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

[James Compton]

Han,


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--- On Tue, 8/5/08, XiaoSu Han <xax at stilfabrik.at> wrote:

> From: XiaoSu Han <xax at stilfabrik.at>
> Subject: Re: [Konvas] buying a 2-perf camera. finally! or renting one for the moment
> To: "Konvas Discussion List" <cinema at konvas.org>
> Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 7:14 PM
> 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
> >
> > http://crimsonchain.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> XiaoSu "Xax" Han
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