Elmo Zoom C-300 - REVERSE SHOOTING AND REWINDING; F.R. Dial for Reverse Drive; Super-8 Film Limitations; Preparing for Reverse Filming

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RE VERS E SHOOTI N G A ND RE WI N D IN G
The C- 30 0 fec tu res r ever se fil mi ng and f ilm ro w in d ,olil.
Th 8 f .R. button
is on the le lt . id e of the co me ro bo d y.
Ord i no'!l y, Ihe in di CO lor bu lla n is
sel at posilior . "F" ( for wa rd ). At this lime o rdi nar y shoo l ing ma y be do ne .
FOf
re verse f il min g or rew indi ng. tu rn Ihe d ia l a lt er Iho dia l st oppe r hos
be en d o pr .. s~ o d . se tti ng .the d ia l 0 1 p03 it i on " R" ( ,e .. er~ e ) .
If t ho 5hJ t lcr
bU! 'o n is d ep ressed 01 this ti mo , the film wi ll be d r iv e n in re vers e.
* Ho w ll v. r, ' " ve" " d ri vo i$ ".o t po ,"ible with ~ u pe r · 8 1 11 m du .. to cortridge
cOnJ: lru ct lo l . E" en if t ~ .. cam era i, lo od ed wi th 0 S up., ·8 I n o g o '- i n ~ , the mo jo, wl l!
"ot rotg l. wnon th .. s ~utt e r bulton I, d tl ore" , d whl l .. the F ,R . b lt l o ~ i, n t 1" pcd ti cn
"~ .. Tn;. 1. (I safety 'e ot ur e. I~ vl (l w of t ll :s , reve r!o fil mi ng g nd o v ~ r lOllpi n g er e r.Q !
po ssi bl e w H~ Su? er-8 l il m
lSe for o re ve r se iil m in g, it is necessary to r UIl I he fil m ahead a c ert '1 in
fe n.;! th. Be for e doing so . i n sure that the lens coo is in positi on. ond od v::wce
the fi lm wh il e ob~ e rving \ho Him coun ter .
the lil m by re ue r se driv e.
Re moue Ih e lo r .s c op o nd e ); pose
Ne xt. re pioce the l en; cop an d a dv a nce t he li lm 10 il s or :g inal p os iti o n.
If H· tis ste p is rleg l ec t ed. sLibSeqLl Brlt forward shea ti ng w ill bo s up e rimposed
o r. th e c ar e full y p l orlrlf ~ d - eve rse sho o ting . orld d ouble fl xp osur e w ill spo il
the film. Re
wi nd in g is usuolly us ed fo r ove r l op pin g. or lo r tr id ph o t og r a phy .
Wh e n do i ng Ihe reverse f il mi ng . the lost ona fr onlfl w il l be ex pose d
white sinc e t he sh utt e r st op s ope n.