[Frameworks] Standard 8 camera suggestions

2012-01-17 Thread Kevin Timmins
Hi frameworks I'm looking into purchasing a nice little standard 8 camera. I'm not really familiar with the medium so would appreciate and suggestions in regards of makes and models. ThanksKevin ___ FrameWorks

Re: [Frameworks] Standard 8 camera suggestions

2012-01-17 Thread Mike
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Re: [Frameworks] non-toxic film cleaner?

2012-01-17 Thread Tom Whiteside
I don't know about non-toxic. I have used both FilmRenew and VitaFilm with good results, wearing rubber gloves and using the liquid on clean cotton cloth between rewinds. I don't think they are super toxic, but you need decent ventilation and you do want to avoid contact with skin. Depending on

[Frameworks] DVD to 16mm

2012-01-17 Thread Alex
Hey, So I want to get some footage from my Criterion DVD of L'Atalante onto some already grainy expired film. Quality isn't a big issue but I want to avoid that weird scan line effect. Any cheap suggestions? Ta, Allie ___ FrameWorks mailing list

Re: [Frameworks] Standard 8 camera suggestions

2012-01-17 Thread Kevin Timmins
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Re: [Frameworks] DVD to 16mm

2012-01-17 Thread Philippe Leonard
Just shoot it with any film camera pointed to an LCD screen such as you computer's. Best luck! Phil On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Alex alex.mccar...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, So I want to get some footage from my Criterion DVD of L'Atalante onto some already grainy expired film. Quality

[Frameworks] Black and White Reversal Film Processing

2012-01-17 Thread Kevin Timmins
On saturday I attended a course at nowhere in London on Black and White reversal processing which was excellent. I'm certain I could develop tri-x (and other stocks) straight out the gate now but I want to understand the process thoroughly. That is to say the chemical process from first

Re: [Frameworks] Standard 8 camera suggestions

2012-01-17 Thread Buck Bito
Hi Kevin, The Bolexs are a great value these days and many of the manuals are available online: http://www.myoldcamera.com/Manuals.html Apecity has the manual for the D8LA http://www.apecity.com/manuals/ Bolex Collector is great for choosing a model: http://www.bolexcollector.com/cameras.html I

Re: [Frameworks] DVD to 16mm

2012-01-17 Thread Steven Gladstone
On 1/17/12 6:36 PM, Philippe Leonard wrote: Just shoot it with any film camera pointed to an LCD screen such as you computer's. This does work, but is not perfect. The reason you don't get the dreaded roll bar on an LCD screen is because the pixels are always on. Granted there is a florescent

[Frameworks] Next Tuesday: Balagan (Boston) presents Daïchi Saïto

2012-01-17 Thread Mariya Nikiforova
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 Breathing a Fatal Stillness Screening of seven works by Daïchi Saïto, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker! Brattle Theatre (Harvard Square) Doors open at 7pm -- come hang out with us to the sounds of DJ Wayne Marshall (of Beat Research)! Films

[Frameworks] For KEVIN TRIMMINS-B/W Reversal Process

2012-01-17 Thread Laboratory Athens
Hello Kevin, I really know what you mean about wrapping your head around the process. It is not too complicated though.  First of all : keep in mind that when light hits your film the bright parts get exposed, the dark do not. When you process your reversal film you (1) develop, (2)

Re: [Frameworks] DVD to 16mm

2012-01-17 Thread Mike
Oddly enough, I'm shooting off my MacBook pro with a bolex as I write this. I find it most effective, if tedious, to expose one frame at a time to avoid the rolling effect. Now, I've created content in Final cut in a 24p timeline, so I don't have the issue of having to retime a 29.97 frame rate