"Pass The Cart" project, Official Thread

Post by **flatwood** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:01 pm

Here's where the t-shirts sit;

Tim 2 Bl XL
Tim 1 Wt XL
Tim 1 Bl M

LC 2 Bl XL

Rollef 1 Bl XL

CHAS 1 Bl XL

Sooper8fan 1 Bl XL
Sooper8fan 1 Wt XL

Mojohey 1 Bl XL
Mjoohey 1 Wt XL

flatwood 1 Wt XXXL
flatwood 1 Bl XXXL
flatwood 1 Wt XL

added today:

mogzy 1 Bl XL

Ill let this roll a week while Im building a screened porch on my house down south. Im sending the art sample to Judy today along with the two t-shirt samples that LC designed along with my request for the super best quality all cotton t-shirts available in sizes M through 3XL. Everybody here who's seen the design has all commented on what a fine design it is including the singing t-shirt lady, Judy Wright.

Well, Im getting close to my 72 hour deadline for shooting so Im off to set up for my PTC shoot. Ill grab some stills while Im at it.

Post by **mik** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:58 am

Superbus_ wrote:Now the 3. cart is in Europe, Hungary

yyyy... i'm next... i'm scared.

mik.

Post by **flatwood** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:00 am

Cart #1 is in the mail to Santa Monica. Heres my set up this afternoon.

As you can see I like making camera stuff and have had a good time doing it since I was about 15. The focus stick is added to the 1014 using a brass collar and an o-ring lock. Note the home made remote switch housed in some aluminum pipe. The matt box is a modified Lindahl and I masked it off like a widescreen shot. I made the masks out of aluminum, painted them flat black and polished the paint off the edge to see if I can simulate a silver bar at the edge of the matt.

I shot with the sun to my back down my lane toward the main road and did some fast motion of the traffic passing by my world. I used a 4 star filter on the last 4 feet. Thanks for everybody getting together to do this. I like feeling connected to the world this way. Im looking forward to putting the music together soon.

Post by **etimh** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:05 am

mik wrote:yyyy... i'm next... i'm scared.

:lol:

Yeah, I feel ya. I was worried too. But you know what, the 10 feet goes off pretty fast. And then its done. The only thing left to do after that is to let it go.

Tim

Post by **etimh** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:10 am

flatwood wrote:Cart #1 is in the mail to Santa Monica. Heres my set up this afternoon.

Wow, the segment sounds fantastic. Neat equipment and thanks for posting those great photos.

How long did you have your cart...a couple of days? That's discipline. Way to go.

Tim

Post by **flatwood** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:02 am

etimh wrote:How long did you have your cart...a couple of days? That's discipline. Way to go.

I had the cart a couple days. Im heading back down south in the morning and wanted to keep it moving.

Post by **lastcoyote** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:18 am

Hi Flatwood,

I should send you the graphic art file instead of the jpg.

The jpeg file is only for viewing purpose.. please download the production art files from below for production purpose, which they give more detail and better result.

http://www.lastcoyote.com/paints/artfiles.zip

they are very small and small enough for download(around 360KB), pass them to your T-shirt lady and she knows what to do.

By the way... your setting is great, and I LOVE YOUR BOOTS~!!! I have 2 myself!

Philip "LastCoyote"

Post by **sooper8fan** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:01 am

flatwood, you rock, man! straight up. THANK YOU for being the first to post some photos. I was hoping more people would do it, but whatever. You've got quite a contraption there! Can you explain to me what the post on your sticks is? Is it to be used instead of a regular tripod head? I'm confused but it looks cool.
And that road behind you there....that thing is screaming "use me in your film".

And with regards to posting photos, I think it's cool to see our forum members. I mean no offense, flatwood, but if I ever saw you in person, I'd never think you shoot Super8....that's so awesome! Just goes to show you can't judge a book by it's cover!
And yes, praise be to flatwood for his quick turnaround! Looking forward to seeing your footy.
p.s. I dig your DIY remote switch, I made one that's very similar for my Minolta XL601 (minus the aluminum "detonator" housing).

Post by **mojohey** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:50 am

Great pics FLATWOOD... well done for posting out so fast. Its also great to know that cart 3 is back from Oz and in Europe... getting closer to my 10 feet. I feel the project really racing downhill now... i also think there are going to be different seasons in there, what with winter passing, spring not far away... and isn't it still summer in Oz?

very exciting.

Post by **flatwood** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:27 pm

Thank you for your kind comments, I hoped you would appreciate the pics. Thats part of the fun anyway. You always have to have a still photog on the set even if its yourself!!! I started using the "contraption" some time back when I realized that a regular tilt head moves the film plane as it tilts the camera up and down.

The contraption attaches to the heavy aluminum upright (a part used in the Cranes and Booms I used to make there should still be a link still at http://flatwoodstudio.com ) in line with the center of the film gate horizonally. I don't do any actual moving head panning with this rig. Plus, its all in having fun with the format. To be honest, my favorite thing about super 8 is the convenience of the cartridge. I understand the technical limitations and drawbacks and I love the way the film translates to video - the lights and colors are magic.

Well, Ive gotta run and might not be back online for a few days. Im hoping to get phones installed tomorrow but they also told me two weeks to get to it, so I dont know.

LC, I sent Judy the link to the hi res graphics. Im on a dial up and try to avoid downloads at all costs. I requested the best quality, thick, soft 100% cotton t-shirts. And as you know, you cant be a cowboy without the boots!!!

And remember, its you guys who absolutely ROCK. Im just a passenger on the train!!

Post by **johnnhud** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:54 pm

Cart #6 is with johnnhud in Dallas TX,

Just got the cart about 2 days ago. I'm planning on filming my shots this weekend, it's beautiful weather here. But with my luck, come the weekend the sky will be black with huge Texas thunderstorms.

Post by **flatwood** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 4:40 pm

Hay, Im online from south Georgia. They folks at Citizens Telephone Co., maybe the smallest independent phone co. in the world hooked the cabin up yesterday evening. Still a dialup but will get DSL service once I move.

johnnhud, I hope you're not in the way of those north Texas fires I've been seeing on the news. Have a good shoot and post some pics if you can.

Post by **TronX** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:29 am

Wow, I'm really impressed with this whole project and wish I could have been a part of it.

I'm 15 and have been trying to get into filmmaking. You guys seem to embody exactly what I'd like to be some day and I consider it a real honor to have made contact with you - if only through the internet.

I'd like to see the finished project, will you be posting movies online or will a DVD be available or what?

Post by **mojohey** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:09 am

Hi TronX, welcome to the board. The plan for "Pass the Cart" will be to show the film on line and if possible make a dvd version available. The project as you can tell is at the halfway point with regards to shooting, so still a bit of work to do yet. Keep checking here for updates and look out for Nathan's project "Super8 Cities"

Post by **TronX** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:44 am

Great thanks!