Eclair Cameras: anamorphic adapter

[eric jarvies <eric@earthid.org>]

hello,

could anyone suggest an anamorphic adapter i could use on a set of optar 
ilumina prime lenses?  i would also like to be able to use it on a zeiss 
s16 zoom lens.  i am shooting s16 format, but would like to try out an 
anamorphic adapter up to 2X.  any advise, suggestion, arguments, etc. 
are welcome.

also, just made the plunge on a film processing machine ... a houston 
fearless colormaster II 3000 series.  anyone use one of these beasts or 
have info on it?  i cannot locate an operational manual anywhere, and 
for some reason the manufacturer has not replied to my requests :(

and one final request .. does anyone know the name of the person who 
makes the jkprinter?  i have emailed him a few times using the metal on 
his website, and i am not sure if he is getting them because i have had 
no response. name and email address apreciated.

i am now officially in pre production on my first movie!!  filming is 
scheduled for july through august 15th, during which and at the same 
time and the fllowing weeks thereafter we will be in post.  the goal is 
to have our final cut  by october 1st.  this way we can give it our best 
shot and submit into the sundance film festival.  of the 3000+ films 
they will receive this year, they will select only a few hundred ... 
will be interesting to see if the fruits of our labor will have paid 
off.

the name of our movie is TIMESHARE.  it will be filmed here in cabo san 
lucas  on location and in a little 25x25 meter studio i am currently 
building.  we will process our own film, and digitize our own film, and 
naturally edit and will master to dvd nad 1/2" tape for sundance.  we 
will digitize using the kodak 14n dSLR, whereby we will optically 
enlarge the s16 frame to the maximum area on the 35mm sized sensor ... 
so our digital originals will be l a r g e, and this will hopefully 
allow us to make a digital intermediate print to 35mm should theatre 
projection be warranted.  one more note, we are not sure if the kodak 
14n dSLR camera is capable of shooting 500,000 to 1,000,000 photos 
during the film digitizing process, so we are going with the gold plan 
that they offer, wherein if the camera faults or stops working, they 
immedialty supply us with a replacement while they repair the camera.  
there plan says nothing about the number of photos you are allowed to 
take on the camera ... so it will be a inexpensive insurance policy that 
will at least allow us to end up with a repaired camera ready for 
another million photos for the next fim :)

oh, one more bit of info ... because this is my first film, i opted to 
purchase a mini35 and canon xl1s minidv camera, so i could use my optar 
ilumina prime lenses to basically setup setup scenes(lighting, filters, 
etc.) and shoot some tests with both the mini35 and the eclair acl II, 
so we can establish some benchmarks with regards to 
visuals/framing/lighting/focal length/general estetics.  this way, we 
cna shot with the mini35 and play around with the footage and see what 
works best, and when we have locked down a scene or sequence, we will 
roll film using the benchmarks/comparatives. this way we can reasonably 
experiement without wasting lots of money on film, processing and 
digitzing.  so the film production will look more like an educational 
classroom then a professional film shoot .. but what the hell, everyon 
has to start somewhere, and because  do not have any formal film 
training, i think it is the best solution.

just thought i would share this with some of you that are also making 
your first film ... it has been almost a year since i started, and now 
it is really happening and i am excited.  but none of it has been easy, 
and naturally money is always  and issue. but such is life.  we will 
make the best film we can wit hthe equipment we have purchased and the 
people that are coming on board.  our cast and crew are being locally 
recruited and some friends from other parts of the world are coming into 
cabo for a few months to help out.  we have budgeted $30k to pay for 3-6 
profrssional actors ... we will try to get the best names we can, but 
that will all depend on how much they like our script, and our ability 
to pitch and sell them on it.

eric m jarvies
cabo san lucas, baja california sur.  mexico

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