tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:34:55 +000016mmfilmKodachromeKodakbolexspecial effectswidescreen35mm8mmanamorphicBolex B8Bolex B8LBootsMumbaiPalace Cinemaafghanistandwaynesphotofilmcamindiaprojectorstandard 8mmstep printersuper 8super-8telecineterrorvideo3D filming5x4 cut-film9.5mmAfghan StarAfghanistan Pakistan Bolan BaluchistanAgfaAgraArriBargemanBolex H16RXBridportC8CinemaScopeColabaD8DelhiDwayne'sEbayEktachromeElmoElmo 103TFujiGuildfordH16Half-SixteenHavana MarkingHenri Cartier-BressonHeratHokushinHow the west was wonIlford FP4IndianKandaharKodak RetinetteKowaLeicaNational GeographicOld HarryPan-16Pan-CinorPentaxRailwayRailwaysRobeS321 projectorSaving Private RyanScopeScotchliteSom BerthiotSonyStephen SpielbergSundanceSwanageSymondsburyTalibanTamronTime-LifeWalker EvansWallace and GromitWittnerXA2Young VictoriaZuikoaliensantique camerabamiyanband-i-amirbathblack and whiteblack drapecheapcontact printercontact printingcontrast controlcstdisappeardocumentarydouble super-8drydvdedwardian hatelectric palacefilm editingflashingfoggingholidayhowindependence dayjack palanceladyland roverlawrence of arabialittle britainlyricmillionairemini DVmovieoilolympusolympus XA2omar sharifphotosplanet of the apespost flashingprocessingprocessing movie filmregular 8mmslumdogspidersteve mccurrytelevisionterrorismterroristthe horsementotransfertraveltravellingvictoria terminusvideo assistvolcanowillyourThis is my blog about my interests in photography and film-making, also my travels as well as other items that I feel may be of interest. I also run the Photography equipment website, Filmcam....................................... IF YOU WANT TO ENLARGE ANY IMAGE BELOW SIMPLY CLICK ON IT !http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)Blogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-2533956539173862582Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:49:00 +00002011-01-28T12:40:09.293-08:0016mmdwaynesphotoKodachromeWednesday, 26th January.So, my last 16mm Kodachrome film has just dropped onto the doormat. Quite an emotional event. It somehow feels rather like the first time that happened way back in the 1960s. And as exciting.Posted to Kansas quite early in December, I had been getting a little concerned about the outcome, as I'd particularly taken shots to match the colours of other Kodachrome footage in ahttp://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/last-kodachrome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-321426449014374254Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:03:00 +00002010-12-09T14:22:24.349-08:0016mmfilmfoggingKodakprocessing movie filmIf you use movie film on spools have you ever been unable to find a shady spot for loading ? It happened to me a couple of summers ago, with just my own shadow for shade... Result: a big chunk of edge-fogging. Luckily most of the picture area was saved, but only just... if it had been Super-16 the outcome would have been far worse. Whoever first called them 'daylight' spools had his tongue http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/stop-fogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-6133879430750632482Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:03:00 +00002010-11-25T01:44:52.599-08:0016mmBolex H16RXcontact printingKodakspecial effectsstep printerI think maybe I should explain more about the step-printing gadget I showed you last time.I now feel a little guilty sawing up that elderly Kodak, but at the time it was about cheapness. Maybe guilty's the wrong word, as this gadget has proved itself alot over the last few years. You can use virtually any 16mm spool-loading camera, as long as it can be persuaded to run two strips of film through http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/printing-special-effects-in-camera.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-7099748110872996662Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:31:00 +00002010-11-10T14:19:18.098-08:0016mmantique cameracontact printerKodakSaving Private Ryanstep printerStephen Spielberg16mm film has been around since 1923. Many of those early spool-loading movie cameras are in surprisingly good shape. Are they still OK to use ? Well, if you see one you fancy the first thing to check is the spring motor. It's likely that everything is siezed up after generations in somebody's attic. If you're handy with such things it may be worth relubricating. More often than not, though, http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-life-for-16mm-antiques.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-1983558411550824114Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:26:00 +00002010-10-24T06:44:42.574-07:00edwardian hatHow the west was wonladylittle britainWell... no Rob. Not exactly. I'm sure the real lady will turn up soon.--------------------------------------------------------------------Note: In 'How the West Was Won' wagon train attack, the women were stunt-men !http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/little-britain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-4662401946959973613Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:37:00 +00002010-10-27T01:56:57.761-07:003D filmingbolexvideo assistWe were filming a short scene meant to be outside an Edwardian pub. The character drinking down the road did a very convincing drunken look, and he also spits down beside him. A man and young lady passes, and the composition and timing all seemed to look pretty good in the Bolex viewfinder, though it would have been nice to have had a video-assist. Unfortunately, when I viewed the rushes it http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/no-spitting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-5910543946446468812Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:53:00 +00002010-10-04T02:37:54.759-07:00aliensbathspiderAutumn again.... And even bathtime has its problems. Especially for this couple.FOOTnote. Why have they only got seven ? Aliens maybe.http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/couple-in-bath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-381616744095333845Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:16:00 +00002010-10-04T02:45:32.682-07:00SymondsburyWalker EvansI had an unforgettable experience the other day... an exhibition of 1930s Walker Evans images. Amazingly, they were being shown in an old farmhouse near the Dorset village of Symondsbury. After an hour or so trekking along overgrown bridleways, armed with an Ordnance Survey map, we did manage to find the place. And what a reward... to see the photos that previously I'd only viewed in books was, http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/walker-evans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-693900336155740414Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:08:00 +00002010-09-01T01:54:46.387-07:0016mm35mm5x4 cut-film9.5mmdouble super-8post flashingstandard 8mmsuper-8Let me say straightaway... Post-flashing is just not feasible with Super-8 in cartridges. This is because their design does not permit backwinding more than a few frames at a time. However, most other films can be easily treated... Double Super-8, Single-8, Standard-8, 9.5mm, 16mm, and 35mm in both movie and still versions. 120 roll-film is not really suitable, although 5x4 cut-film is. Nearly http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/post-flashing-your-image.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-5744176806097488968Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:39:00 +00002010-08-10T02:47:31.639-07:00Arricontrast controlElmoElmo 103TflashingI, like many others, use colour-reversal transparency film for still and movie photography. It looks great when projected which is, after all, what it's designed for. But when printed onto another film or indeed digitised, it can look far too contrasty. Bright areas show no detail and eyes disappear into their sockets. How can we deal with this ?One way is to avoid shooting in bright sunlight. Inhttp://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/art-of-flashing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-7844441349697012222Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:55:00 +00002010-07-17T01:23:42.688-07:0016mmHokushinprojectorIf we are into 16mm each of us has our favourite projectors. For about 20 years now I've been regularly using quite an elderly Hokushin, and it's really proved itself in that period. It describes itself as 'Quartzlight'... must be before they started calling them 'halogen' so perhaps it's 1970 or so ? What I really like about this rugged machine is its simple threading path, so kind to the film.http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-hokushin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-6121550564619244660Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:57:00 +00002010-04-09T01:40:55.788-07:00black drapeTwo thoughts have hit me recently:(1) I was doing something similar to this last set-up but using a slide projector for the backing. Using more slide projectors as spotlights, I was struck by how much light is reflected back onto the screen. Not from any white walls but from just ordinary objects nearby. So those black drapes came to the rescue. (But of course you might wish to intentionally http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/black-drapes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-4023616984365054255Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:57:00 +00002010-04-11T15:02:29.347-07:00Scotchlitespecial effectssuper-8volcanoThe volcano is now in full eruption, and as ash and rocks begin to fall, our intrepid hero turns to make his escape. Luckily, we already have footage of a volcano, but now need a shot of hero interacting with it. How to do this with the method described in last month's posts ?Let's say the film is being made on Super-8 and the volcano footage is on 16mm. It's been taken obviously with quite a http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/volcanic-getaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-5194125525861348939Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:11:00 +00002010-03-23T04:03:13.545-07:0016mmbolexH16S321 projectorspecial effectsWallace and GromitAnd here it is ! This is how I convert 16mm footage to more 16mm stuff in the camera, usually altering it a bit along the way.That old Bolex S.321 projector has been with me for about 40 years now. At one time I used it for compiling sound tracks. The great thing about this classic machine is that it's very kind to the film and extremely steady. The film can be laced as a silent projector http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/bolex-projector-runs-bolex-camera.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-9034753736025001166Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:23:00 +00002010-03-02T02:03:15.287-08:0016mmfilm editingspecial effectssuper 8telecineFor quite a few years now, I've been using simple home-made set-ups to copy my films onto other film. Why would anyone want to do this you may ask... Mostly, folks are busy transferring it all to digital. Making the apparatus in its simplest form takes only a few hours and it's cheap. It means that the original film is copied in 100% sync with no flicker or density fluctuation. But what are the http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/copying-movie-film-to-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-5606408243161868242Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:38:00 +00002009-12-23T14:31:53.118-08:00EktachromeOld HarryPentaxSwanageTamronJust to the north of Swanage you'll see Old Harry Rocks, and Bournemouth beyond.I took this last spring on one of the delightful boat-trips they run out of Swanage quay, with my 35mm Pentax Super A and Tamron 500mm mirror-lens. Ektachrome 100 film.We were hoping for puffins, which we later saw when the boat doubled back t'other side of Swanage, but the light had then faded rather so I wished I'd http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/old-harry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-1990965800314705717Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:45:00 +00002009-12-11T11:14:27.998-08:0016mmbolexHalf-SixteenwidescreenFaces of Sixteen Mil, part 3: HALF-SIXTEENHere's one to beat the credit crunch.... IF...Half-Sixteen can be adapted to ANY 16mm movie camera that takes spools of film. Conversion is straightforward: you mask the gate vertically, do the same with the viewfinder, and then tip the camera on its side and start filming. When the film runs out, turn the take-up spool over, plonk it on the feed spindlehttp://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/16mm-does-splits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-5480307575589570818Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:42:00 +00002009-10-27T14:21:09.290-07:0016mmanamorphicbolexKowaScopewidescreenBefore we examine the third face of Sixteen Mil, perhaps I should tidy up one or two points about SCOPE filming.When you put an anamorphic lens onto the front of your camera lens, you hope to double the width of the image. (Nothing happens to the height, it's not like a fisheye converter.) The type of lens on your camera, though, is crucial. For one thing, the front element should be smaller thanhttp://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/going-anamorphic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-1911940843060512350Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:46:00 +00002009-09-20T11:08:17.289-07:00anamorphicCinemaScopeRobetelevisionwidescreenAll through the War the Cinema industry did rather well, and now it's all over the queues are as long as ever. For those lucky to be alive there are ever greater films to experience. Thrilling World War Two dramas for instance, complete with aeroplanes and all the other props lying about. However, as the fifties dawn a new enemy is beginning to emerge, more terrifying than Adolf. No, not the http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/faces-of-sixteen-mil-part-2-scope.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-2670819359970424360Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:00:00 +00002009-08-31T11:07:44.519-07:00BootsfilmKodachromeI happened to look in my local Boots chemists the other day. There on a low shelf was old 35mm Kodachrome 64 Slide Film. Not "old" old. Well in date 2010 stock. What's more it looks process-paid. Thought you should know !http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/kodachrome-is-still-being-sold.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-7809682739724211828Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:02:00 +00002009-08-15T14:08:16.656-07:0016mmfilmPan-16widescreenThe 16mm film gauge has been with us a long while, and is responsible for many, many great documentaries and dramas. The actual strip of film I'm sure you know, looks something like shown above left, with the frame-line bisecting the perforations, sound-film having just one row. The image ratio is the classic 4 by 3.There have been quite a few innovations over the years to make new formats from http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/faces-of-sixteen-mil-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-3361096967138986904Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:24:00 +00002009-08-10T02:36:08.004-07:00....as soon as possible !We've been having one or two technical problems lately, I won't bore you with the details. Filmcam website is also affected, so if you are waiting for the update please bear with us. Don't hesitate to email me in the meantime if you need any info on anything.The Blog will continue shortly.... I'm going to be looking at the various 16mm film formats, one or two of them mayhttp://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/normal-service-will-be-resumed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-1011594945805308544Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:24:00 +00002009-07-08T00:04:36.493-07:00dwaynesphotoKodachromesteve mccurryKodachrome-lovers... here's the latest news. Kodak has finally ceased manufacture of Kodachrome 64 slide film. That marks the end of the 74 year dynasty that, as I think I said in my earlier post, produced some of the world's greatest colour images.That last production-run will be bought up fast, so don't delay if you want to have a final fling. Steve McCurry will be using one of the last rolls,http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/kodachrome-christmas-in-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-7047956149077830626Fri, 29 May 2009 18:13:00 +00002009-05-30T00:59:02.960-07:00BargemanHenri Cartier-BressonLeicaTime-LifeThis picture bothers me. Cartier-Bresson's "Bargeman on the Seine River", taken as usual with his 35mm Leica. I'm looking at page 11 of "Great Themes" in that excellent Time-Life series on photography, badly shown here for obvious reasons. You've bound to have seen it in many other publications too. For me this image is absolutely extraordinary. The bargeman, not far from Henri's 50mm http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/henri-barges-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380728331916752925.post-7762852452543528158Wed, 13 May 2009 10:33:00 +00002009-05-15T03:55:54.057-07:00Dwayne'sEbayFujiKodachromeKodakNational GeographicWittnerIs Kodachrome still available ? Can it still be processed ? There seems to be a great deal of confusion around.Kodachrome is of course that legendary colour transparency film that first appeared in 1935. Amazingly, it was invented by two musicians who also enjoyed dabbling in chemistry, and their names were Godowsky and Mannes. The saying goes: "Kodachrome was made by God and Man !" What they http://filmcamblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/kodachrome-alive-or-dead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Doug Palmer)0