The Lomokino camera will be a pretty cool addition to my Christmas list this year …

 

 

I’m very excited about making some short films lo-fi style, with good old fashioned real film. It’s funny because so many HDSLR filmmakers using cameras like the Canon 5D mark II, they will say “shoot in 24p because it is so film-like.” But really no one is ever going to shoot with film, unlike with still photography where so many people do still shoot film. Well, I can really sense that a camera like the Lomokino might actually catch on. And even though using actual film to make moving pictures is time-intensive (and $$-intensive), it really does look rewarding and I am going to give it a go. Stay tuned for the results.

The Lomokino uses any kind of 35mm film that you select, and works by the use of a hand crank that you crank to move the film through the open shutter. Pretty awesome, huh? Does anybody remember the opening credits to The Wonder Years? With the Beatles song. That was the Beatles right? A Beatles cover, anyway.

Here are some short videos from the Lomokino site:

Sample videos:

Teaser Trailer from Lomography on Vimeo.

A Sunny Day On The Southbank – LomoKino from Lomography on Vimeo.

How to use the Lomokino:

LomoKino – Shooting, Loading and Focusing from Lomography on Vimeo.