[Frameworks] Fwd: [AMIA-L] Seeking Bolex Footage Shot From 1916 - 2018

[Elizabeth McMahon]

Dear Frameworks,

Heads up on this request made on the AMIA (Association of Moving Image
Archivists) listserv. If you care to respond, you can register here:

https://amianet.org/engage/amia-l-listserv/

Best,

Elizabeth McMahon

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From: *JohnMark Triplett* <johnmark.triplett at gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Subject: [AMIA-L] Seeking Bolex Footage Shot From 1916 - 2018
To: AMIA-L at lsv.uky.edu


Hi all,

We are looking for footage shot on the Bolex from 1927- 2018. We know the
camera of use is not often listed with the footage but we hope that you may
have some leads on where we can find film specifically shot on the
Bolex. We are in post-production on a feature documentary about the
inventor of the Bolex motion picture camera which is directed by his
great-granddaughter. Within it we are including a montage with footage
starting with the inventor testing his first Bolex model in 1927 through
footage of others using various models of the Bolex all the way until 2018.
We are looking for films shot over the decades to show the passage of time
and what the camera has seen and what it meant to people.

For example from well known important moments in history such as footage
displaying the civil rights movement,  Kennedy assassination, Vietnam War
protest, Berlin Wall falling to every day life and home movies or
experimentation with the camera. Any footage of icons using the Bolex,
early red carpet film premieres caught on Bolex? We are looking for
anything from stop-motion, music video footage, outtakes, travel films,
behind the scenes footage from movie sets. Anything from a park bench in
Central Park, to a baby's first steps, to a rocket launch, to a sunset on
Lake Erie. Bonus if there is any behind the scenes footage of people using
the Bolex where you can see the Bolex in the users hands. A lot of these
examples are US based, but we certainly would plan to incorporate footage
from all around the world.

Overall, this camera unites almost 100 years of filmmakers, amateurs,
artists and everyday people and we'd like to incorporate life through their
lenses. We are indie and can't pay transfer costs and are looking for
material already transferred to digital. The project is an intersection of
a film pioneer inventing for the future intersecting with a modern digital
era filmmaker trying to make sense of the past. Please contact JohnMark at
johnmark.triplett at gmail.com with any leads! Thank you!

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*JohnMark Triplett*
writer/producer/director
phone:  818-314-1388
email:  johnmark.triplett at gmail.com
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