Eclair Cameras: RESPONSE-AZ Spectrum video assist, preliminary

[eric jarvies <eric@earthid.org>]

thanks for the insight.  i will be having andrew install a video assist 
on my aclII after bernie completes the HD-144 conversion.  hopefully he 
should be receivin the camera within the next few days.

regarding me use of the video tap footage ... this is the deal;  i live 
1300 miles away from the closest processing lab.  so, when i shoot my 
movie i will NOT be sending in my film every day, nor every week.  in 
fact, i will most likely send it in when i have completed filming.  
until that time, this film will need to be maintained in the fridge and 
god forbid any of the rolls are bad or exposed incorrectly.(i will be 
conducting many film tests over the next months to work out any kinks.). 
so i would like the video tap footage recorded to dv and used for 
keeping track of my scenes i have shot and continuity regarding items in 
sequencial scenes and lighting and so on.  because i will be filming on 
location in a remote part of mexico(5 hours from any modern 
conveniences(power, phone, etc.), i will have my motorhome equiped with 
my g5 running off of batteries(solar) and generator.  so this will 
literally be my lifeline to making sure my next scene in in tune with my 
last as it relates to shooting sequences scenes out of sequence.

also, i will be shooting the entire film using K-40 color reversal.  i 
am shooting this film stock because it will lend ot the type of film i 
am making.  kodak does not sell the k-40 16mm filmstock in 200' spools.  
can anyone help me out with the best way to take 400' spools and cutting 
them in half to make 200' spools?  is there a machine that can be 
purchased to do this?  or a company that provides this service?  i need 
about 20 rolls of 200' for shots being taken using my R16, which is 
smaller, and will be used for underwater, hanging off the side of 
cliffs, etc.

thanks.
> BTW, eric, in case you aren't aware of it, a video assist reads the 
> finder screen, so you also have the cross hair and other reticle 
> markings (frame line, TV safe action) on your video image.  It also 
> records any groundglass texture that is visible on your screen.  The AZ 
> Spectrum unit is not flicker free, so you get a strong flicker when the 
> camera is running.  This is not really a problem for the purpose for 
> which video assist is intended, but is another aspect that I think would 
> be undesirable for off-line editing of the image, as you mentioned.

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