The Wizard... Ciné-Kodak model A

[@multiversemedia7171]

Bravo for your film. You deserve encouragement. Especially since a film on film, even a short one, is expensive. Keep up the good work. I hope to see more projects like this one.

[@RagtimeFreak86]

Thank you very much

[@rothellecooke7425]

It's 2022 and I just came across this page. This is some dope shit, I just got my hands on a few old 8mm Bolex cameras and some film. Thanks for the motivation 💯...

[@zguy95135]

Wow great job!

[@RagtimeFreak86]

Thank you!

[@sydwhitaker5776]

Great stuff! I just arranged to buy a Cine Kodak A and I’m super excited!

[@Grinfactoryphotobooth]

This is awesome! I just posted some 35mm footage shot on the Konvas 35mm movie camera.

[@tntamusements]

I thoroughly enjoyed that! Thanks for spending all that time to make it!

[@CinemaCircuitVibes]

We spent a year and a half digitizing it. But the filming took an afternoon in October.

[@tntamusements]

@@CinemaCircuitVibes A great effort and many appreciate your experiment with expired film!

[@ajking913]

Pretty great! Feels like you really nailed the aesthetic. One suggestion would be to alter the frame rate in post to bring it down. The motion here feels too fluid for the post treatment. Also, I’d colour match the font to the corner graphics change it to a more era-specific font. But those are minor critiques.

[@DanafoxyVixen]

being a hand crank camera theres no reason why he didnt match it closer to 24fps unless the old timey-sped up look was what he wanted

[@oldradiosnphonographs]

Shot with the very first 16mm camera. I have the very second 16mm camera Bell and Howell 70A.

[@Themboys22]

Dude I love this!!! I’m thinking or getting a Cine A as well!

[@omar_rasidagic]

Wow!! You really nailed the look and acting here!! Great job!! Music from your player piano would work here too haha

[@RagtimeFreak86]

Thank you!

[@Velostigmat]

Well done! Does your camera lens focus work? Mine does not, and I've been trying to get lens mount collar to unseize.

[@RagtimeFreak86]

On my camera the focus was also stuck at 15ft during filming..

[@Velostigmat]

@@RagtimeFreak86 Depth of field at f16 gets away with a lot, but I'd love to get mine to focus again.

[@RagtimeFreak86]

​@@Velostigmat I have on an other Kodak model A experimented and have successfully got the focus unstuck.. It involved a rather invasive brake down of the camera to get to the parts that where frozen (The Helix Barrels) Than heating the parts with a heat gun, applying a moderate amount of force with Pliers and using Kerosene as a solvent i was able free every thing up successfully and put it back together.. The next tricky situation is then to re calibrate the camera so what is coming through the lens matches the indicator on the back.

[@Velostigmat]

@@RagtimeFreak86 I've already gotten the camera apart. My helix barrels refused to separate after repeated soakings in PB Blaster and acetone/ATF. I'll try kerosene and a heat gun next.

[@RagtimeFreak86]

​@@Velostigmat It took multiple heating's and twisting with pliers to get them apart. all the while dripping kerosene in between the two parts.. Was no easy process and a bit frustrating but it worked.. Good luck to you!!