Eclair 16mm Film Camera Loading

These are the steps to load a 16 mm film camera according to the manual provided by Eclair. Although every effort was made to cover all steps, it is recommended that you always refer to the manual that comes with the camera you are using. The roll of film I used was a practice, dummy roll, and therefore, exposure to light was not an issue. Please note that loading the Feed Side of the magazine MUST be done in darkness.

Please forgive the poor video quality as this video was originally for my personal use. I had an Eclair 16mm camera on loan for a couple of days for a scene I was shooting, and decided to record myself as I practiced the loading process for later review.

This video was edited on FCPX. Still frames, retimed clips, titles and the Ken Burn effect were incorporated for the purposes of highlighting details that require more attention.