Paid Members Chris B Posted June 4, 2021 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, chokeout said: What lenses are on it? I had the same terror when i was shooting stills on film again with a fully manual camera. Bottled it at first and just cheated and set everything to sunny 16 so i could at least have some usable shots but thats the fun of film I believe it's a f 1:1.8, 1 mm - f 1.2.8, 36 mm. It's a beauty of a little thing - I'll add some photos below. I've got a place that specialises in vintage cameras nearby - I went there (to buy 8mm film) and the guy was really helpful and explained a lot about what I'm doing. Turns out the focus is stuck on infinite, which isn't great - I'm going to get out my jewellery screwdriver set and try and loosen some of the screws to try and get it moving again, as otherwise, it's in perfect working order. 5 hours ago, Chest Rockwell said: I have so little idea what you are talking about but it sounds very cool. Okay, so, I'm taking part in the Straight 8 challenge again. You have to film on a cartridge of Super 8 film - which means no editing, no deleting, etc. You shoot in sequence until your film is complete, and then you send it in as your submission (with a separate soundtrack. I've bought this camera to use this year: And here's my entry from last year (my first time ever trying to use it) - it's 3 minutes 20 seconds, because that's how much film is on the cartridge. This year, I was given someone's old 1956 8mm film camera - it predates Super 8 and works on old 8mm film reels. I also managed to track down the relevant projector. I've decided to use it in my entry for Straight 8 this year. It'll be set in the late 60s, with a guy taking some images with an 8mm camera that turns out to be haunted - the footage shows a demonic figure that wasn't there when he was filming. So my (ridiculous) plan is to shoot part of the film on the 8mm camera, get it processed and then project it. And then film THAT with the Super 8 camera, as the main character looks at the footage. Edited June 4, 2021 by Chris B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted June 4, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 4, 2021 That camera is gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted June 14, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 14, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 9:48 PM, chokeout said: On a more positive note I've got a busy month ahead but have booked in a few days after to do some 1 scene shorts to get back into editing. Have a few black magic 6k cameras I want to play with and dive deeper into colour grading. Not the exciting 1 scene shorts I've been planning but been doing set ups for talking head shoots all day and this mass of cables is what a 6K 'run and gun' set up looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted March 15, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted March 15, 2022 Any of you fine people know if there are any editing software apps for mobiles these days? I'm thinking of doing some basic YouTube vids and spend far more time with my phone than with my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 9 hours ago, DEF said: Any of you fine people know if there are any editing software apps for mobiles these days? I'm thinking of doing some basic YouTube vids and spend far more time with my phone than with my computer. If you have an iPhone/iPad there's iMovie for basic video editing. There's one called LumaFusion for iPhone/iPad which is supposed to be good for more complex editing though that app costs. Not sure how good Adobe Rush is but I know that's on Android too. Also, will depend on the specs of your phone how well these will run or even if they're available to download. On another note, does anyone have knowledge of Avid Media Composer? I want to get to grips with it and would be handy to find some good tutorials/exercise files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted March 15, 2022 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 15, 2022 10 hours ago, DEF said: Any of you fine people know if there are any editing software apps for mobiles these days? I'm thinking of doing some basic YouTube vids and spend far more time with my phone than with my computer. As long as you're doing stuff less than a couple of minutes, CapCut for me. It is owned by TikTok's parent company if that matters to you. Anything longer has to be on desktop for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted March 15, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted March 15, 2022 Cheers both. I've got a Google Pixel Pro 6 now so hopefully that should do the job. I think they will be longer than a couple of minutes on occasion so Capcuts probably out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted September 13, 2022 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 13, 2022 I did the Sci-Fi 48 hour challenge this weekend, as a way to just try and get back into this whole thing. Last year's 8mm/Super 8mm thing fell through, mainly due to scheduling issues. Between that and getting covid, it really knocked my confidence. So this has been a thing for me. The criteria I got were: Title: Single Serving Dialogue: "You've got no chance. They're all booked up months in advance" Prop/Action: A character wears two watches at the same time and looks at them. So, I got the criteria Saturday lunchtime, then wrote, set up and filmed it that night. Then edited it Sunday evening/night. Was tough going (mainly through struggling to focus a little), but I got in ahead of the deadline then slept. And I'm pretty pleased with it. If I can get more used to my glidecam, and actually get the moving shots smooth, I'll be getting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jesse Posted September 13, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted September 13, 2022 That was really good for something you turned around in 48 hours! Nicely unsettling at points too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted December 18, 2022 I'm getting pretty into my YouTube channel. I've stepped up my game with editing and lighting recently. Was wondering does anyone have any recommendations for web sites with royalty free sound effects for commercial use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Fatty Facesitter Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, DEF said: I'm getting pretty into my YouTube channel. I've stepped up my game with editing and lighting recently. Was wondering does anyone have any recommendations for web sites with royalty free sound effects for commercial use? I think there are some tucked away in the YouTube audio library (go to your studio section and it’s somewhere in the options on the panel on the left of screen. In addition there’s a full library of music tracks which you can use for free. For different sound effects, I’ve usually just searched for these on YouTube, adding something like ‘royalty free’ in the search term, and then ripped them from there as an audio file. I’ll DM you a link I use in case it’s useful 👍 Edit - You can also use the advanced search on YouTube and select the ‘Creative Commons’ option - this helps narrow down the search for royalty-free content, though beware as sometimes the footage might still be under copyright if the uploaded has pinched this from somewhere else previously, I.e ripping footage from a documentary etc. Edited December 18, 2022 by Fatty Facesitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted December 18, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted December 18, 2022 Thanks for that. Didn't think of YouTube themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Weezenal Posted January 19, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 19, 2023 Filmic Pro have switched to a subscription model, even for people that paid up front. They can fuck off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted January 20, 2023 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 20, 2023 12 hours ago, Weezenal said: Filmic Pro have switched to a subscription model, even for people that paid up front. They can fuck off. I haven't used it for a while, so didn't know this. Ugh. I've just looked it up though, and if you bought it in the past, you should still have access to Filmic legacy - the previous version of the app. I haven't tested it yet, and heard sorting it out is a little fiddly, but once you do, it should just be the regular recent version of the app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Weezenal Posted January 20, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted January 20, 2023 28 minutes ago, Chris B said: I haven't used it for a while, so didn't know this. Ugh. I've just looked it up though, and if you bought it in the past, you should still have access to Filmic legacy - the previous version of the app. I haven't tested it yet, and heard sorting it out is a little fiddly, but once you do, it should just be the regular recent version of the app. Yeah I've downloaded it but read there's a few bugs and they've made it difficult to get your footage for some. Bastards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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