16mm Tech Demo part 1 (camera)

16mm Tech Demo

In this production skills lesson (9/1/15) we where introduced to the 16mm camera and film for the first time ahead of our me myself and I project in which we need to include stuff we shot on 16mm.

Being a much heavier camera than the usual ones we use it requires a stronger screw and sturdier tripod.The battery on the this camera can last a long time up to 2 days depending how much it is used because a lot of the cameras mechanical components are not powered by the battery like todays cameras.Which is the second reason other than being the only charger the department has that its not issued out during location shoots.

It also needs to be thoroughly cleaned inside and out as a single speck of dirt,hair or anything else small enough to fit inside can totally ruin a film and the camera if it gets on the lens or inside the camera.Also being such an old camera parts are not easy to come buy which would make any repair costly/impossible.

Exposure to light is also something to think about as it will also destroy a film so when inserting or removing a reel of film in the camera it needs to be done in pitch-black the way this is achieved is by placing both in a black bag that looks like a t-shirt with arms but no bottom then only using your sense of touch because you cant see what you can add and remove the reel from the camera without worrying about it being exposed whilst still trying to not touch anything other than the very end of the film which can also damage it.

The first 5 foot to 10 feet of film is expected to be rendered useless and lost this way

Notes

• No such thing as film with sound
• Shutter angle = shutter speed
• Super 16 is a film strip that achieves 16:9 by taking away the sprockets from one side replacing it with more picture
• When playing back the film the less number of frames the faster the footage appears back the average is 24 frames per second.
• 2 cleaning cloths one for inside one for lens
• Magnet clamps magazine in
• Never remove the mother board
• Leave inner cores in camera rare and hard to find otherwise
• cut film half way through