[Konvas] buying a 2-perf camera. finally! or renting one for the moment

[XiaoSu Han]

thanks for your inputs

probably blinded by our young naiveness, we thought that it would be
easy to get a 2perf camera and shoot right away in a location we don't
know yet

well now we'll try to settle with a 3perf camera from there, so we
have the rental house nearby or try to rent a 2perf bl4 body only
which i am just now asking about because then they at least would have
the accessories and heavy stuff like batteries and mags in hk, but
that's still in the stars as well...

the main struggle is to make it possible to shoot this short film on
35mm, we're tired of all the digital shit flying around, sorry for
using such harsh words

buying short ends might not be the problem, but if we best-light all
the material, it's still an increase by 25% from 2-perf, which would
be ok though.
4perf on the other hand would be an increase of 50% from 2perf, so
that's almost impossible for the budget

it's really good to have such a good platform to discuss such things
where people share their experience just like that

thanks again, regards from vienna

On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 1:05 AM, H. W. Stone <colcam at aim.com> wrote:
> Trying to shoot a strange camera in a strange location-- that's worse than
> shooting a feature.
>
> I was just offered a Euro batch of 35mm--  Fuji stock, mostly fast, a mere
> 66,000 feet-- for three thousand if I would get it out of their way.  Of
> course I wasn't THERE, but I got a friend to pick it up, and she is using it
> with some other recans to shoot a feature.
>
> She said the most wonderful sight was the look on the Sony rep's face when
> she said she couldn't afford to rent a CineAlta, she had to settle for 35mm
> film instead.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Frey <thefirstrule at chainsawlinux.com>
>
> HW,
>
> I don't think you're a radical old grouch in what you're saying - I
>
> whole-heartedly agree that shooting a feature with an unfamiliar camera
>
> would be a nightmare...
>
>
>
> BUT, I believe XiaoSu is shooting a 3-day short film, which would make
>
> more sense, although I still think the camera would have to be tested
>
> with a few cans of footage to figure out what what problems they will
>
> run into before they get onto the real shoot.
>
>
>
> As for the 4-perf vs 2-perf dilemma, XiaoSu, if neither Bruce nor Anders
>
> can get a 2-perf camera to you before your shooting date, you can easily
>
> find recan/shortends that are fairly low cost (sometimes as low as 1/4
>
> of the price of fresh raw stock, depending on lengths). Run the numbers,
>
> you might be well surprised that shooting 4-perf is more affordable than
>
> you think.
>
>
>
> Hasta Luego!
>
> btw: I'm still in Spain, currently in the beautiful city of Salamanca.
>
> Anyone need any pictures before I leave? ;-)
>
>
>
>
>
> Adam Frey
>
> Director/Cinematographer
>
> Crimson Chain Productions
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> http://crimsonchain.com
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