Jonathan Massahi

Hi, I am currently working on a shoot where the main 'character' is a CRT television, and I have ran into an issue, on our test shoots, with a rolling/flickering screen. Simple fixes, like Mark Irwin's changing the shutter angle on Videodrome, isn't going to work as the SR2 has a fixed 180 degrees angle. We have a speed controller and found that 24 or 23.976 reduces the flicker to a line but it is still pretty noticeable and we'd prefer to have the screen static (or as static as possible). This has led us to enquire about sync boxes or an ECU-1, as written about in an Arri tech booklet by Jan Heugal, but I cannot seem to find a rental house - in the UK - that has access to one. There is a post from a while back (2018) that mentions this one from Take 2 Films, but they closed down a few years ago - if anybody knows where to get access to one in the United Kingdom or, indeed, where the Take 2 sync box went after they closed, it would be greatly appreciated. I have reached out to Arri Rental UK about an ECU-1 but didn't hear back. Or, if anybody knows any cheaper tricks, specifically for a SR2 with a speed controller, on how to eliminate roll or flicker, that would be amazing. Details: Camera: Arri SR2 TV: 50hz (PAL) CRT TV Cheers

Would anybody know where to rent one of these today - I am in the UK, for reference.

Hello, I've recently video-tapped my Beaulieu for a project that has required video dailies - it works quite well; just an 8mm bullet camera attached to an external battery with the image being converted through a HDMI into a recordable monitor. It's a pretty simple set up but it's extremely messy -- lots of wires, a chunky battery, it's all quite annoying to set-up/deal with. As I expect to be using this set-up again for further projects, I was wondering if anybody had any thoughts on how I could tidy this up a little bit. My initial thought was a universal frame/adjustable arm but the issues I've ran into here are: a) it's just not capable of supporting the weight of the monitor and external battery and b) the camera has an uneven top, so, even if it did work, everything is way too crooked to really work with. Is there anyway I can merge all of these components together like a Mini or RED set-up that allows me to quickly just slide the camera into a slider/tripod/rig and go, only having to really set-up and break-down once?

It's certainly one of the best Super 8 lenses out there. Yes, this is what I was thinking as well, I was wondering how well it would work with wides on a super 8 but if it's not going to have a massive effect (compared to the 8-64) then I may have to let this go as the deal isn't really that good of a deal.

Currently, my 5008 MS is in Sweden with Björn being serviced, re-celled, and having a Angenieux 8-64mm collimated - it's a lens I'm very happy with as I've always found it to be sharper than the Schneider 6-66mm. That said, I've recently been offered a chance to buy a 10mm 1.8 retrofocus Angenieux which I've seen be compared to the Cinegon 10mm! But is it worth buying this and then paying for it to be collimated if I've already got a 8-64mm?