BEAULIEU 4008 - Soh Use of the Variable Shutter

4° Use of the variable shutter
The variable shutter is controlled by means of the lever located
on top of the camera body. It works from rear to front to close
the shutter slot (38), and from front to rear to open it (39). It can be
locked at half-pitch (i.e. allowing half the normal light through). To
achieve this result, push forward until the closed position is reached,
then pull backwards and upwards until the lever clicks into place.
Fades make it possible to finish a scene or a shot by gradually
darkening the pictures until complete darkness is reached, or, on the
contrary, to start a scene in complete darkness and gradually to
lighten until a normal lighting intensity is reached. |t is generally
preferable that fades should be filmed with the camera on a tripod,
so that no attention has to be paid to framing and the lever can be
very regularly actuated in the desired time, according to the effect
required (average time: 4 secs., or 72 frames under normal filming
conditions).
5° Use of remote control
This particular facility offered by the Beaulieu cinecamera will be
appreciated by all those making films calling for very discrete opera-
tion (wildlife scenes, children at play, etc.) or having a marked ele-
ment of danger (wild animals, car races, scientific experiments, etc.).
There are two possible control methods: line, or radio transmitter.
LINE CONTROL
Any two-strand line can do the job providing it is fitted with a
switch and an appropriate jack plug.
a) Plug the lead connection into the jack "R" (40).
b) Lock the release button in the "continuous" position.
C) Put power switch in position 3.
d) Control the camera's operation by means of the switch.
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