[KineJapan] I was born but... film gauge

[Desser, David M]

Thanks.  That close-up image of the film reel clearly indicates 16mm.  It was not necessarily a crucial question, but Markus' point about it being expensive compared to 9.5, for instance, is important.  So thanks everyone for the help.

Best regards
David
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Subject: Re: [KineJapan] I was born but... film gauge

Pathé's 9.5mm was popular because it was cheap and caught on.

But as mentioned, the boss definitely had 16mm—and that meant that he was really monied. It's a small, but important, detail in the film's class discourse.

Judging from the shape of the camera and how he's holding it, it's probably a Bell and Howell. But I think Bolex was making cameras with this vertical profile.

If you really need to figure it out, there are a lot of crazy camera collector pages out there like this one: https://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/cinelist.html

Markus

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I think the 9.5mm Pathe Baby was the home cinema camera of choice in 1930s Japan.



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Subject: [KineJapan] I was born but... film gauge

Can anyone tell me the film gauge of the home-movie in I Was Born But...?  It seems like it's too small for 16mm.  Is it 9.5?

Thanks.

You can reply to me privately if you'd like: desser at illinois.edu<mailto:desser at illinois.edu> or to this list in case there is controversy.  😄

David
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