feet would be very interesting. But without cutting in a half!!! But if you only have a tank like the Lomo tank, then it must be cheap, because then you cannot get constant results in the color processes. And if you will build an own new processor, which costs very much, then I think it is only interesting if you can feed it with 400 feet and also 35mm (motion picture film). Then it would be a nice option to make some crazy experiments with "natural" developers. I want to test some of this "natural" developers first with 35mm photo film. But how nice it would be to make a redwine development with 16mm 100 feet! So maybe I would buy a tank for 500$... I am interested in this, because I am planing an experimental feature film and for some scences if would be maybe nice to use some not normal developers... With this I mean redwine, caffeol and so on.

First I have to quote David Mullen: "A very broad question..." An easier queston would be: What are your "must-seen" movies in cinematography, and so on. I will write down some movies. They are my "must-seen" movie because of different reasons. Some I choose because of cinematography, some because of the story, some because of the message, etc. And I only choose one film per Director The oldest one is "Nosferatu" from Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. What an atmosphere! "Le procès" from Orson Welles. For me the best Kafka adaption. "Persona" Ingmar Bergman. Really impressive cinematography. "Suspiria" Dario Argento. The last film, which was shoot in the technicolor system. I have seen an old british analog print. What incredible colors. Unfortunately this experience is not so good on BD. "Il Grande silencio" Sergio Corbucci. For me one of the best spaghetti-westerns. Another "must-seen" spaghetti-western is "Faccia a Faccia" from Sergio Sollima. Some other italian films: "Nuovo cinema paradiso" Giuseppe Tornatore. What a declaration of love to cinema. Definetely my favorite film. There are existing two versions in Italy. There is a longer one then the international version. "Mediterraneo" Gabriele Salvatores. The best anti-war movie. To come to other countries: "Lucia y el sexo" Julio Medem. What a good screenplay! "Le Mepris" Jean-Luc Godard. Godard in cinemascope! Normaly he shoot 1:1,33. "Fitzcarraldo" Werner Herzog. No comment! "The Wild Bunch" Sam Packinpah. I saw this film two times in cinema. It was a film print! This film changed cinema! "La Haine" Mathieu Kassovitz. The combination of the story and black and white pictures is amazing! "Valhalla Rising" Niclas Winding Refn. This film shows very good that you do not need so much dialoge then most filmmakers think! "Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain" Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Details!!! Three asian films, which are a "must-see" are: "Die xue jie tou" (Bullet in the Head) John Woo. The non plus ultra Action-Epic! Very often copied, but never reached. "Dung che sai duk" (Ashes of Time) Wong Kar-wai. You have to see this pictures photographed by Christopher Doyle! There are two versions. The Redux one is not so long. I bought in the year 2000 the asian DVD to see this film. It was very expensive and the english subs were not so good, but it worth every single cent! "Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA" (Joint Security Area) Park Chan-wook And as a German I will recommand you two very good German speaking films. The best ones I have seen in the last years. "Das finstere Tal" Andreas Prochaska (Austrian-German co-production). What an atmosphere, when you seen this film on a big screen and wiht a good sound system. Wow!!! "Victoria" Sebastian Schipper. This film was shot in one shot! Ok, not a new idea, but in my opinion the best one-shot-film. This are only a few films and only a few comments... Hope in this list where some movies you have not seen, Jan. Maybe we can discuss some of the films, the others and I mentioned in this forum.

I attended a "masterclass" of Werner Herzog at the Festival del Film Locarno in 2013. Many things were not new to me, because I attended a fimschool, but he told many interesting things from his experience and there were a few really useful hints. So I can say it was more useful then other "masterclasses" I attended. If you want to make your own opinon, then you can watch the Locarno "masterclass" for free and then you can decide if you want to spend 90$ for some more hours. Link:

I have seen this impressive film at the Festival del film Locarno on the hugh screen at the Piazza Grande. With such a big screen it was a really visual delight! I also did not found a real trailer. This clip is really not representive for the whole film! The dance scences are impressive. Different groups in different colors are dancing in different screets and then they are join together. I am absolutely sure you will enjoy it. I liked the colors of the film and the lightning from Christoper Doyle very much, especially in the interiors. And the film has of course some surrealistic things and moments. The film will have a cinematic release in France at the 5th of October. Hope it will also run in other regions, so that I can take a second look in a cinema.

Hi James, I tried to PM you, but your Inbox appears to be full. Best Wilfried

Hello Tom, I am interested in the Moviecam Compact Kit. Please PM me. Your message storage seems to be full. Thanks! All best, Wilfried