Peter Connell

hi olle is this still for sale? thanks

Hi guys, Question: What is the best value for money kit to help stabilise my shoulder shooting on an Arri SR? Shoulder pad? Is there a gimbal for your shoulder? Context: I bought an Arri SR last year and have shot two shorts with a tripod. I want to use more over the shoulder shooting for my next project. I have tried some over the shoulder shooting before and its relatively stable but when I started walking there is room for improvement. Many thanks Pete

Hi Robin I used a rounded flat based glass jar about 25cm wide. Surrounded it with black material. Filled it with water and threw some glitter in there and mixed it in circles then once i had slowed i did some random movement so the particles weren't all going the same way. Turned of all the lights except an aputure amaraon 100W light on low shining from the top. I focussed into the middle of the jar. I basically replicated what those guys did on the YouTube video posted earlier in the thread. Worked out well although I overexposed many of the shots.

I got my first roll back using my new Arri SR. I'm a hobbyist and was doing lighting, camera, sound, acting all on my own so please don't judge ! Audio very tinny was using a H1N for ease of use but had to filter heavily. On this youtube video is an assimilation of clips including the practical effects I recorded using the tips discussed here. Just thought some of you might want to check it out. I also got the film processed at Pinewood studios kodak lab which was so exciting. If any of you want the practical effects footage I'm happy to share ! bw, Pete

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thanks - I might buy a cap in the meantime assuming these are available?

Hi guys I recently purchased my first early model Arri SR. I have been reading Jon Fauer's book on the camera but one thing I'm still uncertain about is the light trap in the viewfinder. When the light trap is in the closed position (requiring eye pressure to open it) is it meant to be completely closed when no pressure is applied? If I place my eye on the viewfinder with no pressure I can still see the fiber-optic screen. My concern is that light may still leak and fog the film. Someone has told me that the light trap is never meant to fully close and only needs to be partially closed. Thank you, Peter

Funny coincidence it just popped up on my YouTube algorithm also. Yeah they really did a fantastic job. Thanks for the help everyone.

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Thanks for the suggestions guys.

Thank you for the suggestions David. The steel wool effect in particular looks great I just saw examples on YouTube. An interference pattern would also be very cool. I may experiment with projecting a light through a jar containing small particulate in the hope it creates shadows and randomised movement/brownian motion. A lot of fun.

I recently watched Oppenheimer and was very interested by the shots where they were imitating subatomic forces and particles. I believe most of these were done with VFX but I was wondering if anyone can think of any ideas how to make this using practical effects on 16mm? One idea I had was to take the start of a roll of film with its random artefacts and invert the image and adjust the temperature as I have done below. The flickering and random nature of this could to a degree imitate a subatomic process. Any other thoughts?

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Hi there. Selling an MK1 Zeiss Arriflex 12mm T1.3 Arri Bayonet Super Speed Lens. $1450. Open to offers and shipping internationally. I also have the 9.5, 16 and 25 but would take some convincing to part with them. These were previously owned by the BBC, it looks like someone went over the white lens text with a black marker. There are light scratches on the rear element. Also some minor defects on the front element - see the pics. Aperture works smoothly. Please message if you're interested. Based in central London. I'm also selling this on facebook and can be contacted there or on instagram pwc_film. Its easier to share videos/pics on insta and facebook so if you want a video of the lens or more pics just message me. Thanks !

Yes I should specify it is a 1.5x anamorphic. The horizontal field of view is 70 degree due to the 1.5x anamorphic element. Thank you Dom and David. I've seen a chap called Nkosi Roma do this on Youtube, it did have an interesting look. I've never been obsessed with lens flares but I do find the anamorphic look appealing.