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  1. Jon O'Brien
    Cinematographers could adopt a universal name: "Ari, Airy, Arry" (the stress being upon the first syllable). Perhaps as a sort of secret trade greeting, or like a masonic thing. It sounds a bit like Julius Caesar's famous Veni Vidi Vici. Which was pronounced something like Weenie, Widdy, Wikkie. Just joking.
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    For English speakers, well at least in Australia, wouldn't that come out sounding somewhat like "bollocks"? Which, I don't mean to be crude, in some parts of the world means something else. Well, they are great cameras, yes.
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    I just say Arri so it rhymes with Harry. Which is apparently what's done in Australia.
  4. Jon O'Brien
    David Lean pronounced it "AIR - iflex". Or somewhere between there and AR (rhymes with car) - iflex.
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    I think the thing looks fine for a b camera. Put on a better matte box or whatever you need, a bit of camera tape and some cables and it will look like every other camera on a production. Plus, if they make money with it, it gets them established in pro cinema film cameras. That might attract the attention of any, er, competition.
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    It's like early signs of Spring ... you know, buds starting to appear, the tiny small sound of trickling water beginning. The film resurgence is on the move. Film really is on the brink - of a comeback. It's too good to walk away from. Always will be. They'll be shooting features on film again in Australia one day reasonably soon. That's a prediction.
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    BMD have been very creative thinkers in this wall-mount design. It's exciting to see what they're developing now. As I've said before, Australians tend to be innovators - they can come up with the unexpected and win with it. How's that for a bit of a plug.
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    Sounds great to me. Shoot on film. Project at a very high level of integrity to the traditional qualities of film projection, but using digital with all its benefits. This is what I'm interested in.
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    Thanks for the link to Werner film! Does Panavision Melbourne still have any film cameras available for rent in Australia? Or is that all finished now? I'd imagine it couldn't be very good for them sitting on the shelf unused for years.
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    I'm sure you will make a good choice on a camera. Remember, they're all just little boxes that record the focused light from a lens.....Whether you rent or buy, just get into the filmmaking again and enjoy the creative process. Making a good thing is fun.
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    A winning combination: great location, artistic subject, and film.
  12. Jon O'Brien
    Very nice! You can't beat real film.
  13. Jon O'Brien
    Yes, so far I've been using windows. More details would be very helpful when you get the time. Thank you!
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    Excellent information here. Thanks!! Keep it coming.
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    Which is the classic inclination of creative people/artists.
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    Just out of curiosity, what would be a dream computer outfit for digital editing and colour grading, fully professional set-up, specifically for film projects eg. 16mm for top-quality film results posted on the web ... not necessarily for cinema release, but sure why not talk about that too. What would these computer set-ups cost? I realise that cost can vary a lot depending how you build the system, but some general advice is all I'm asking for, to get an idea. Edit: and that might expand one day to 35mm footage as well. Probably doesn't make any difference, but just in case ...
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    I'm amazed by the quality difference of scans of real film. Some I've seen online just look amazingly good. Almost as good as seeing film projected. Some are amazingly terrible, and many are just mediocre. Why is that? Is it the equipment used?
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    That stone wall in the image looks rather Solomonesque.
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    Thanks so much guys. Great information. Sigh. Looks like the answer to it all is to buy a much more powerful computer. Just can't do that at the moment. Anyway, my friend has got the footage edited using a free program, so hopefully we can get this posted soon, once the soundtrack is done. It's only a 2 minute film, really just a first test of the Bolex Rex 5 and lenses, and getting my film skills going again, but it turned out okay to use as a music video. I'm okay with the photochemical side but, with computers, my knowledge extends only to things like Word programs. I'm digital video challenged, but making some good progress. With patience I should be able to work all this out eventually.
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    Are the best-looking examples of scanned film that you can see online, on Youtube and Vimeo, all MPEG4? Like Indiana Jones said, "You know the one I mean?" For showing your work online, and editing/grading using a PC, what's the best way, in your opinion, to get scanned 16mm footage out there on the web, looking its absolute, 'real-film', best? How does MPEG4 affect the definition of the image? What definition is possible? My S16 footage shot late last year was scanned at 2.5K and was rendered in ProRes4444. Attempts to edit and colour grade the image on Davinci Resolve have so far not produced satisfactory results, probably because the computer can't handle the large file size. A friend has now converted the file to MPEG4 using a free program called Handbrake. Are we on the right track?
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    Very nice cinematography. Looks like digital.
  22. Jon O'Brien
    Really looking forward to seeing some footage from this.
  23. Jon O'Brien
    "And the winner for Director of Phonatography is ................."
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    Looks wonderful. I love real film!!
  25. Jon O'Brien
    The only movie based on comic books I like is 'Superman' (1978). A picture with heart and soul. It was made with a bit of tongue in cheek, even in its day, this idea that Superman was 'good' and pure and kind, in a world that needed saving ... but it worked.
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