Bolex, Cinema's Amateur Horizons

(book in English and French)

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by Nicolas Dulac, Vincent Sorrel, Stéphane Tralongo and Benoît Turquety

Type

Didactic

Subject

Technique > Cinematography

Keywords

camera, technique

Publishing date

2023

Publisher

CinéMédias

Collection

Technes: Encyclopedia of Film Techniques and Technologies

Language

English and French

Relative size

Physical desc.

Ebook • ? pages

ISBN

978-2-925376-03-3

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Book Presentation:
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.

External link
https://www.erudit.org/en/books/encyclopedie-techniques-cinema/bolex/