Posted by Todd Marshall on November 26, 2001 at 17:36:27:
In Reply to: A bit of a camera problem... posted by Nick Eskow on November 11, 2001 at 03:02:33:
: Well, it's been a while since I've been to this site, but it's also been a while since I've had this kind of problem. I am a 15-year-old film 'student' (it's hard for me to do anything other than a summer course) who happens to have two friends who are willing to contribute to a short, being almost as interested in film as I am.
: Anyway, my problem is a very big one. We have a script, we know which film stock we want to use, and we've already scouted locations, but I'm not sure of which camera to use, as we've decided to shoot in 16mm, for several reasons. One of our biggest problems is that I'd really like to shoot bits of it in slow motion. I've never shot a film in anything other than 24fps, so I'm not entirely sure about which speeds to use. However, I'm fairly certain that I wouldn't be needing anything over 120fps, so I don't think I'd need a high-speed camera.
: Still, there are quite a few cameras to choose from. I would probably want to use an Arri camera, but I don't know if they would be out of our price range.
: Anyway, I'm pretty sure that Kodak 7279 would be a good stock to use, since I've used it before. All of our locations are outside, so I doubt I'll have to worry about light (and I have an ND6 filter for my 35mm SLR, which, in a perfect world, would also fit a 16mm film camera). And just in case you're wondering, I do have access to a flatbed editor, because the ones at American University are never used, so they said I could use them.
: Well, I've been awake for far too long now (ah, the life of a teenage independent filmmaker), so I should go to bed (I only mention this because I have a bunch of questions that I'd like to ask - they can wait). Anyway, thank you, to anybody who will help me.
: Cheers!
Use an Arri 16mm SRII or SRIII. They're easy and reliable and will shoot 5-75fps as well as all sync speeds, no problem. Get a pl mount camera if you can,that way you can use primes,which are usually much sharper for 16mm use.