Loading the Arriflex SRII Magazine

[bplow2]

You know, you're probably right, and I do that too for expediency sake. But I have seen so many cores pop out that way with students as they are learning. That's disastrous and usually turns them off to film forever. Somebody taught it to me that way years ago and I stuck with it in my teaching. Thanks for the comment.

[LastBornProductions]

Can anybody explain to me please, why this camera costs 120.000 euros??? I mean, I get why a Porsche would cost that much, but a camera? Why? The materials? The prestigious company that makes them? Because it will never break even if I throw it on the floor? Just give me a reason!!!!!!

[Ben1238]

@LastBornProductions Well sir for one reason it is a film camera and it is a professional camera. And 16mm is still in wide use today. I don't know how much the ARRI SR2's are in europe but here in america one can get a used one for $20k-$35k. I actually prefer shooting on 35mm and 16mm but if I were to buy a professional camera I'd probably look into the RED one or the RED epic. It's HD but those RED cameras are in my opinion the best professional HD cameras for use.

[LastBornProductions]

@Ben1238 I know it's pro equipment and certainly the price should be "pro" too... I ended up looking these up because I let the end titles from the movie "Sleepers" run and I saw these were used. I am really interested in film making but I always wondered why things cost so much when they 're pro. I would love to get my hands on 35mm film, but there's no way I ever will. So now that we 're all digital, do you think a digital pro camera should cost more than maybe 10-20.000 euros/dollars?

[Ben1238]

@LastBornProductions Well sir, If indeed you are looking to go the digital route which is smart in many ways and you are looking to actually but one I highly suggest you look into a RED camera. If you are looking to spend that much on a professional camera and digital then that is my suggestion. Simply go to red.com and the prices are listed. Also, with a high end camera in your possession like that one could always rent it out to help pay for it. Never rent it to those without insurance though.

[gaditanocity]

And you must make all this without any light? Wow!! Its a little bit complicate, isn`t it?

[TheMackiable]

@gaditanocity you'll get the hang of it after a while

[han5henman]

hey i would like to sincerely thank you for this video, i learn to load solely by watching this and practicing and have load over 20 'hot' mags since with no issues. thank you so much for sharing!

[analyzingfunny]

sort of ironic, that this was not shot on film

[l2kelloyd]

By taking that core adaptor off your just creating more work for yourself. Why not just put the roll straight onto the spindle/core adaptor? It's a circular shape then so doesn't matter about finding the right way to get that square shape to go down. Also there are locating pins for the core adaptor and the film core/bobbin itself which needs to be turned until it clicks into locked position, otherwise you risk the film spinning on the core adaptor when the camera is up to speed.

[bplow2]

@l2kelloyd

Do you know how many first time SRII loaders try to push a core onto a core adapter and pop the core out of a brand new 400' roll? Much of what I prescribe here is based on teaching this to people who have never dealt with this before. Its a tough enough battle keeping excitement for film alive in the digital age. The one thing that will turn a young filmmaker off using celluloid is wasting $100 worth of film.

[AnthonyOrsino]

I've loaded approx over 400 rolls professionally, and have always slid the film onto the core adapter without the core popping. Different strokes for different folks I guess

[oneofthedreamers]

When taking up to an expansion core, how do you remove the film? is it necessary to transfer the film to a plastic core? or do i just take it off of the expansion core, tape the inside of the film, place it back into the bag/film can and ship it to the lab?

[bplow2]

@oneofthedreamers

For an expansion core or there is no need to transfer the roll to a plastic core. Just send it to the lab, but clearly label the can with "air core" or "no core" to let the techs know how to handle it.

[stevenb19871]

Thank You so much for this! God Bless

[Filiu1]

This is what I call proffesional work!!!

[friik182]

do i have to do this with wool gloves?

[Staubfilm]

wer mehr analoge Filmkunst bestaunen will

schaut auf den Staubfilm Kanal 8 und 16mm

Kurzfilme und Musikvideos

[1dreamcinema]

exellent tutorial

[jera3]

how much do film roll cost?

[manonthedollar]

A 400ft roll of color negative 16mm film usually costs somewhere in the area of $150 full price.

[airscrew1]

Excellent tutorial. I've never owned an SRII but I've had the ST and BL 16mm cameras. I was just curious about loading these mags so watched with interest.

[lonedrumer]

After placing the mag on the camera, I always use the little "inching button" on the camera to make sure the sprockets line up in the proper holes. It only takes a second and gets things ready to roll. Great tutorial.

[burrfscott]

Hey,i wished we had this back in the 60s. I shot with a Bolex super 8 Micro. Captured a lot of stuff,

including the bands from San francisco and surrounding areas. I shot Morrison,the dead,Hedrix,and a few others. oh yea and Janice.

[jeremy1122max]

Hay nice channel how long have you been on youtube

[moraespedro]

Pieace of cake mag. Only beaten by 535 coaxial mag...

[philipjames]

You have saved one man from failing a camera loading test. Thanks a bunch!

[anahowana]

ahhhhhhhhhhhh im next!!! i hope to be lucky just like uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[gbarrella]

Hey,

Nice tutorial!

I think i'll go to my college and do some tests with already exposed material.

Thank you!

[kyapello]

maybe it was a dummy load you dipshit... (gbarrella)... or maybe this guy is just rich..

[gbarrella]

I couldn't complete understand you... English is not my first language.

And I meant already developed material, not exposed.

And of course it was a dummy load. If you look at 6:48 you can see the frames.

[kyapello]

hahaha

[kyapello]

i didnt watch that far..

[pascal0882]

you saved my ass !!

[hampusheh]

Great video! Thank you so much for this. There's just a slight confusion about the "take-up" part of the magazine. I mean, you do this outside the changing bag? To me it looked like you wind up a pretty good deal of film, wouldn't it be ruined?

[bplow2]

the film that you wind upon the take-up core will be exposed and ruined, but this may only be a few feet out of 400'. Wind only enough until you feel that it is securely wound upon the take-up core (usually I go 2-3 revolutions).

[MattieCooper]

Beautiful! Thank you!

[freddo212]

ooops didn't realise it was already doveloped

[freddo212]

thank you for sacrificing an expensive can of film to help us students

[jo232409]

Thanks for the video!

[misiulica]

nothing on the register pin, etc. do you just let the film rest on the pressure plate like that?

[BullfrogProductions]

Registration pin is on the camera body, not the magazine. The film does simply rest on the pressure plate when you have finished loading it into the mag. When you put the loaded mag onto the camera body, you hold down the shutter test button until the claws and registration pin "snap" onto the film with an audible click. If after holding the test button for a few seconds you hear no click, take the mag off, nudge the film around on the plate, and give it another go.

[emperorglenuff]

Cheers, useful stuff

[eggbertsmith]

What amount of footage was that he put in the feed side?? It had a massive core on it. That looked like 200' of film, but taking up the space of a 400' load. What is the reason for that huge core?

[bplow2]

didn't have a standard core and 400ft. dummy load. sorry for any confusion.

[junoreactor05]

a coaxel mag on a 45BL2 is really hard to load! teach is an easier way!!