Arriflex motor for the S camera which uses a large power transistor on the side of the motor. Complaint: motor would race in speed. Repair: The motor must float electronically and therefore can not touch the case. There are four screws holding the transistor in its holder assembly. Make sure that each of the screws […]
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Troubleshooting the obvious and less obvious: Camera will not run. Check to make sure the motor clamp is snug. The camera motor body is the return electrical path and must be touching the motor housing clamp tight enough for a good electrical contact. The film buckle switch might not have been set properly. Open the
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Never let them see you sweat. (All production personnel, especially talent) Focus on the eyes. (Camera operator) Cheat whenever possible. (Camera operators.) The crew members must never let the person(s) paying for the show know there is a problem. Quietly take care of it. (Crew). Camera operators must tell the director before the show begins
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In the Los Angeles Times article on the front page of the December 11, 2007 issue an article titled “Iraq to disarm female police”. The reason given was many but none were cited as definitely proven as most important. The decision apparently came from the Ministry Of The Interior. Some “explanations” were apparently given but
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In the early part of December 2007, the California State University Daily Titan, a student on campus newspaper, published a special newsstand edition on the 50th anniversary of the campus being in existence that long. Inside the paper were the usual uplifting articles. One article covered the campus photographer, Pat O’Donnell. Problem was, Pat O’Donnell
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This blog ran a series of articles delving into an internal problem at a state university. We were made aware of this problem late fall of 07 and began putting up articles a few months later in an attempt to pressure the university to take action. It took a while but the university did come
