My fathe makes money from film... he works as camera man. To him, his betacam worth solid gold.

Hey, folks! Thanks for adding me to your group! Please do add K.A.O.S. aka Agent K, aka Agent Kaos as well. We're Calgary filmmakers. We shoot a LOT of super 8 and we each just got owr own Krasnogorsk-3 16mm movie cameras. I have a split 8 and 16mm Bolex as well. I'm JUST now heading out to the local film co-op to buy some B&W reversal 16mm to run through the new Soviet cam.

Oh, please add Obscura too! he's the best stills photographer I know- he's a pro and even teaches it in several institutions (not mental ones, eiher).

I really appreciate being added! Thanks!

As for the 'cruising down the hall' shots the Met State film, the camera was zoomed out wide as it would go, then incrementally zoomed in as single frames were taken, then at maximum zoom, the filmmaker moved the camera all the way down the hall to match that last frame (on the tightest zoom), then with the widest zoom started again. That explains how the camera seemed to float over the missing floors. ;) My gawd, that was a great film, wasn't it?

Posted by Mister Sable As for the 'cruising down the hall' shots the Met State film, the camera was zoomed out wide as it would go, then incrementally zoomed in as single frames were taken, then at maximum zoom, the filmmaker moved the camera all the way down the hall to match that last frame (on the tightest zoom), then with the widest zoom started again. That explains how the camera seemed to float over the missing floors. ;) My gawd, that was a great film, wasn't it?

thanks for finally telling us how it was done! your presence will be much appreciated in this group!

I teach a no-budget special effects workshop twice a year too, in case any of you are interested in that sort of thing.

Or are you mostly UE documentarians?

Posted by Mister Sable I teach a no-budget special effects workshop twice a year too, in case any of you are interested in that sort of thing. Or are you mostly UE documentarians?

no i am into abandoned documentaries and movies of all kinds. i have done a horror film before...a 9 min short but i have to compress it. its 256 mb presently

Hello, thanks for the access, I didn't even know this existed. I'm a hardcore super 8 fanatic as Mr. Sable can attest to. I almost never pick up a DV cam though they have their place and value.

Those who are thinking of doing UE filming on super 8 (and I highly encourage it) be aware that you can get 250, 320, 500 and 800 ASA film from www.pro8mm.com Keep in mind that your camera isn't designed to automatically detect those ASA ratings so you'll need a camera with manual aperture control to get proper exposures. I personally prefer Tri-X for UE footage. Relatively high grain, high sensitivity in low light and black and white creates a great mood for your footage. For even more moodiness try hand processing.

I wouldn't really advise pushing super 8 film. Keep in mind your exposures are 1/36 of a second so you're actually getting a fair amount of light. Tri-X in an XL camera is pretty good for most purposes, especially if you have one or two 1,000,000 candlepower sunguns.

I'm in the process (long and slow as it is) of modifying my "DangerCam" an old Kodak K33 I got for $3 for aerial, dolly and various other rigs in order to get otherwise impossible shots (ever shot up a 100ft manhole shaft in 10 seconds?).

Hope to hear and see some interesting things from this group!

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- Agent K. "Send cameras."