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TELECINE WITHOUT TEARS

 

Film to Video the Cardboard Way

 

Putting cine movie-film onto video/DVD can cost quite a lot if it’s done professionally. And unless you use a reputable lab, results can vary, together with a risk of losing or damaging your film. It’s relatively easy to do your own telecine transfers. And the quality can be impressive. Here’s how.

 

What you need

 

A camcorder, a movie projector that has constantly variable speeds, and a piece of good quality cardboard ! A lot cheaper than a telecine translucent screen and probably better, without grain or hot-spot problems.

 

Getting the Speed right

 

You can use a projector with non-variable speeds, but the chances are you’ll notice fluctuations of the light in the video image. Still there’s nothing to lose in giving it a try, and your projector just might have more-or-less the right speed regardless of what it says ! However, it’s best to be able to vary the projection speed if you want to be sure of constant image density. The speed should be very near 16.66 frames per second, or 25 frames per second. This is if you have 50 cycle mains electricity. In the USA it’s 60 cycles, so the speed needs to be 15, 20 or 24 f.p.s. So first you have to decide what speed the film was taken at. Silent films are normally shot at 16 or 18 f.p.s. Sound films could have been shot at any speed: 16, 18, 24 or 25. If you are unsure, just project the film and see if the folks move around normally. In practice, it doesn’t really look wrong if the film was shot at say 18 f.p.s. and you project at 16.66 f.p.s. And 24 looks exactly the same as 25. How it sounds is a different matter, but more of that later. Choose your transfer speed nearest to the original filming speed.

 

Improving the Image

 

It obviously makes sense to start off with the best quality image. Rather than projecting a big image on a screen, find a piece of good white card a few inches across, certainly no more than a foot, and focus the projector on that. If your film material is rather contrasty, try using a cream-coloured card. Another way to reduce contrast is to introduce into the room a bit of ambient light. The projector should give a very evenly-lit image. Normally, your eyes adjust to a film image that is perhaps bright in the middle but tailing off towards the edges. But the camera’s eye sees what it sees, and consequently the image will look odd. The earlier projectors with conventional tungsten lighting and condenser lenses, often give more even lighting than halogen projectors without condensers. If your projector gives uneven lighting, try putting a grey water-colour wash onto the centre of the card, softening off towards the edges. Or, in front of the camcorder or projector use a piece of optical glass or filter that has been darkened in the centre. The projector zoom-lens should be set at a long focal length. Alternatively, use a fixed focal length lens. If you are projecting 8mm, try using a 16mm projector lens of say 35mm or even 50mm focal length. Now…. as you are showing a small image you have light to spare…. Make a black card or paper “washer” that fits neatly into the end of the projector lens barrel. It should be right up against the front lens element. Don’t make the hole in the washer too small, but enough to effectively close down your lens by a couple of f-stops. This will give a quantum leap in definition ! Why ? Because it’s like a camera-lens…. the sharpness improves when the outer parts of the lens are not in use. All lenses work better when stopped down. On a normal size of screen it would give a rather dim image, of course, but it’s bright enough on our cardboard screen.

 

The Transfer

 

So now, hopefully, we have a nice sharp evenly-lit image that shows the cine film at its best. Before the transfer, it’s a good idea to thoroughly clean the film with special film-cleaner if it needs it, or at least remove dust with a soft cloth. Firmly set up the camcorder somewhere near the centre-line of the projector, perhaps behind or just above it. If above, beware of ripples of heat from the lamp-house ! The lens on the camera will be at a long focal length setting, so that the projected image fills the viewfinder. Manually focus on some news-print held against the card, and keep this focus setting for the actual transfer. Key-stoning of the image shouldn’t be a problem as you are situated well back from the small screen. When you are satisfied that framing and focus are perfect, turn off the lights and begin the transfer. Ideally the camcorder’s exposure should be set manually to one aperture for the whole film. Examine your results on a fairly large video screen. If you still see density fluctuations, fine-tune the projector speed and try again. With care you’ll end up with a good, sharp telecine, that looks professional.

 

Sound

 

If the film carries a sound track, you can connect the sound projector to the camcorder and record in sync. How you do this in order to get a good track on video is outside the scope of this blog. However, coming back to the projector running speeds…..Whereas our eyes are easily fooled by a slightly wrong speed, our ears usually are not ! A sound track recorded at 18 f.p.s. for example, will most likely sound wrong at 16.66 f.p.s. So it may be best to transfer the sound independently to the computer, then lay the track onto the video, making sync adjustments as necessary. Maybe others would like to comment….

The first place where you would create your own private, erotic videos is undoubtedly your own bedroom. After all, this is most likely where you and your partner would feel most comfortable and secure, especially if you guys are new to creating erotic videos. However, since you want to continually spice up your relationship, why not venture out of the four walls of your bedroom?

Places Where You Can Film Your Erotic Videos

If you and/or your partner are not comfortable yet into venturing outside your home then even just a change of rooms within your house is ok. Consider the following…

Your Kitchen.

Ever wondered why many adult films show sex occurring in the kitchen? It’s all part of the ‘it’s unexpected’, ‘it’s uncommon’, and ‘it shouldn’t be done there’ appeal! You can even adopt some role-playing here like the ‘maid’ cooking for her boss and then him (you) sexually harassing her until it all leads to one glorious making love scene on the kitchen counter or dining table.

You can also try – assuming your partner is ok with recording your lovemaking – to simply surprise your partner as she’s in the kitchen. You can setup the video recorder on the counter or by the kitchen door and then walk to your partner and grab her from behind or hug her from behind and then reach across to touch her breasts. Just see where it goes!

Your Bathroom.

You and your partner probably take a shower together once in a while, right? Well, this time, why not go all the way and make love while filming yourselves? (Just make sure that your video recorder will not be damaged by the dampness in the room!)

Your Home Office / Study / Den.

Even while you’re at home, there are rooms that are simply used for something else other than making love. This time though, why not be wild and bend the rules a little? While your partner is working in his/her home office, walk in, drop your robe (of course, you’re naked underneath it) and then sit on his/her lap. That should take your partner’s mind off work!

Once you guys are more comfortable filming yourselves outside the bedroom, it’s easier to consider outdoor locations. Try the following when you’re both ready.

Your Own Backyard.

If you have a big backyard or garden at the back, then why not be naughty under the cover of some trees and bushes? Or maybe inside the hot, sweaty greenhouse? The thought of your neighbor discovering you guys will surely up the suspense and sexual factor as well.

You can also do the same if you guys have an outdoor swimming pool. At the dead of night, take a dip in the pool with your partner, remove your bathing suits, and then take her from behind underwater! (The thought of being watched by neighbors in the dark is such a huge turn on for most couples too.)

On Camping Grounds.

One of my clients says that he and his partner had the best sex while camping. They put up a tent on public camping grounds and at night, while everybody was sleeping or inside their own tents, they did the deed! The ground was a bit hard but filming themselves in the tight space while aware of the fact that other nearby campers can hear them was a huge turn on!

In the Wilderness.

There’s just something wild and sexy about making love in the forest, in a barn or just in the open fields (preferable being hidden by tall grass) so why not try it yourselves? Set a date for a picnic or a hiking trip and bring your video camera. Once you find the perfect spot, strip down and make love with wild abandon!

Other outdoor areas to try to film yourselves while having sex is on the beach, on a parking lot (inside your car is safest), and on a boat in the middle of the ocean.

A great sex life is really one of the keys to a great, loving and solid relationship. Don’t say no to any idea just because it’s not considered ‘normal’ in society. Be open-minded, try things together and keep on doing what you and your partner feel comfortable doing.

Enjoy your bodies!

People with leisure time have several fun options for what to do. Those with Internet access might opt for enjoying some adult entertainment. The adult entertainment industry has helped to foster the careers of several popular adult film stars of today. You can find films of many of these hot artists at Bang Bros. and Youporn. Bang Bros. is a subscription site, whereas Youporn is a free site that features both professional and amateur films. Both keep in stock movies from the top adult film stars.

Originally from Great Falls, Montana, the lovely Tera Patrick moved with her father to San Francisco, where she was discovered at the tender age of 13 by the Eileen Ford Modeling Agency. Thus began her modeling career. At 18, she left modeling and went to college, earning degrees in nursing and microbiology. She shifted to adult entertainment in the late 1990s, and has experienced shooting star success in very short order. She has appeared in Playboy and Penthouse, and has been a guest on the Howard Stern show. She is generous with charities as well: Tera has been a fund raiser for the Free Speech Coalition and AIM Healthcare.

Another popular adult film star is Jenna Jameson. Originating from Las Vegas, Jameson began work in adult films in 1993, and since then has gone on to win more than 20 erotic film awards and has been inducted into two adult entertainment Halls of Fame: the X-Rated Critics Organization as well as Adult Video News.

German-born Briana Banks is also very popular in erotic films in the United States. Briana has appeared in Penthouse, and has an action figure that was modeled after her.

Born in Long Beach, California, sultry Aria Giovanni has shot to the top of the adult entertainment popular film stars list. She has been a featured model in Penthouse, and has starred in several films, including a parody of the Survivor TV series.

Hailing from Ft. Worth, Texas, Jesse Jane has a career in the adult entertainment industry that spans many avenues. Not only has she appeared in several popular adult films, but she also has modeled and has appeared as a guest star on HBO’s Entourage and host of Playboy TV’s Night Calls.

Krystal Steal is another blonde beauty familiar to patrons of adult entertainment. She has appeared in several films, and has had her photographs published in Hustler magazine.

Jill Kelly has been in 420-plus adult films in the last ten years. She has also appeared in Spike Lee’s movie He Got Game. Her production company, Jill Kelly Productions, unfortunately went bankrupt, but Penthouse Magazine paid over $1.7 million for her assets, including several unreleased films.

These are some of the best adult film industry stars that you might want to be on the lookout for when you want to experience an exciting range of adult entertainment films.

The adult entertainment industry, like every branch of the entertainment business as a whole, has undergone significant changes over the past 75 years. With the development of new technologies, entertainment went from early photographs, movies, and live performance to media streaming to a global audience.

Several scientists claim to have invented the radio, including Jagadish Chandra Bose, Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Nikola Tesla whom the US Supreme Court eventually recognized as the inventor of radio, and Guglielmo Marconi. The earliest film was produced in Leeds, Yorkshire in 1888, and the first film projector came into being around 1895. Early films were silent until 1927, when synchronized sound and film made its famous debut in the feature film The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson. Early electromechanical televisions were invented by 1884, although the strictly electronic models did not come into wide use until much later. Color television was known by 1940, but because of the war, expansion of the technology was placed on hold until 1945, and color televisions were not available to the public until 1954.

Starting with these humble beginnings, different media were developed for the storing of audio and video projects. Vinyl records to 8-tracks, then cassettes and DAT, then a big jump to CDs and DVDs and eventually streaming on the Internet. The relative affordability and easy use of home computers put the digital world at the fingertips of many worldwide. The Internet represented a huge jump in technology that enabled easy worldwide distribution of all manner of entertainment, including adult entertainment. Along with the use of film editing software that can be purchased for use on home computers and high-resolution digital cameras that are compatible with personal computers, anyone can make a movie that is quite high quality in appearance.

This has led to a huge increase in the number of independent films that have been and continue to be produced today. Because, unlike earlier days where a movie studio had to green-light your script in order for you to have access to all of their equipment to make a film, anyone with an idea for a film can go out and with easily accessible equipment can create a film on his or her own. Certainly, this has helped to spur many small production companies that were free to produce any kind of niche films they wished, such as adult films. With new technology comes adult video on demand sites such as All Adult Channel where you can select and watch video and clip content either through streaming content viewed in real time, or by downloading movies directly to your computer. There are also porn mega sites like All Sites Access.

Films are also much more accessible because you can view one anywhere there is a computer. With the advent of new technology, you can now also watch adult films on cell phones and video I-pods, making movies very portable. Erotic films are easily accessed via the Internet on demand, at websites such as Bang Bros. and Youporn, making them available anytime you have the opportunity to view them.