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AScension Sci Fi Movie | Behind the Scenes Photos - Living on Titan
This is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Ascension", a science fiction feature film set on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. Narrated by the film's director, the video includes production design drawings, set-construction and behind-the-scene photos taken during the making of this low-budget film in 1998. Enjoy this peek behind the curtains at vintage indie filmmaking before digital technology became widely available. This video was originally put together for the 2005 DVD release of the movie.
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Ascension Sci Fi Movie | Behind-the-Scenes Home Movies from Titan
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This is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Ascension", a science fiction feature film set on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. Narrated by the film's director, the video includes test footage and home movies shot during the making of this low-budget film in 1998. Enjoy this peek behind the curtains at vintage indie filmmaking before digital technology became widely available. This vide...
The Arri 35BL-2 | Kubrick's Camera of Choice on "The Shining"
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This is a look at the Arriflex 35BL 2 - Stanley Kubrick's camera of choice for THE SHINING. I show how this camera helped Kubrick create his horror movie masterpiece. Take a look inside and outside as I demonstrate the many engineering design innovations and improvements that would go on to make this camera a legend of the cinema.
DIY 16mm Film to 4K Digital Transfer System | Part 3
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Here's Part 3 (the final part) of my Do-It-Yourself 16mm film transfer system. I've modified an Arri 16S camera movement for pin-registered, high quality film transport. In this video, we finish the build - troubleshooting along the way. The goal was to produce a system capable of frame-by-frame 4K transfer of negative and positive Super 16 and Regular 16 film. There's plenty of transferred fin...
Ascension Sci-Fi Feature Movie Film, Scifi, Science Fiction, Space, Indie Film
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FREE - this is an independent science fiction feature film I made 25 years ago. A special investigator is sent to Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a noted scientist. Self-financed, the movie was produced on an extreme shoestring budget. WATCH FOR FREE It was shot on 35mm with an Arri 2C camera and blimp. I recently used my DIY transfer device to ...
DIY 16mm Film to 4K Digital Transfer System | Part 2
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Here's Part 2 of my Do-It-Yourself 16mm film transfer system. I've modified an Arri 16S camera movement for pin-registered, high quality film transport. In this video, we'll lay out the components, attach the film mechanism and start the basic build. The goal is to produce a system capable of frame-by-frame 4K transfer of negative and positive Super 16 and Regular 16 film.
DIY 16mm Film to 4K Digital Transfer System | Part 1
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Here's Part 1 of my Do-It-Yourself 16mm film transfer system. I'll modify an Arri 16S camera movement for pin-registered, high quality film transport. In future videos, we'll assemble the film reels, control motors and lamp. The goal is to produce a system capable of frame-by-frame 4K transfer of negative and positive Super 16 and Regular 16 film.
16mm Filmmaking | INSIDE / RESTORING a 50 Year Old Arriflex 16BL Camera
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I restored this 50 year old movie camera to (nearly) silent running condition. Take a deep dive into this Arri 16BL sound camera - a 16mm filmmaking classic. Used to film thousands of great movies like The Beatles "Let it Be / Get Back", these cameras have withstood the test of time - still delivering pristine film images today!
16mm Filmmaking | Arri 16, Arriflex 16S Camera
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A complete examination of a 16mm workhorse camera from Arriflex, the Arri 16S. We'll look at lenses, motors, the viewing system and demonstrate film loading and all the accessories and features that make this camera a classic for non-sound filming.
First Snow Storm Snowsuit - Real Life Maggie Simpson!
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Some footage I pulled from the family archives - 20 years ago our daughter experienced her first snow with less than enthusiastic results. She kind of resembled Maggie Simpson from The Simpsons. The filmmakers couldn't stop laughing though!
Gone Fishing - fish stocking and trout fishing in Pennsylvania
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Fish stocking and trout fishing in Pennsylvania. Volunteers help stock fish in streams, lakes and other water systems. Anglers appreciate the fishing. Shot on the Panasonic G9 camera in 4K video, in 2019.
Version 2 DIY 35mm Movie Film to Digital Video Transfer Device Telecine | 4K
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This is a new DIY version 2 color negative 35mm film to 4K digital transfer system. With improved light and motor control, I combined an old Arri / Arriflex movie camera with a new 4K digital camera to transfer 35mm film to digital video. A do-it-yourself high-quality, low tech way of making low-cost transfers of both positive and negative 35mm motion picture film. Like a telecine, but true one...
DIY Super 8 Film Digital Transfer Update 1
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This is an update to the DIY Super 8 film to digital video transfer/scanner system I created. Like a telecine, the system transfers from a projector, but outputs frame by frame onto a high-resolution digital Lumix still camera. In this video I detail all the conversion parts, offer a few tips and additions, and review the software systems I use to process and enhance the frames into 4K video. I...
DIY Super 8 Movie Film to Digital Video Scanner/Transfer Device Telecine
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I combined an old Canon Super 8 / Regular 8mm projector with a new 4K digital camera to transfer movie film to digital video. A do-it-yourself high-quality, low tech way of making low-cost transfers of both positive and negative Super 8mm motion picture film. Like a telecine, but true one film frame to digital frame, 18 or 24 frames per second. Actual transfer footage included! Link to another ...
DIY 35mm Movie Film Digital Transfer Part 2
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DIY transfer of 35mm movie film to HD or 4K video. Here's how I post-process the images created during the transfer. I show you how I use Davinci Resolve and the Neat Video noise reduction plug-in to obtain great results! Please note - this is the way I do it with the resources I have available to me. There are many other ways you can obtain similar results using different software or technique...
Ascension Sci-Fi Movie Trailer | New HD
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Ascension Sci-Fi Movie Trailer | New HD
DIY 35mm Movie Film to Digital Video Transfer Device Telecine | Part 1 4K
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DIY 35mm Movie Film to Digital Video Transfer Device Telecine | Part 1 4K
Military Apache Helicopter Emergency Landing in Back Yard
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Military Apache Helicopter Emergency Landing in Back Yard
B-17 Flying Fortress Yankee Lady 4K | Crawl Around Inside During Flight
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B-17 Flying Fortress Yankee Lady 4K | Crawl Around Inside During Flight
White Cement - The Designer's Palette | Award Winning
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White Cement - The Designer's Palette | Award Winning
London to Paris... the hard way. | 500K Triathlon
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London to Paris... the hard way. | 500K Triathlon
Dark Moon
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Dark Moon
Ascension sci-fi movie scene, landing on Titan, moon of Saturn
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Ascension sci-fi movie scene, landing on Titan, moon of Saturn
Ascension Sci-Fi Movie Trailer
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Ascension Sci-Fi Movie Trailer

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  • @SianaGearz
    @SianaGearz 16 годин тому

    Ah, eventually you might want to get into Arduino or into Pi Pico's Micropython (these are two easiest to learn things i can think of) to control the motors. Synchronising steppers digitally via step counts is bound to be better than any mechanical system one might come up with, plus you can integrate sensors etc. Stepper motors don't have any inherent speed drift, the drift is coming from your control logic which doesn't keep consistent time. For one potentiometers are bad inputs since their readings do drift from moment to moment, and it's also not really potentiometer's fault but the ADC and supply voltage drift. But more importantly the timebase comes from a crystal oscillator, and these do drift a fair bit, so unless you have extensive calibrated temperature compensation for them, that's going to be the main problem with the digital controllers. Running steps for multiple motors from the same board which has one timebase would solve that problem. Oh also how to generate an arbitrary constant ratio of steps: Bresenham's Line Algorithm (which is a division algorithm in disguise). Don't try to do step calculations with floats, this will likely end in a lot of hair pulling. If this is something you might want to embark upon, maybe i can be of a little guidance.

  • @alisturkmacnanty1025
    @alisturkmacnanty1025 2 дні тому

    It had me kind fascinated until the end. Not bad on a low budget, but shaking the camera an actors bouncing side to side was a bit juvenile. The crystal star piece looks like they got it from the now defunct 99 Cent Store. Mysterious, “you figure out what it means” story telling is very college student filmmaker. 😏

  • @art.is.life.eternal
    @art.is.life.eternal 2 дні тому

    I love a well-written and directed, low-budget Indie sci-fi movie. I just can't - no matter how hard I try - suspend my disbelief enough to forget that Titan's gravity is only 14% that of Earth's. They would be half-floating with every step. When his bag fell down to him, in the first scene, it would have slowly descended and touched the floor gently. Aside from this, I like the story. I saw it years ago, somewhere, and the same thought occurred to me about gravity. Ah, well... Still, great plot, and well done, director.

  • @quazar912
    @quazar912 5 днів тому

    1:13 just like when bird fall from the sky, another bird from the same group circle above unable to help...we didn`t move much further from animals

  • @quazar912
    @quazar912 5 днів тому

    so where is footage of actual descent? and why is pollice car there?

  • @theflash62281
    @theflash62281 8 днів тому

    That's fucking cool!

  • @BxBxProductions
    @BxBxProductions 8 днів тому

    That apache circling above was definitely there for 'cleanup operations' should anything go wrong with recovery.

  • @verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin
    @verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin 14 днів тому

    Did they offer projectors with larger reels than 7"?

  • @gubernator46
    @gubernator46 14 днів тому

    I love that German flag!!!

  • @arriflexoperator
    @arriflexoperator 15 днів тому

    I have an extensive collection of vintage Arriflex 16 mm and 35 mm cameras, including brandnew 16 ST and 16 BL.

  • @dstacks2301
    @dstacks2301 16 днів тому

    Wonder why there's 1.4k dislikes? What made these people upset?

  • @bret1961
    @bret1961 17 днів тому

    Pretty cool, thank you all for your service!

  • @fandigladion7051
    @fandigladion7051 17 днів тому

    Wow, dad mom an attraction come to our yard

  • @PsRohrbaugh
    @PsRohrbaugh 17 днів тому

    Reminds me of an old joke "did you know my dad killed 28 men in the war?" "I thought he repaired helicopters" "he did. Just not very well"

  • @thundertmf
    @thundertmf 17 днів тому

    uhhhhhh, ok.......

  • @lauralyons-k1g
    @lauralyons-k1g 17 днів тому

    About the coolest thig that could ever happen inyour backyard!

  • @blairpike9857
    @blairpike9857 18 днів тому

    Must be a Russian chopper pilot!! Has no idea where he is lol

  • @selvamartaperalta8321
    @selvamartaperalta8321 19 днів тому

    ES MUY MUY MUY BUENA.

  • @davidstricker6580
    @davidstricker6580 20 днів тому

    We have an Indiana National Guard base right off I 74 as you leave Indianapolis and head for Cincinatti. The unit flies helicopters. A couple of the pilots live just north of Indy. In the spring, when their children's school has their annual field day, they will fly a bird up for show and tell.

  • @petemc5070
    @petemc5070 21 день тому

    Very informative. Thank you.

  • @tomdevlin5412
    @tomdevlin5412 22 дні тому

    I gave up half way through. The lack of dialogue was killing me

  • @raywaudby
    @raywaudby 23 дні тому

    Thank God everyone is okay.

  • @hiyalldoin
    @hiyalldoin 23 дні тому

    i'll bet you can't last 15 minutes without faliing to sleep

  • @МихаилИванов-ц5о

    tell me what model of 12 volt power supply you used to drive the nema17 stepper motor?

  • @twoeggcups
    @twoeggcups 24 дні тому

    Why are you using an LED light source?

  • @LucasSaturn
    @LucasSaturn 25 днів тому

    For the lens, you're using a 25mm 2.5 to 5x macro lens- what zoom level do you tend to be at for 16mm film? Wondering whether this lens is suitable for a project I want to work on.

  • @the_jcbone
    @the_jcbone 29 днів тому

    5:44 shouldn't they be called bearing balls? Since "ball bearing" is the name for the whole assembly…

  • @o..g6038
    @o..g6038 Місяць тому

    The Apache Helicopter is my number one favorite Military (Apache) Helicopter

  • @CinemaSpecialEffects
    @CinemaSpecialEffects Місяць тому

    it's not exact... the loupe of this cam is wrong, because this loupe belongs to arriflex 35 bl 4... instead the 35bl2 has a much smaller loupe.

    • @FreshGroundPictures
      @FreshGroundPictures 28 днів тому

      Yes, correct. I wear glasses, and the larger eyepiece works better!

  • @المعزآدم-غ9ج
    @المعزآدم-غ9ج Місяць тому

    محتاح هذه الماكينه

  • @المعزآدم-غ9ج
    @المعزآدم-غ9ج Місяць тому

    Ineed sent to me This machine how money

  • @PasleyAviationPhotography
    @PasleyAviationPhotography Місяць тому

    1:25 it's kinda odd you played a take-off in reverse to make it appear as landing.

  • @maximiliangutmann
    @maximiliangutmann Місяць тому

    The Germans!

  • @KirbSyde-vf4cf
    @KirbSyde-vf4cf Місяць тому

    That's like having a Monarch Butterfly land on your nose!!!! I hope they appreciate what an experience they had that day. 🇺🇸❤⭐👊🏻

  • @VariableSpring
    @VariableSpring Місяць тому

    Far cough with that shite music fool !!!

  • @goodpainlive
    @goodpainlive Місяць тому

    And, like that, it's gone.

  • @DeeO9186
    @DeeO9186 Місяць тому

    That Blackhawk landing was cool. The aircraft is probably like or has plants of power

  • @arkwill14
    @arkwill14 Місяць тому

    Back in the 90's my Blackhawk had to land in the middle of rural Georgia to check out a chip light warning. While checking out the transmission chip detector, a guy with a big old beard wearing a big old oilskin jacket and hat rode up on a four wheeler. He just came out to check and make sure we "was Americans".

  • @stanauxier8274
    @stanauxier8274 Місяць тому

    I grew up right outside of Fort Rucker Alabama (Fort Novosel now) was the helicopter training center during the Vietnam War. A CH-47 landed in your back yard on my 12th birthday due to an oil light coming on... We ran over to the helicopter with ballons tied to our ankles. The crew gave us a guided tour while waiting for a repair crew to come by. Best Birthday Ever.

  • @rmirov
    @rmirov Місяць тому

    I've been working on a 8mm DIY system myself. I have steppers for the supply, pinch roller, and takeup reel. You mentioned that it was hard to keep the loop from getting too large/small. It may simply be that the diameter of the spooled-up film on each reel changes constantly. At the start, each step of the supply reel puts a lot more film into the loop than a step of the nearly empty takeup reel. I use a Raspberry Pi to control my scanner, and it computes how much to move each film reel (which is constantly changing) for every frame that gets captured. Different reel sizes with different lengths of footage of course need to be handled differently. A sensor to detect the slack/tension in the loop would probably be the best approach, but I wanted to do it just in software.

  • @theecstatic9686
    @theecstatic9686 Місяць тому

    We can be such a coordinated people it's fuggin awesome

  • @gamecube8885
    @gamecube8885 Місяць тому

    Ok, the motor you have there on the arri 16th. What is it called? I would love to get it.

  • @decheeser
    @decheeser Місяць тому

    1:09 "the mother apache circles her injured young..." -documentary about apaches narrated by morgan freeman

  • @lyricsronen
    @lyricsronen Місяць тому

    Incredible results! Kodachrome looks amazing

  • @isstechnz1021
    @isstechnz1021 Місяць тому

    Seemed like a long story by putin taking for hours .

  • @mike-qg1ue
    @mike-qg1ue 2 місяці тому

    Солярись ... римейк .

  • @richardyoung871
    @richardyoung871 2 місяці тому

    In this video a APACHE helicopter had to make an emergency landing, and I remember years ago when I was on leave, and I took leave to go home and me and a friend of mine,went to the big island and we were high in the volcanoes, and everything was black,we could hear a helicopter over our heads,and we saw a helicopter flying over us,but I wasn't afraid, because I was active Military, and all I had to do was show my military ID. Active service.

  • @EastEndProductionsArchiv-lm3lq
    @EastEndProductionsArchiv-lm3lq 2 місяці тому

    Excellent build! The precision and details are amazing! We work with 3/4" U-Matic videotape and capture it to a digital format. You can see our work on our East End Productions Archive channel. I just came into possession of some incredible 16mm film from the early 60s through 70s. I am driven by a personal and historical responsibility to make sure this footage is digitized in the highest quality possible. Initially, I will do a simple projector to video camera capture. Once I get that done, I plan on modifying the projector into a single frame capture device. Your use of stepper motors is inspiring. If I can get a robust motor to drive the film gate effectively, I should be able to build a LED light source and Macro lens system for the digital workflow. Your videos have been very informative and inspiring. I wish I had access to a machine such as yours, but I got some good ideas from you to possibly build what I need. Thank you for an outstanding series!

  • @johnfilangeri8568
    @johnfilangeri8568 2 місяці тому

    It's lucky Apaches can see very well in the dark.

  • @lordradam5409
    @lordradam5409 2 місяці тому

    Nice german flag!