Jon O'Brien

I'm not in a position to advise, but if you get the Nikon please post some of your footage here as I'm really interested in a Nikon digital camera. I've got some Nikon lenses and my dad was a Nikon man so it runs in the family. I know they always had very high quality of build.

Aye...true. Good point. I've located a R.B. legs in Australia. Somewhat more in price, but that's filmmaking.

Och! 'tis a lonely walk upon yonder heathery heights .. and no man nor beasty canna advise a lowly independent filmmaker, aye.

you beat me to it, by about 60 seconds. Edit: that is, quoting auld Will

This is more the go: https://www.proaim.com/proaim-heavy-duty-mitchell-tripod-stand-with-spreader.html

Hi, I have a Ronford Baker fluid head, with Mitchell base. I need some legs for it. Does anyone have any experience with Proaim tripods? There are some used Ronford Baker and similar Mitchell base tripods for sale on Ebay but aveage price is quite high. Proaim make traditional heavy duty tripods, and this sort of model, too: https://www.proaim.com/proaim-gravity-professional-video-tripod-stand.html This is for a IIC film camera, and a one-man camera team, no crew to speak of. Any thoughts?

Les Bosher in the UK.

Wow!!!! This is the type of film I would like to make. I can't say enough to express my appreciation at seeing this touching film. Film (and music, etc) tries to give fleeting glimpses of what life is really all about. You know what? It's got to do with love. But it's sort of mystical. It's almost beyond us.

Could be, too, that while rehearsing the scene including framing the shot and getting the focus perfect, speaking with the actors, the sun had moved just enough. And as you say, just wasn't spotted. On a difficult and hot shoot no doubt.

Where do I put my hat? There used to be a peg on the wall, when I entered. Is this a door here (fumbles along wall, feeling for a latch or handle). No. At least there is a light glowing. Oh well I am sure we will work it out.

Interestingly there's a few occasions where the camera tracks in close, with impeccable focus pulling that was obviously well-rehearsed, but with the camera's shadow looming into frame. It actually occurs at the 'climactic' scene where Newman and Eva Marie Saint kiss. They're meant to be alone on a hill but it looks like someone has walked right up to them and the director is showing us this by the shadow. But no, it's just the camera. Happens a few times in the movie. I'm not being critical - it's a brilliantly made film. Just worthy of comment.

Can I jump in here. Just how steady are these non pin-registered 35 mm cameras? If you were sitting in a theatre watching a movie shot on these cameras, you know, blown up to full, big city movie screen size, how much jitter would you see? I'm guessing it wouldn't be much, because the 2C has been used on major Hollywood films. I mean, Lucas shot the bantha in A New Hope with a 2C - that's a pretty static shot, from memory.

Seems to be happening more and more in the film/video world. For instance Kodak and Ektachrome film, and the Super 8 camera. Might be the realities of business now. Very high production costs, cutting it extremely finely with profits.

That made me smile.

I will have to try and watch it. So much chatter about it.

For that sort of ext. shot, with close ups of faces in bright sunlight, in that era what sort of lighting was used? Just one big light, or two for extra fill? Or a light and a reflector board?

I've been watching 'Exodus' (1960). It's been really interesting for me to study the cinematography and lighting on this. For a 65mm production the depth of field is very deep. So many shots where there are close ups and the horizon is in focus. Anyone know anything about the lenses used on this production? Just curious, as ever. https://www.alamy.com/prod-db-carlyle-productions-dr-exodus-de-otto-preminger-1960-usa-gregory-ratoff-historique-historical-histoire-disrael-history-of-israel-194-image221261475.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=886C3935-1BC2-445E-A793-32E1366FA19A&p=728508&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dexodus%25201960%26qt_raw%3dexodus%25201960%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d

Why the slight hostility toward someone seeking to make a living? There's nothing wrong with buying and selling on anything.

Nothing could beat the wonderful smell of a freshly-opened foil packet of Kodak film. Happy memories.

If I hire a small jib/crane and it's made for a 100mm ball, and I have a Mitchell base fluid head - of necessity, as it's the only available type to fit an Arri 2 with underneath motor - will this do the trick in joining the two together? I ask because I have no idea what "claw ball" means. Does that just mean industry-standard 100mm ball? Thanks! https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/144298-REG/Matthews_815121_815121_100mm_Claw_Ball.html

Thank you Martin and Michael. Sorry to briefly divert this thread. As a teenager working in film largely on my own I started pronouncing it "burr-low" with stress on "burr." Pronounced it that way ever since, but now that I think about it, not a very likely pronunciation at all. In the video it almost sounds like "bull you".

How is Beaulieu pronounced? I always wondered. Now's the time!

'Hannah' looks great, must try and see it. Charlotte Rampling - great face, very photogenic.

Sorry, I made a mistake there.

I wonder what it is with both those films. They seem to attract cult following. Both 2 perf .... hmm is there a connection.