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Bolex, Cinema's Amateur Horizons
(book in English and French)
by Nicolas Dulac, Vincent Sorrel, Stéphane Tralongo and Benoît Turquety
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The machines produced under the abbreviation Bolex by the Swiss company Paillard have their own history, placing them in an abundant and complex local heritage: that of precision mechanics and the clock-making and musical instrument industry. One camera in particular was the brand’s emblem and is, still today, one of the most famous pieces of equipment in film history: the Bolex H16, aimed at the demanding amateur. The task will be here to interrogate the camera along three main lines: its internal mechanics, in the industrial context of its design and manufacture; the particular gestures that the machine gives rise to in the person operating it; and finally, the way these elements affected the diversity of the Bolex H16’s social uses.
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https://www.erudit.org/en/books/encyclopedie-techniques-cinema/bolex/
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