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Film Cameras in "I Am Number Four"
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Just saw this okay movie, but the exciting part was seeing all the vintage film cameras the female lead brought out during the course of the movie! Here are the main ones to the best of my recollection.
1. Nikon F 35mm SLR (1959-1973); It's obviously a Nikon F series, but the prism seems marked "1F". I'll have to check it out later to verify.
2. Hasselblad 500 C/M 120mm SLR (1964-Present); The character is shown holding this very expensive camera (or a similar Hassy) in a rather anachronistic fully decked out camera store in her small rural town. Check out the large Kodak boxes on the shelf behind the counter!
3. Canonet 28 series 35mm Rangefinder (1962-1980); She gives this one to the main character to take his own photos along with a roll of B&W film in a _metal_ canister...talk about retro. She also describes the cool way it's "light leaks" affects it's photos. Even lomography gets mentioned in this movie!
4. Ricoh XR-X 3PF (possibly some other newish 35mm SLR; not sure) (1964-1977); She is shown taking photos at the fair with this camera.
Posted at 8:25PM, 18 February 2011 PDT
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awesome..
whereas i am not sure it's worth paying to see i am looking forward to catching it on disc or streaming JUST to see them.
Personally I recommend John Water's Pecker for featuring a Canon Canonet 28
Posted 16 months ago.
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Thanks for the link to the review. Sounds like a truly awful movie.
Posted 16 months ago.
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just because it's reviews aren't stellar doesn't mean it's not worth seeing..i am looking forward the afore mentioned camera cameo.
Posted 16 months ago.
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can someone identify the camera from the film Everlasting Moments?
i answered my own question, i must have missed the title cards when i saw it. a Zeiss Contessa.
Originally posted 15 months ago.
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erasergirl edited this topic 15 months ago.
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Two nice cameras in that shot! :) Wish I had room for an big 'ole view camera like that.
Posted 15 months ago.
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Just saw "I Am Number Four" on Apple TV last night and enjoyed how the female lead embraced analog photography. We even see a Diana in her collection of cameras.
As for the film itself, it's pretty much your standard teen alien coming of age in high school yarn. He discovers he has special powers, but of course the real lesson is that everybody is special, blah, bah, blah.
There are some nice effects, and "Justified" star Timothy Olyphant does a good turn, but the ending is ultimately unsatisfying, totally improbable, and seems blatantly geared for generating a sequel.
Posted 12 months ago.
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