Filmshooting

I was just surfing the web when I came to one of these babies! The Fisher-Price PXL2000 "Pixelvision" camera first released in 1988 for $99.00! URL: http://www.retrothing.com/2005/11/fisherprice_pxl.html Wow and then I got to thinking wait my friends and I used to play with one of our olde...

I am looking at buying a clapper for sound work and I found Hollywood Dream Factory in Ohio. They seem to have very good slates. URL: http://www.hollywooddreamfactory.com/pages/clappers.htm “We use the finest materials around. Our boards are durable, tempered hardboard with a special chalkboar...

Well I don’t know why in the world you would want to shoot Super 8 when the cost is almost the same as 16mm. Here are my figures: $8.00 for Tri-x with student discount and $12.50 for processing at Fordes in Seattle. Total price $20.50 not bad. But $15.00 for 16mm Tri-x with student discount a...

Well today I called Kodak and asked about the student film discount for the first time. I told the man that I go to a high school and not a university and he responded right on the spot after a quick hang on “Yeah I’ll give you the 30% student discount” when I asked if I need to f...

Hehehe I like Sundance. I have something in the works right now I might look at sending in maybe 2007. I do live two hours away from Park City.

Cheers for Sundance!

-Alex Mason (film_idaho)

I guess I would do it. Idaho has plenty of Scenic stuff that people like. :wink: Perhaps I could even hop down to Jackson Hole Wyoming, Park City Utah, Moab Utah (Arches National Park), or Yellowstone National Park in Montana (All of those are less then a few hours away from where I live). I’...

Hey team, I have a bit of a request for you. I really need a light meter! I am amazed how far I have gone without one but now that I have a serious camera and will be putting serious money into film I figure I better get with the program and come to you all. I am looking for a decent working light m...

Yes I feel like I’m in a pickle I don’t know what to do! There are a few websites that offer new batteries for $100.00 (USD) but that seems a bit to steep for the kind of work being done. So I may just want to make a modification but this camera isn’t mine so I can’t do a...

Okay help is required from R 16 owners: I have seemed to run into a bump in the road the two batteries that I have work but at the 24/25fps rate they can only but about 1 to 2 100 feet rolls through my camera before it slows down and the batteries die. Hummm that is not very good. What are my option...

Yep I have put 100 feet of old developed film through it 3 times and she ran like a charm! I just feel so lucky because most people don't have access to such a nice camera. I really hope you all have great luck like me. In fact I bet there are more people out there on this board who deserve this mor...

Well I can't it’s not mine. And I don't have weeks to wait for it to be shipped over seas. I need it in a month for a shoot.

I think it runs just fine. But I will have to see. 8)

-Alex Mason (film_idaho)

Wow what a day this has been! :P To make a long story short, my small town has a production company, and I have worked with them for a little while and they don't really work much with film anymore so they lent me a beautiful Beaulieu R 16 with a nice Angenieux 12-120mm zoom lens! It has its origina...

And you’re from Canada. We all came from somewhere! As for John did you get to personally keep the Oscar or did Kodak highjack it? And great job for your work. Goodnight and good luck. -Alex Mason (film_idaho) Congradulations Idaho, on your anti corporate attitude. why don't you lash out aga...

And you’re from Canada. We all came from somewhere! As for John did you get to personally keep the Oscar or did Kodak highjack it? And great job for your work.

Goodnight and good luck.

-Alex Mason (film_idaho)

Happy New Year :biggrin: ! Let us all hope to see a few more of them including Kodachrome.

-Alex Mason (film_idaho)