Thanks and thanks again to John, Jeff, Todd, and Diane for weighing in on my question. What produced that look has puzzled me since my first viewing of that film.
Eric On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 10:17 AM Diane Kitchen <[email protected]> wrote: > In Bob's studio, here in Milwaukee, I remember seeing a shiny > metallic-coated half-sphere, around 2 1/2 - 3' in diameter. With its > fish-eye reflection several people could have grouped in front of it, > cropping out the camera while shooting. > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* FrameWorks <[email protected]> on behalf of > todd eacrett <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, October 29, 2018 7:57:13 PM > *To:* Experimental Film Discussion List > *Subject:* Re: [Frameworks] speaking of Bleu Shut... > > > > There was a 165° fisheye lens (Pacific Optical 3.45mm) for gun or cockpit > cameras that produced a circular image like that and would jibe with the > military surplus origin. One of the samples I have (and some others I’ve > seen) has a small hole/divot dead centre in the front element. Definitely > factory-drilled, and I’m guessing to provide a reference or alignment mark > on the footage. > > > On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:22:27 -0400, Eric Theise wrote: > > > I attended PFA's screening of Luminous Procuress a few weeks back ( > https://bampfa.org/event/out-vault-luminous-procuress) and was startled > to see an effect I've only ever associated with Robert Nelson's Bleu Shut. > There are at least two sections in Nelson's film – one where a group of > people are repeatedly sticking their tongues out, one where a man is > teetering around on a child's (bi-? tri-?) cycle before toppling into a > large puddle of water, both in slow motion – where there's a kind of > fisheye view with a small, very black hole at the center of the disk. > Curator Emeritus Steve Seid thought it was a lab effect but I'm curious if > any of you know how it was made, what the effect is called, and if you know > of any other films that use it. > > Grateful to Albert and the "clock" thread for reminding me to ask. > > Eric > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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