Bell & Howell 414PD Zoomatic Director Series
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Seria dificil dir quina és la pel•licula de 35mm més famosa del món, amb tants contendents, i no sabria dir tampoc quin és el cas per al format 16mm, però sí sé quina és la pel•licula de format 8mm més famosa del món. I de lluny. És molt curta, només 28 segons, i muda. Però ha estat analitzada fins als extrems més inversemblants des de fa decades. Es tracta de la filmació Zapruder: la filmació que feu Abraham Zapruder de l’assassinat de John Fitzgerald Kennedy a Dallas, Texas, el 22 de novembre de 1963.
L’empresari texà (d’origen jueu ucraïnès) Abraham Zapruder aprofità que el President Kennedy visitava la seva ciutat per a filmar la cavalcada presidencial, ja que era un avid fan del cinema amateur. Per a això emprà la seva càmera Bell & Howell 414PD Zoomatic Director Series, una de les millors del mercat; la emulsió fou Kodachrome II en color i sense sò. La càmera es mou per un motor de molla, sense electricitat, compta amb fotometre que pot regular la apertura automàticament i zoom manual o asistit per motor (amb controls a la part superior).
Després de buscar una mica, he aconseguit fer-me amb una càmera Bell & Howell 414PD, pràcticament identica a la que emprà Zapruder. De fet, la única diferencia que hi he trobat és la manca de indicadors als controls del zoom de la part superior. Amb tot, hi ha MOLTES variants d’aquestes càmeres Zoomatic de Bell & Howell.
En aquesta imatge en concret podeu veure la comparativa entre la fotografia oficial feta per National Archives de la autentica càmera de A. Zapruder, i la meva copia, que he “tunejat” perquè s’hi asembli. Per això li he posat tant una etiqueta que li enganxà el FBI com a prova que era del crim, així com un fragment d’esparadrap a la part superior on sembla que hi varen escriure (probablement també el FBI) “Kennedy”. Clavadetes, no?
La filmació de Zapruder:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJFT-OyDEc
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_Zapruder
web.archive.org/web/20070503094440/http://www.copweb.be/Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=56yeSMi_Qzg&t=198s
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It would be difficult to say which is the most famous 35mm film in the world, with so many contenders, and I wouldn't be able to say what the case is for the 16mm format either, but I do know which is the most famous 8mm film in the world. And by far. It is very short, only 28 seconds, and silent. But it has been analyzed to the most improbable extremes for decades. It is the Zapruder film: the film that Abraham Zapruder made of the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
The Texan businessman (of Ukrainian Jewish origin) Abraham Zapruder took advantage of President Kennedy's visit to his city to film the presidential cavalcade, as he was an avid fan of amateur cinema. For this he used his Bell & Howell 414PD Zoomatic Director Series camera, one of the best on the market; the emulsion was Kodachrome II in color and without sound. The camera is driven by a spring motor, without electricity, has a photometer that can regulate the aperture automatically and manual or motor-assisted zoom (with controls on the top).
After some searching, I managed to get my hands on a Bell & Howell 414PD camera, practically identical to the one used by Zapruder. In fact, the only difference I found is the lack of indicators on the zoom controls on the top. However, there are MANY variants of these Bell & Howell Zoomatic cameras.
In this particular image you can see the comparison between the official photograph taken by the National Archives of the authentic A. Zapruder camera, and my copy, which I have “tuned” to resemble it. That is why I have put both a label that the FBI stuck on it as the crime evidence that it was, as well as a piece of tape on the top where it seems that they (probably also the FBI) wrote “Kennedy”. Nailed it, right?
The Zapruder film:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJFT-OyDEc
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapruder_film
web.archive.org/web/20070503094440/http://www.copweb.be/Z...
Bell & Howell 414PD Zoomatic Director Series
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Seria dificil dir quina és la pel•licula de 35mm més famosa del món, amb tants contendents, i no sabria dir tampoc quin és el cas per al format 16mm, però sí sé quina és la pel•licula de format 8mm més famosa del món. I de lluny. És molt curta, només 28 segons, i muda. Però ha estat analitzada fins als extrems més inversemblants des de fa decades. Es tracta de la filmació Zapruder: la filmació que feu Abraham Zapruder de l’assassinat de John Fitzgerald Kennedy a Dallas, Texas, el 22 de novembre de 1963.
L’empresari texà (d’origen jueu ucraïnès) Abraham Zapruder aprofità que el President Kennedy visitava la seva ciutat per a filmar la cavalcada presidencial, ja que era un avid fan del cinema amateur. Per a això emprà la seva càmera Bell & Howell 414PD Zoomatic Director Series, una de les millors del mercat; la emulsió fou Kodachrome II en color i sense sò. La càmera es mou per un motor de molla, sense electricitat, compta amb fotometre que pot regular la apertura automàticament i zoom manual o asistit per motor (amb controls a la part superior).
Després de buscar una mica, he aconseguit fer-me amb una càmera Bell & Howell 414PD, pràcticament identica a la que emprà Zapruder. De fet, la única diferencia que hi he trobat és la manca de indicadors als controls del zoom de la part superior. Amb tot, hi ha MOLTES variants d’aquestes càmeres Zoomatic de Bell & Howell.
En aquesta imatge en concret podeu veure la comparativa entre la fotografia oficial feta per National Archives de la autentica càmera de A. Zapruder, i la meva copia, que he “tunejat” perquè s’hi asembli. Per això li he posat tant una etiqueta que li enganxà el FBI com a prova que era del crim, així com un fragment d’esparadrap a la part superior on sembla que hi varen escriure (probablement també el FBI) “Kennedy”. Clavadetes, no?
La filmació de Zapruder:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJFT-OyDEc
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_Zapruder
web.archive.org/web/20070503094440/http://www.copweb.be/Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=56yeSMi_Qzg&t=198s
=================================
It would be difficult to say which is the most famous 35mm film in the world, with so many contenders, and I wouldn't be able to say what the case is for the 16mm format either, but I do know which is the most famous 8mm film in the world. And by far. It is very short, only 28 seconds, and silent. But it has been analyzed to the most improbable extremes for decades. It is the Zapruder film: the film that Abraham Zapruder made of the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
The Texan businessman (of Ukrainian Jewish origin) Abraham Zapruder took advantage of President Kennedy's visit to his city to film the presidential cavalcade, as he was an avid fan of amateur cinema. For this he used his Bell & Howell 414PD Zoomatic Director Series camera, one of the best on the market; the emulsion was Kodachrome II in color and without sound. The camera is driven by a spring motor, without electricity, has a photometer that can regulate the aperture automatically and manual or motor-assisted zoom (with controls on the top).
After some searching, I managed to get my hands on a Bell & Howell 414PD camera, practically identical to the one used by Zapruder. In fact, the only difference I found is the lack of indicators on the zoom controls on the top. However, there are MANY variants of these Bell & Howell Zoomatic cameras.
In this particular image you can see the comparison between the official photograph taken by the National Archives of the authentic A. Zapruder camera, and my copy, which I have “tuned” to resemble it. That is why I have put both a label that the FBI stuck on it as the crime evidence that it was, as well as a piece of tape on the top where it seems that they (probably also the FBI) wrote “Kennedy”. Nailed it, right?
The Zapruder film:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJFT-OyDEc
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapruder_film
web.archive.org/web/20070503094440/http://www.copweb.be/Z...