16mm Film | Dressing the Arriflex SR I

[@mourningdovefilms]

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[@SuperRexProductions]

Great video. Saw your post on Facebook! Glad I clicked on it! 👌🏻 🎥 🎞️

[@mourningdovefilms]

@@SuperRexProductions Thank you dearly for your comment. There will be more to come!

[@SuperRexProductions]

@@mourningdovefilms I look forward to it! 🤘🏻😎

[@DethronerX]

Thank you for the walkthrough to the setup. Loved the cinematography on the film

[@mourningdovefilms]

Thank you! I am grateful for your viewership.

[@FuzzyMannerz]

What a beautiful camera and a great video explaining how you set it up. Best of luck with the film and thanks for the videos! :)

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[@nicolapaoli4561]

It's a gorgeous camera that one! It's a bit crazy to shoot 16mm nowadays with a SR, but exactly because of this it must be soo cool. I see some single screw points... I hope you do attach the camera and plates with more than one screw each! I don't know exactly how are the electronics of that video tap, but it's always advisable when connecting cables, to connect power cables for camera and monitor FIRST, and video cables AFTER. And if you have to change a battery or disconnect power for any reason, ALWAYS disconnect sdi before disconnecting power cables or battery. That's according to Arri guidelines to avoid frying your sdi ports, it's a little rule but quite important and it can spare some horrible headache in the middle of a production.

[@Gavin_M]

These are some great and very insightful videos on 16mm. I recently acquired the same oconnor model 50 head to use with my NPR and had some questions. Starting from the left, the knobs control pan fluid, tilt fluid, a lock for locking the pan?, and another knob that locks the tilt? It's hard to tell exactly what those last two are doing, because it doesn't seem like much sometimes. Also, what legs do you use/recommend with it? Are you using a sort of bowl size adapter to use with smaller legs? I wish you luck with your productions!

[@Zparker]

I am currently putting together a tripod and head for my Arri 16 BL. What is the piece you are attaching to the base of the camera before attaching the quick release plate?

[@mourningdovefilms]

@@Zparker I use an old Zacuto baseplate. This allows me to use additional rods behind the camera.

[@Zparker]

@@mourningdovefilmsMakes sense. Do you happen to know the thread size of the screw on the actual release plate? I know the size at the bottom of my camera is larger than most standard cameras today. I believe it requires a 9/16, but that could be incorrect.

[@mourningdovefilms]

@@Zparker It has both 3/8 and 1/4 threading. imagecraftproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/Zacuto_Universal_Baseplate.jpg

[@Zparker]

@@mourningdovefilms Thanks so much. Really appreciate it!

[@999yuiop]

Thank you for making this video. I recently purchased an SR2 and I was wondering if you could explain the battery situation a little bit more. I still have the default batteries on mine, but I was looking at some of the replacement battery adapter from rencher industries just in case these old batteries fail. What you said about having it go past 12volts and damaging the motherboard has me worried since it didn't occur to me that this would be an issue and I'm not sure what I'm doing when it comes to the battery situation. I have read that people are purchasing gold mounted batteries, but I couldn't really figure out why or how to go about doing it safely. I have only seen Lentequip sell SR2 batteries but they are 14.4 volts. Wouldn't this damage the camera? Could you please explain this and what you would do if you need a battery replacement?

[@mourningdovefilms]

I am grateful for your comment and viewership! Welcome to the world of 16mm filmmaking. 14.4 volts will damage the camera. I would not advise powering it over 12 volts. I had to convert the 14.4 v to 12 v using a regulated 12 v adapter. I utilize a XLR to D-Tap cable running from the D-Tap outlet to the power input on the SR. Though, you must check that the XLR pins are wired the same as the XLR input on the SR. Usually you can find imprinted numbering on the plug. Use a multi-meter before powering your camera to measure the regulated outputs of the adapter, ensuring that the power conversion is not faulty.

[@robertocolapietro2314]

Hi William, I recently purchased the same fluid head for my Arri SR2. Just wanted to ask if the tilt fights a bit against you, I read the head has a spring system, that's why I sometimes find the tilt up/down a bit tricky as I have to really lock the knob tight

[@mourningdovefilms]

Thank you for your comment and happy filming to you! The Model 50 does require some persuasion when tilting. You might discern the imperfect tilting throughout the various clips from Poet in a Modern World. I have found using an exorbitant amount of tilt fluid helps.

[@MixTar73]

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[@oldradiosnphonographs]

One day I'll get a 16S...*sigh*

[@xiaoyangjin2655]

The turtorial video looks like from 70s... lol

[@andyvan5692]

nice camera build, but where is the film Magasine?, it is an old "machine gun" after all, and that is what it's meant to fire...16mm 200/400ft rolls of cine film. {that video tap is ONLY meant for observation by focus pullers, or the director to aim the camera right}, if you want digital capture, you should have bought an Arri Alexa, 35/65 or a mini LF, they are turn key digital solutions, better at digital than a hacked film body.

[@mourningdovefilms]

The focus of this video was on the accessories I use for the camera. I address loading and unloading its film magazines in two other videos which are now available to view: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKS6e3ece5qpgcUsi=exh3gFoSwXJDeqCX kzbin.info/www/bejne/h53UkoKVZtl7sMUsi=S0wepQv146NoKHG-

[@nicolapaoli4561]

You can't buy an Alexa 65, that's a rental only. And giving a quick look at what he does I think it is quite obvious that he shoots on film, nobody would be so dumb to shoot video tap with a Samurai Blade!

[@andyvan5692]

@@nicolapaoli4561 sorry, just seeing that he is so young(~19-25 years old), and with such an old camera I thought he would be a "digital only" generation, which doesn't comprehend film, and how mechanical systems work, as for them everything is touch screen or App. Fyi this was the first video of his I watched, watching his others, Yes I see he shoots film 🙂.I also assumed, from the use of ATMOS rigs, that they are Recorders, not just monitors, aka their use on Mirrorless as a 'hard drive' solution to capturing raw camera sensor data, which can't be sent to the on-board cards.

[@mourningdovefilms]

​@@andyvan5692 I embraced the tradition of 16 mm filmmaking a few years ago because of the discipline it demands from a cast and crew. Digital filmmaking lacked consequences and I desired the frailty of film. It has sent me through a series of humiliations and familiarized me with the toil of filmmakers before me. Unlike before, I am grateful for every frame. (P.S. I am twenty-seven.)

[@andyvan5692]

@@mourningdovefilms yes, I know that feeling, but in stills (Medium format film), I have the bug, being Autistic, and 44 years old, the analogue feeling and sound are a 'good stim' for me, as well as exercise, it has taken me 4 rolls of this film to get something out!, and that feeling is so good, all that energy and time for GOOD results, above and beyond just 'expressing oneself' in this medium.