Need help choosing a camera for a shoot and finding the best place to rent at. We'll be shooting all exteriors in the mid to late afternoon with a lot of natural light. We're wanting to shoot on 16 or super 16. We want a very warm look, using as little artifical light as possible. Does anyone have suggestions on a good 16mm camera for a midly experienced crew to use?? Sync vs. Non-Sync? Daylight reels? We live in LA, so if anyone has recomendations on where to rent that would be great. Thanks.
The warm look you want won't come from the camera, but from the skill and experience of the cinematographer using the correct film stock and filters.
Sync cameras are crystal controlled at 24fps and are relatively quiet.
Non-sync cameras don't have crystal control so even at 24fps the speed can fluctuate slightly - not enough to be noticeable with the eye, but enough so you will loose sync with your audio recorder.
Daylight reels are usually 100 ft. of film on a spool that can be loaded into the camera without a changing bag or darkroom.
The Canon Scoopic is a good beginner camera as is the Eclair NPR. The most common cameras used today are Arriflex and Aaton.
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