[Frameworks] Using a Kaiser RS-1 copy stand with a Bolex?

[Caryn Cline]

Dear Friends,



Someone recently gave me a mostly complete Kaiser RS-1 copy stand.  I would
like to use it, if possible, to compose text on my computer, display that
text on a small flat screen monitor that I place on the copy stand grid and
re-photograph the text with a Bolex.  I would then double expose or bi-pack
the text with other material in my optical printer.  Is that a workflow
that makes sense?



I do not have a camera screw to attach the Bolex to the central column.  I
would need something with a much longer shaft than the camera screws I see
advertised around, or the ones I have from tripod shoes, something more
like the camera screw that comes with an optical printer and that attaches
the Bolex to the base.  Does anyone have a long-shafted camera screw that
would fit a Bolex knocking around in a box somewhere?



I also do not have light bulbs. I do have bulb fixtures on adjustable arms
that come with the copy stand.  Any recommendations for LED lights?  Should
I swap out the bulb fixtures for something else?



If you have any advice for me about the workflow I’ve described or about
using this copy stand set up with a Bolex, I’d love to hear it.  Given the
specialized nature of my question, it is probably better to contact me off
list: carynycline at gmail.com.



Thank you for your insights.



CC
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Caryn Cline
Experimental Filmmaker & Teacher
www.vimeo.com/carynyc


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