Sarfaraz M H Merchant

I've been twice, loved it the first time...hard to recapture. Could you guys post some pics, of all the revelries and of course that secondary reason peeps go cinematography. :D

You can make the markers yourself for next to nothing if you can find a sewing machine or someone who will throw you some sewing favors. Put dry sand in a good grade of large, ziplock bag. Wet sand if you need more weight for the size. Roll it into the right shape and tape it into shape. Put that in another bag. Repeat. Then another. Repeat. Buy heavy grade canvas in the colors you want. Some fabric stores will be cool and sell you more colors in sub-yard lengths. Some won't. Sew up a open ended tube, use multiple stitches of carpeting thread. I use three stitches. Turn the tube inside-out. Slide the sand bag in. hand stitch up the end. You've got a marker bag. The same thing works for cheap sand bags. Sew nylon strap handles into the bag before folding over to make it into a tube. Looser, dry sand makes a bag that will give and mold to shapes. Tighter, wet sand bags are good for door stops, wire weights and heavy light stands. Make some of each.

 

They will wear out faster than the expensive bags. But they only cost you a buck each or less. If you're working a lot of union jobs, clear the design and a sample of the execution with your local before going into the whole job. If you're non-union, make them about the same weight and size as what everyone else around you is using.

Thank you Paul, I'm decent at sowing so its worth giving it a go, especially at £40 a pop, thats £400 for ten. I can't see how it costs anything close to that to manufacture, transport, tax and sell.

I've met Doyle twice, there are two faces to the man. One is the drunk alcoholic which I too was disappointed by when I first saw him...as I was astoundered by his images.

The other is a deeply dare I say it "spiritual man", he talked about the philosophy of film making, of style, and image, and individual voices it was the most inspirational words I have ever come across from a film maker, the girl I was sitting next to broke out in tears. He truly cares about young film makers.

I'm a camera trainee, who has had a good year working on some good stuff; I need to by a good camera bag but am stumped as to what to choose. Lindcraft Super Grip & A.C. Bag, or Arri, Panavision, or Doggybag (In the UK).

Also wanted to get some sausage markers, their about £40 each for the 12" ones which sound stupidly expensive "http://www.tvcases.co.uk/doggy_bag_db_1042-p-11396.html".

Any advice would be welcome I live in the UK, but am willing to by online from the states and pay the duty. Thanks.

Thank you guys, I appreciate your advise, I will try and remain in budget and not get too distracted by the extras till I have the cash.

Some day maybe.

Love and respect,

Saff

I have a very old light meter, and need to upgrade for a short I am shooting on 16mm soon.

Picking a new light meter has been so confusing with all the extra features (I have thought about the L608 seckonic or the 558c). How useful will I find many of these features? and will they really help me produce better images?

(I am almost entielry self taught in Cine. and not that well experianced).

Any advise, or experiance would be most appreciated.

hi, Derick

Could he just be bringing in camera closer, and using a larger aperture?

I persoanlly was very moved by "In the Mood".

If your at Lodz this year you can ask him, although you may not get a reply.

Thanks Stephen,

I'm very wet behind the ears, and just starting out so my questions may appear really daft.

" particular scenes are shot at a slower frame-rate so that the action is speeded up; the frames are then step-printed at a lower speed onto the finished film to restore the action to its real-time duration.4.

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I have no concreate idea of what "step printed" means in post production. Is that part of the standard processing process and transfer to to Telecine??

Can anyone elaborate?

i.e can I during a low budget 16mm shoot, try this out? even though I'm going to telecine after processing?

The Film school is not short of facilities, and I believe can hold it's own with it's finest European countaparts. I base that on the films I have seen of the schools and comparing them to British and French films in particular.

They are not nearly on the same level as the American Film Institute, or UCLA in terms of production value in cinematography , but overall I think their films are far better written and directed and don't suffer from the same cliche Hollywood cloning that those institutes do.

I have visited Lodz during the film Festival, its a sweet student city, although obviously not nearly as wealthy as the west, your money will go a lot further then you can possibly imagine, a lot further.

All the best

Hi all,

I have only ever shot 16mm 3 times before, and always in color.

I am considering shooting in Black and white, but have no previous experiance.

What should I bear in mind about about shooting in B/W as opposed to color?

What are peoples experiances of shooting with Black and white?

I am considering Kodak's 7231 80D for my bright exteriors, and the 7222 200T for my much dimmer evening interiors.

Thank you!