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Hey- There is a guy named George at Optical Electro House in Culver City CA, http://www.opticalelectrohouse.com/ He converts CP-16 to Super16. He has all kinds of extra stuff and info. Also try Visual Products, visualproducts.com they also do conversions and have CP-mounted lenses which are super hard to find. Oh, and Whitehouse AV or Whitehouse audio/video in Thousand Oaks, CA. This company was started by the guy, Derrek Whitehouse, who actually owned Cinema Products and is partially responsible for the camera you're going to be using. Any of these places may have a manual for your camera and all three can fix and service. I have a CP-GSMO and I took it to George at Optical Electro and he did an amazing service. It makes no noise and works like a charm. I'm sure he could fix whatever problems you have. He is also very, very fair on his pricing. Good Luck. Ryan Barton-Grimley "RBG"

Thanks again Eric. We're shooting in a couple weeks. I'll post a link when we're done w/ post. Should be quite a funny piece and will also, now, look good. I appreciate the your and David's help. It is a testament to the callaborative, communal vibe that DOES exist in the film industry and Hollywood. Thank-you. Ryan Barton-Grimley RBG

Hey Eric, Thanks for the heads up on the commercial you did. That's pretty much exactly what I'm looking to do. It looked great. Were the Kinos rigged above them? Like practicals? Seemed like there was some fill from near camera on the two shot or was that just from above? Thanks again. Very helpful. Ryan Barton-Grimley RBG I hear what you're saying. Too much soft light. Probably better with practicals or simulated ones above them (kinos), couple of bounce cards under their faces between them and the wall, just under frame line, for the close ups. I'll over expose a little on the two shot from behinde them to get some detail. I appreciate all of your input. Ryan Barton-Grimley RBG

Thank-you so much for replying David. I am a big fan of your work. I see what you're saying about it being flat and just too much light. That's a great note on the color of the wall as well. I'm thinking we'll go with a light earth tone on the wall and hang some kinos above, to simulate practical florescents. When I'm behind them doing the 2 shot, we'll have another Kino above camera angled out towards them, simulating a practical from across the room. I'll probably leave it there when I move in and shoot over the shoulders.??? Maybe move them back from the wall, cheat with some fill cards, when framed tightly??? The back light on the plexi strips in the side walls will just be for a glow in the background, some eye candy. Thoughts? Ideas? Thank-you both so much for your imput! Ryan Barton-Grimley RBG

Hey all, Just a question about lighting 2 actors as they have a conversation at side by side urinals in a corporate type restroom. I want to have the option to shoot the scene from behind them both and do over the shoulders. We're actually building a little set that has 4 urinals on a flat white wall, with 2 side walls on either side that will have 2 ft wide strips of white plexi built in them. My idea to light them was: hang some kinos above them, angled so that they'll bounce off the white wall that the urinals are on, filling the face. Then further back I was gonna have some more Kino's filling their backs which would be above camera for the master 2 shot. My thought, additionally was to add something with more punch behind the plexi panels to create a glow through them and additionally, from the side, above the side walls, have a punchier source to alternate between, side to side (fresnels 1.2K) to create some kind of key light???? Any ideas, thoughts, much appreciated! Ryan Barton-Grimley (RBG)

Hey- This is my first post. I've been reading for about 6 months and have learned so much, so thanks to everyone who has posted, I shall try to do more of it myself. My question is: If I shoot a singer in slow-motion, say 48 fps in 16mm, how fast do I need to speed up the track they're singing along with, so that it looks like they're singing at a regular speed, even though they're moving in slow-motion. I've heard of a sacred ratio, but couldn't find it in the postings or anywhere on line. The shoot is a spec music video for a friend, short-ends, fun, experimentation, learning, etc.... Thanks again. RBG -