Wednesday 2nd November 2016 Comparative Film Practices Dan Paolantonio
Super 16mm Film Camera - Inducted to use the Arri Flex SR2 - Re-flex action (Flex)
Had a go at assembling the camera together, using all of the component parts as well as being shown how to take light metre readings, whilst adjusting the camera accordingly.
Arri Flex SR2
Ensure Metal rods are attached
Step 1 - Place Battery pack down on pin,
Step 2- Screw in Film stock, magazine and make sure the top silver pin is pointing towards the camera.
Step 3 - Screw on the pistol grip and attach pins to the underside of the camera body
Step 4 - Slide on matte box - Presents lens flare
Step 5 - Turn the camera on and start rolling
Light Metre
Using the light metres, look through the key-hole, click the side button to take a reading and then adjust the aperture according to the light meter. Point the white dome towards the camera when taking the readings.
The focus is positioned at the front of the camera, the zoom is at the back.
Le Jetee - Studio Theatre Screening
For the second part of the session we watched a film by Chris marks
"Le Jetee" which I thought experimented well with the passage of time. It was almost like a dream sequence, the way the scientists were holding experiments on a prisoner who was defenceless, trapped inside his own mind. I liked the way that the photos worked together, especially with the clever usage of consistent transitions I feel like it was made evident if someone was moving. The more the images were repeated, the more I felt like time had stopped for only a second or so.
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