Loading a Bolex 16mm Movie Camera

Made for all Bolex users. After loading, the film should be run until the footage counter reads "0" to avoid the few feet of fogged film at the head.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Bolex
• 16mm
• Movie
• Camera
• Loading
• Film
• Celluloid
• Film School

[easterisle]

The run time of 100 ft of 16 mm film running at 24 frames per second is 2min 46secs.

[mytimeisapieceofwax]

I want to get into filmmaking and I don't know shit about cameras... can someone tell me where I can learn the bare basics?

[MacroTigerGrr]

cool...i've never seen it demonstrated so well...learned it from a rather poor drawing long ago.

[FilmMiracle]

@rexcrossnet the one in the video is 2 minutes.

[rethwix]

Thanks for the clear instructions. I needed this to refresh my memory after not working with one in a while.

[willrogers711]

thanks!



[rexcrossnet]

@easterisle Yes thanx! I get one of those then;)

[easterisle]

@rexcrossnet about 12 minutes

[rexcrossnet]

@easterisle and in a big magazine 10 minutes?

[rexcrossnet]

How many minutes is it on a 16 mm film reel?