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Title
Loading the Eyemo Camera
Date Created and/or Issued
2015-06-16T22:25:58Z
Publication Information
Chapman University Digital Commons
Contributing Institution
Chapman University, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives
Collection
Jonathan Silent Film Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Loading film magazine into the Eyemo Camera. One of 23 views of the Bell & Howell Eyemo Camera, covering all elements of the camera, including the case and attachments. Vintage prints. Designed and first manufactured in 1925, it was for many years the most compact 35 mm motion picture film camera, having a 100-foot film capacity. Its small size and ruggedness made it a favorite choice for newsreel and combat, and also found use for fiction and documentary filmmakers whenever a portable, rugged, and inconspicuous camera was needed. The Eyemo is still in use by some filmmakers. It is often used these days as a "crash-cam" for filming dangerous stunts and explosions, and shots in which the camera must be dropped from a building or other elevation. Vintage print. BW photograph; 5” x 7”
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/jonathan_silent_film/1591
Subject
Bell & Howell Company; Eyemo Cameras; Motion picture equipment; Motion picture cameras
Film and Media Studies
Film Production
Source
Jonathan Silent Film Collection

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