History of the movie camera

[Steve Grisetti]

Here's a nice little compilation on the history of the motion picture camera.

[IndyMike]

Good find Steve. It has came a long way. I hear people say we are living in the golden age for making movies. I don't know if I would call it that or not. I would say it's cheaper to get in to it. I found a group called the Indiana Filmmakers Network on the internet. I went to one of their chapter meetings Monday night. They seam to network good on projects they have going on. I'm going to check the Bloomington chapter out. I found out that Robby Benson is teaching at Indiana University and gets involve with them.

[momoffduty]

I found a group called the Indiana Filmmakers Network on the internet. I went to one of their chapter meetings Monday night. They seam to network good on projects they have going on. I'm going to check the Bloomington chapter out. I found out that Robby Benson is teaching at Indiana University and gets involve with them.

Mike, sounds like an interesting opportunity and local too! You will have to give us an update on projects.

Steve, great find! The early cameras where massive! And hand crank?! Gives me a new respect for the old films.

[Steve Grisetti]

It's funny to think that it wasn't that long ago that movie cameras were big, bulky things with Mickey Mouse ear film reels on top -- reels that needed to be replaced regularly.

Now, with few exceptions, Hollywood movies are shot digitally and saved to hard drives.

[sidd finch]

That was amazing. It is interesting to see that throughout the development the consistency of capturing very unique shots has remained a constant. It was amazing to see some of the camera mounts that produced those famous shots. I especially loved the camera mounted to a slider on a race car at 3:43 that is unique. Great find Steve.

Sidd