Camera
Eclair
Eclair NPR
The Eclair NPR (Noiseless Portable Reflex) is a 16mm film camera introduced in 1963 by the French manufacturer Eclair. Its quiet operation and ergonomic design made it the camera of the French New Wave and of documentary filmmakers working with synchronized sound in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Lynch used Arriflex cameras for "Eraserhead" (1977), shooting over five years at the AFI campus. His cinematographer Frederick Elmes has discussed the production's use of Arriflex equipment.
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Used for Eraserhead (1977), shooting over five years at the AFI campus.
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