Handheld and lightweight camera practices across New Wave cinemas, 1958–1975

1. Caméflex enables lighter, shoulder-friendly filming

   Jan 1, 1947Labels: clair Cam, shoulder camera

   • ASC
   • Science Museum
   • Arts Culture

2. ARRI introduces the Arriflex 16ST reflex camera

   Jan 1, 1952Labels: ARRI Arriflex, reflex camera

   • ARRI History
   • Science Museum
   • Wikipedia

3. Portable Nagra III advances sync-sound field recording

   Jan 1, 1957Labels: Nagra III, Stefan Kudelski

   • Richard Hess

4. Godard shoots *Breathless* with handheld Caméflex

   Aug 17, 1959Labels: Jean-Luc Godard, Cam flex

   • Wikipedia
   • ASC

5. *Breathless* popularizes New Wave handheld aesthetics

   Jan 1, 1960Labels: Breathless, French New

   • Wikipedia

6. *Chronicle of a Summer* links handheld cameras and cinéma vérité

   Jan 1, 1961Labels: Chronicle of, cin ma

   • Wikipedia

7. Éclair and others refine quartz-based sync practices

   Jan 1, 1962Labels: clair sync, Neopilot

   • Richard Hess
   • Cam ras clair

8. Oberhausen Manifesto signals a new German film generation

   Feb 28, 1962Labels: Oberhausen Manifesto, New German

   • Wikipedia
   • BR Archiv

9. Éclair NPR brings quiet 16mm handheld sync filming

   Jan 1, 1963Labels: clair NPR, quiet 16mm

   • clair 16
   • Antiq Photo

10. ARRI releases the self-blimped Arriflex 16BL

    Jan 1, 1965Labels: ARRI 16BL, self-blimped camera

    • Wikipedia
    • CinemaTechnic

11. Handheld location shooting spreads across New Wave cinemas

    Jan 1, 1968Labels: New Wave, location shooting

    • ASC
    • ARRI History

12. ARRI 16SR consolidates “silent reflex” handheld documentary design

    Jan 1, 1975Labels: ARRI 16SR, Silent Reflex

    • ARRI History
    • Wikipedia