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Luciano Tovoli's Gear List(1)
Mitchell
Product description
The Mitchell BNCR is a blimped, studio 35mm motion picture camera introduced in 1967 as a reflex-viewing upgrade to the original Mitchell BNC (1934). The "R" designates the addition of a spinning mirror reflex viewfinder, allowing operators to see through the lens while filming. Its double-claw, register-pin movement provided exceptional image steadiness, and the aluminum blimp housing made it near-silent on sound stages. The BNCR dominated Hollywood studio production through the 1970s.
Connection note
Used the Mitchell BNCR on The Passenger (1975); the famous 7-minute tracking shot through window bars employed a Wescam gyro-stabilized camera rig.
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