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A side question regarding all this talk of developing B&W film as a negative.... assuming I were going to do the digital transfer myself, what would I use to invert the image back to a positive? I've always gone through Flying Spot, so I don't know the mechanics of other cheaper methods... Do ...

I prefer looking to arguing. So here we go. Mister Maddin, take it away:

"Sombre Dolorosa"
http://www.ifcfilms.com/?CAT0=3127&CAT1=5326&SHID=21403&VID=3904&CLR=red&BCLR=

"Sissy Boy Slap Party" (Saw this one for the first time today... yowza. Funny, but perhaps NSFW)
http://pv.ifcfilms.com/?CAT0 ...

One person's poison is another's antidote. "Archangel" and "Careful" are two of my most favorite films, precisely for their obtuse and surreal approach to narrative and mood. The fine line between technique and style is a vague one... and of course one doesn't imply the other... but in a pinch I'll ...

As far as I know they're using two cameras: A canon 1014 provided by Wiggly World Studios here in Seattle and Guy's own camera... not sure what kind.

And I'm sad to report that while I had an opportunity to ask him all sorts of questions myself, I ended up talking about literature and the weather ...

Re: the link to "Saddest Music..."

Guy Maddin also shot his latest film "Cowards Bend the Knee" wholly on super 8... and he's in Seattle right now filming his new film "The Brand Upon the Brain" on Super 8 (Tri-X I think). A few friends working on the production mentioned they were shooting 15 to ...

Thanks for the DV forum nod... there are so many out there it actually discouraged me from picking one...

Regarding the self contained movie: Final cut express typically has two export modes available "Export as Quicktime movie" and "Export using Quicktime conversion"... the latter is what you ...

I suppose this is something like a small format film question: I recently finished shooting film on slides... going for a Ken Burns / Chris Marker effect...

So I digitized all the slides, edited them in FCE and now need to export the final product. Problem is, all the export codecs do funny and ...

Other than the fact that it looks awful?

For one, when I play the film in FCE there are no interlacing artifacts. They only appear when I export. But perhaps it is worth a try making a DVD... perhaps they will disappear.

Now I feel as though I have no idea what I'm talking about. Nevertheless, the ...

Hello all,

This may not be the best forum for this, but since I know quite a few people here eventually work digitally after shooting their super 8, I'll risk it.

Just had 7 rolls of BnW super 8 transfered to miniDV... captured it with iMovie on my G5... edited it with Final Cut Express and ...

Some clips for the curious. Click above the ads on the left.

Careful:
http://videodetective.com/home.asp?PublishedID=995526

Tales from the Gimli Hospital:
http://videodetective.com/home.asp?PublishedID=296712

IIRC, with Careful Maddin decided that every scene should be dominated by two specific ...

Definitely a fan of Maddin's work. I'd say his best Black and White feature is "Archangel" and his best Color feature is "Careful"... both are readily available on DVD in the U.S. Do check them out...

And, coincidently, Guy Maddin will be here in Seattle in January shooting a short film with the ...

Regarding the white wall... me and all of my friends were taking readings off the same wall in the same spot... so while, yes, that would lead to underexposure if we were filming something, we were just comparing the readings. And mine were consistently off...

But... I may have fixed it. I noticed ...

Nope, didn't have the camera aimed at any bulbs. This was a reading off an off white wall. FYI, I looked at the batteries last night... they read "HD625"... which, on some websites I have found to be a Mercury-1.35 volk battery, and on others to be an alkaline 1.5 volt. It should be obvious by now ...

I'm pretty sure they're mercury... Jim's Camera in Seattle has a decent surplus, and Washington law allows the sale of mercury battery back stock. Naturally they're a bit expensive.

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Anyone have a problem with a light meter that seemed TOO sensitive? I recently bought a nice Nizo and loaded it up with new mercury batteries... everything seemed to be working well... I shot a test reel of Plus X with mixed results... everything I shot outside looked fantastic, but indoors ...