I just saw a 20 min movie on Mubi.com shot on the crappy LomoKino - inspiring but looked too bad for my liking.
I do like the idea of a 3-4 frame per second movie on analog film, though.
I am playing with the idea of doing something similar in panoramic format with a regular motorised camera (at 3-4 frames per second).
This is my thinking:
1. Masking the upper part of the filmgate and run the film through the camera exposing only the lower part- that should give around 10 seconds "movie".
2. Rewind the film and move the film gate mask to the lower part and repeat.
I am thinking about using a Nikon F801/N8008 or F90/N90 cameras as they are cheap and plentiful.
I imagine this would interfere with AF and light metering, but I plan to use it in full anyway.
I am aware that it may not be possible to achieve a razor sharp edgealignment between the upper and lower exposure, but a 10X36mm effective frame would be totally acceptable.
What could be a robust (and preferably reversible) way to achieve the masking?
In front or behind the shutter?
What material and means of attachment could be used?
Any ideas would be appreciated.
PS: The LomoKino film mentioned above was "Ashes" by Thai Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul https://mubi.com/en/at/films/ashes
I do like the idea of a 3-4 frame per second movie on analog film, though.
I am playing with the idea of doing something similar in panoramic format with a regular motorised camera (at 3-4 frames per second).
This is my thinking:
1. Masking the upper part of the filmgate and run the film through the camera exposing only the lower part- that should give around 10 seconds "movie".
2. Rewind the film and move the film gate mask to the lower part and repeat.
If moving the mask in the field is impractical - I could consider having a second camera for that purpose.
3. Process and assemble the images to a 3-4 fps movie.I am thinking about using a Nikon F801/N8008 or F90/N90 cameras as they are cheap and plentiful.
I imagine this would interfere with AF and light metering, but I plan to use it in full anyway.
I am aware that it may not be possible to achieve a razor sharp edgealignment between the upper and lower exposure, but a 10X36mm effective frame would be totally acceptable.
What could be a robust (and preferably reversible) way to achieve the masking?
In front or behind the shutter?
What material and means of attachment could be used?
Any ideas would be appreciated.
PS: The LomoKino film mentioned above was "Ashes" by Thai Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul https://mubi.com/en/at/films/ashes
