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Movie camera for RENT the musical

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Topic: Movie camera for RENT the musical

Posted By: gelcat
Subject: Movie camera for RENT the musical
Date Posted: 10/01/10 at 9:12am

We open RENT in a month, and have been unable to locate the 16mm movie camera that is needed.

Does anyone have a lead on a Bolex hand crank camera (or a body with the crank and a lens so that it looks right)?

Thank you!

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Actors Guild of Parkersburg
Parkersburg, WV

Replies:

Posted By: Mr. Lowell
Date Posted: 10/05/10 at 9:10am

Hi gelcat,
I've been saving a vintage 16mm film camera in my prop storage.
It's a professional Bell & Howell camera, not the small Bolex that you may be looking for.
But if you can't find anything else, it might work for you in a pinch.

Here's a picture of it: http://propshare.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=19 - http://propshare.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=19

-Dana

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Mr. Lowell,
Lighting/Set Designer & Tech Director,
for the Linda Sloan Theatre,
in the Davison Center for the Arts,
at Greensboro Day School

Posted By: David McCall
Date Posted: 10/05/10 at 1:18pm

That looks a lot like the Bell & Howell 70DR that I shot with in Vietnam. I'm told it makes a good weapon, but never had the opportunity to test that theory. Mine had 3 lenses on a turret, but I didn't have the "mickey Mouse Ears" for the larger reels. I was stuck with 100' loads (~3 minutes).
Is it possible that you have the ears on backwards? I think there is supposed to be a drive belt (much like a long coiled spring) that runs from the camera to the drive wheels on the ears.

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David M

Posted By: gelcat
Date Posted: 10/25/10 at 12:15pm

we found a camera body on ebay where the crank works - now we just need to get a long lens for it, and we're golden...

it will be available for other productions after we close on Nov. 27, 2010

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www.actorsguildonline.org
Actors Guild of Parkersburg
Parkersburg, WV

Posted By: gelcat
Date Posted: 12/14/10 at 11:31am

RENT props available:

Bolex Camera - crank works, lenses are fake

Large lightweight sheet for 'Contact'

Vintage cell phones and pagers

Other items not listed here

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www.actorsguildonline.org
Actors Guild of Parkersburg
Parkersburg, WV