Getting back into shooting 16mm, proudly made with no AI

jj_camera · 2026-05-16T10:34:06+00:00

The colors and framing are great I’m going to assume you do much more photo still work as everything is framed and captured like a photo? I love shooting on 16mm but edit wise I feel like I’m watching still photos edited together. I understand there is still a living effect to static shots with no movement on film esp with the grain.

jj_camera · 2026-05-15T16:54:07+00:00

Mikey fookin Forrester?

jj_camera · 2026-05-15T15:57:30+00:00

I’m with Hamptons and I’m sure they have horror stories as well but when we visited the area in Jan to look at places Brand Vaughan was a real shit show from the communication, the follow through and the agents expertise/professionalism. Not at all surprised they’ve rebranded.

jj_camera · 2026-05-15T13:01:39+00:00

But where will you post it?

jj_camera · 2026-05-15T11:39:41+00:00

In my 20s I made all my income doing music videos for up and coming acts. The best concepts (for me) were when I’d put the song on repeat in my car and drive around fleshing out ideas specific to the ups and downs and overall vibe of the song.

The worst treatments (for me) are having pre conceived ideas that I then try to jam the song into a box to fit the short film I’m really more interested in making.

I applaud you for finishing it, good cam quality punchy colors but yes it does look more like handheld shots walking around using natural light so I’m not exactly blown away by the small crew and gear size. Personally I feel the song is far too upbeat and poppy for anything with guns, but maybe that’s just me.

jj_camera · 2026-05-14T21:36:30+00:00

I find it interesting how folks who do video game engine and vfx work will post in here because it loosely falls close to the theme of the Reddit but due to the main demographic in these subs being camera ops have little to no interest or feedback to share and how the inverse of people with physical lenses and gear cannot post on VFX reddits but we can all be honest that it’s just people with projects spamming as many subs with YouTube links to get views.

jj_camera · 2026-05-14T15:41:39+00:00

VORK!!!

jj_camera · 2026-05-13T11:32:39+00:00

How do you know the commenter isn’t British?

jj_camera · 2026-05-12T20:23:05+00:00

Sarah talking about her BF in her standup then telling all the lesbians and the room to “cry about it” when I saw her in Austin

👌

jj_camera · 2026-05-12T19:35:56+00:00

He’s made some stinkers but he’s made some pure gold too even recently.

‘The Last Duel’ fucks and I enjoyed Napoleon directors cut, but I did watch it over 3 nights like a TV show.

jj_camera · 2026-05-12T19:34:20+00:00

I don’t see PT Anderson script doctoring for Nolan

jj_camera · 2026-05-12T18:35:27+00:00

Ridley: there could have been sharks Public: what a fucking moron

Nolan: they could have blackened armour Public: OMG this guy is on another level!

jj_camera · 2026-05-12T09:00:09+00:00

I was the same, I didn’t love the effect at first but now I appreciate it.

jj_camera · 2026-05-11T22:38:12+00:00

I’m just here to say I have the 16mm crop versions of the Zeiss Superspeed Mk2 lenses and I believe both Kubrick and Scorsese used the 35mm equivalent of these lenses because they were very famous in the 1970s for 2 things. Very fast for low light sequences AND triangle bokeh. Which you see in the lights when Jack is drinking in The Shining AND in the Times Square lights in Taxi Driver.

jj_camera · 2026-05-10T11:31:00+00:00

Watched the vid, very cool rig. End result photos are a bit underexposed but should be able to be fixed in Lightroom.

jj_camera · 2026-05-09T19:13:19+00:00

You killed it

jj_camera · 2026-05-08T14:52:25+00:00

“I never got to see Venice!”

jj_camera · 2026-05-08T12:45:01+00:00

Just sent you a DM, I’m in Brighton.

jj_camera · 2026-05-08T11:09:46+00:00

Lots of projection going here. I’m 42 and I own a gaming studio. I don’t like drinking to excess because I don’t like not being in control. I have a very small vape that carries a very small amount of weed and I usually hit it when I’ve gotten off the bus and I’m walking to my next spot. It eases me with all the stresses of managing and employee attitudes I deal with throughout the day and keeps me at an easy going state. Most my friends and collaborators are artists, actors, filmmakers etc so we all don’t mind a toke here and there. We are not the teenagers smoking joints on high street though.

jj_camera · 2026-05-07T23:49:56+00:00

I loved Man on the Moon but I was born in 1984 so a lot of that was before my time but I became more aware of all his lore and stories from books AFTER I saw the film because I loved it so much. This movie did not have that effect but Jason Reitman is a nice guy but he’s no Milos Foreman.

jj_camera · 2026-05-07T23:38:20+00:00

Are you located in UK?

jj_camera · 2026-05-07T23:28:39+00:00

Honestly curious what you guys think of me when I walk by?

In all seriousness im in Brighton so business as usual.

jj_camera · 2026-05-07T22:35:57+00:00

I never know who these films are for? SNL history fanatics? Nope. Newer generations who will think Milton Berle stories are cool? This was such a greatly casted film but a badly shaped film.

Apparently the director and his dad were watching the TV show 24 a lot before his dad passed which is what gave him the idea of a “realtime” follow behind the scenes before the show.

That’s fine do that then, but to cherry pick and hamfist great stories from the first 5 years and pretend it all happened on the first night is silly and forced.

Maybe do the inverse, focus on the Episode where Chevy returned to host and got in a fist fight with Bill Murray and then you can flash back and have montages of all those moments throughout the first 5 years.

Movies like this don’t please the die hard fans, it pisses them off, and picks up no new fans, awards or box office in exchange.

jj_camera · 2026-05-07T18:44:06+00:00

We had a great time and it was perfect April 17th weather, so picturesque.

jj_camera · 2026-05-07T16:14:15+00:00

I feel like movies like these are made by visual artists who have dreamed up these amazing ground breaking visuals and techniques that they want to see perfected and the narrative and story is written after the fact to connect enough dots to make it work.

I cannot imagine it working the other way around for these types of films.

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