Hi Adam, I'm not sure if this will be useful for your shooting conditions. But, when making optical sound films, I generally use a video tap and draw out the reg 16mm specs on the TV screen with a dry erase marker. I measure the dimensions of the frame on the screen and then size a 16mm animation field guide accordingly. Then, I print out the re-sized field guide and x-acto the borders and center so I can use the print out as a stencil to mark the screen. This gives me a rough measurement of the frame size and center on the screen (as well as the soundtrack area). You could also purchase one of the transparent plastic 4x3 field guides, adhere to a piece of plexi, attach the plexi to a C-Stand, and frame up with the animation field guide (left, top, and bottom matching as well as possible).
Best, JM > From: j...@kinetta.com > Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 09:10:29 +0900 > To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Shooting Super 16 but composing for regular > > Remember that any zoom will be off center unless the lens mount is centered > for 16 mm. Also note that wider angle lenses may not fully cover the S16 > frame, especially if not centered on it. > > You probably could buy an Aaton LTR7 or 54 pretty cheaply that would do what > you need. If eBay scares you there are a few honest dealers like Visual > Products who offer a 6 month warranty. Older Aatons are fine for your needs. > > Jeff Kreines > Kinetta > j...@kinetta.com > kinetta.com > > > On Oct 10, 2015, at 11:04 PM, ada...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > To answer Jason's question - > > > > I'm shooting super 16 as I want the image to fall onto the optical track, > > but I'm composing for 16mm as the aim is to produce a print using that > > excess image as sound. However, I do need to be able to pretty accurately > > center what I'm shooting for 1.37:1. > > > > A couple of people asked what camera I'm using-I'm really looking for the > > right camera for this project. It seems like an Aaton might be a good > > candidate from what I can tell. > > _______________________________________________ > > FrameWorks mailing list > > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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