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Greg Hartzell · January 18th, 2007, 04:10 PM

Me and a friend are getting some equipment from a local cable access station and I thought it would be cool to do a piece like a 70's art film. I was wondering if anybody had any good ideas of how to get strange looking shots in camera or other wise. I'm looking to get high contrast, strange saturation. I'm gonna do some timelapse too. Any examples that you could post would be extremely helpful too.

Andzei Matsukevits · January 19th, 2007, 07:13 AM

you might try shooting on 8mm film, its quite cheap if you compare to other film formats...

Dylan Tucker · January 19th, 2007, 08:00 AM

The movie "The Doors" had some great timelapses in it. Take a look at that If you want some ideas for timelapses from that time period.

Ervin Farkas · January 19th, 2007, 10:40 AM

It would help to know what exactly "some equipment" means.

Greg Hartzell · January 19th, 2007, 12:13 PM

It is some kind of cheap minidv camera. I think its a panasonic shoulder cam, maybe a dvc7? Zeroe image control, crappy lens, poor resolution, that kind of stuff. We're talking cable access here after all.

I was more wondering if anybody had any cool ideas for experimental shots. What would slow shutter timelapse look like for instance?

I'll have a crappy tripod and a tota-brella as well. Thanks for the comments though, I'll have to check out the doors movie, sounds interesting.

January 18th, 2007, 04:10 PM	#1
Greg Hartzell Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbia, CT Posts: 168	Weird looking footage... Me and a friend are getting some equipment from a local cable access station and I thought it would be cool to do a piece like a 70's art film. I was wondering if anybody had any good ideas of how to get strange looking shots in camera or other wise. I'm looking to get high contrast, strange saturation. I'm gonna do some timelapse too. Any examples that you could post would be extremely helpful too.

January 19th, 2007, 10:40 AM	#4
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	It would help to know what exactly "some equipment" means. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

January 19th, 2007, 07:13 AM	#2
Andzei Matsukevits Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 300	you might try shooting on 8mm film, its quite cheap if you compare to other film formats...

January 19th, 2007, 08:00 AM	#3
Dylan Tucker Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Delhi/Albany, NY Posts: 55	The movie "The Doors" had some great timelapses in it. Take a look at that If you want some ideas for timelapses from that time period.

January 19th, 2007, 12:13 PM	#5
Greg Hartzell Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbia, CT Posts: 168	It is some kind of cheap minidv camera. I think its a panasonic shoulder cam, maybe a dvc7? Zeroe image control, crappy lens, poor resolution, that kind of stuff. We're talking cable access here after all. I was more wondering if anybody had any cool ideas for experimental shots. What would slow shutter timelapse look like for instance? I'll have a crappy tripod and a tota-brella as well. Thanks for the comments though, I'll have to check out the doors movie, sounds interesting.