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Brief But Highly Ignored Introduction to the Bolex Camera
Hello, if you are reading this that means you are probably taking Cinema
Production 2, aka CP2. If you are taking Cinema Production 2 that mean you have
probably taken Cinema Production 1, aka CP1. If you have taken Cinema
Production 1 that means you have made movies on film. If you have made movies
on film in Cinema Production 1 that means you have used a Bolex camera. But how
much do you really know about this classic. You’ve probably used it at least
two or three times. But beside its basic use and functions have you ever taken
the time to learn about this marvel of the cinema camera world? Well let this
post educate you.
In 1927 a man named Jacques Bogopolsky, or as he was later
on called Jacques “Bolsky,” invented a revolutionary camera called the “Bolex
Auto Cine A.” The camera was self-named. Then in about 1930 he joined with the
Paillard Co. and formed Bolex-Paillard. Together they continued to create both
16mm and 8mm cameras. The cameras were built with an internal spring clockwork
system but later an electrical model was developed. By the early 1940s the
Bolex 16mm model became the most popular film camera in the world. The camera
has been used by many famous filmmakers to start their career in the cinema
world.
(Jacques Bogopolsky)
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