joe90 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Does anyone know what body and motor drive were used by Duran Duran for the sound effects for the 1981 single? There is a Girls on Film video, quite raunchy, originally banned by the beeb, and there is a Nikon body (amongst others) that might an FM?, with a round eyepiece. However, the video doesn't start with the motordrive, and must be a different performance entirely to the single. I read on wikipedia that it was the band manager, Paul Berrow's Nikon camera that could be heard at the start. Fantastic. Anyone know what it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christiaan_phleger___honol Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Its the distinctive MD-12 or MD-11, with the spring loaded snap-back after advance. Great song and video, no doubt it was banned, I saw it again on VH1 Classic and noticed that some of the tops were quite transparent, amazing what todays' TV screens can show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_harris15 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 There is an uncensored version of the video where you don't need a modern HD TV in order to see a bit more....the girls are mud wrestling topless :) Anyway, back to motor drives in music. The only other instance that I have heard is in Jean Michel Jarre's track "Souvenir of China". Anyone have a clue what MD is used in this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btipton Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I seem to recall what sounded like an FM/MD-12 running in J Guiles Band's "Freeze Frame". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christiaan_phleger___honol Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I think the J Geils song motor is the Canon F1n Motor, but I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btipton Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 In retrospect, maybe Freeze Frame had an F3/MD-4 combo going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy tangen Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I guess it's official, we all are NIKON NUTS. When it comes down to the ability to identify a motor drive by sound on a music video. I will bet some of you can identify the sound of the lens focusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagesax Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 What motor dirve? I was looking at the girls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw63 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Where are these videos , again ? :) Motor drive identification by sounds on a rock video...you guys are DEEP in the the Uber Nikon fandom. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christiaan_phleger___honol Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 See, I was thinking MD-4 but in my recollection, that song came out before the F3/MD-4. IDK, I'm not a huge JGiels Band Fan. I do remember that the sound was different than Girls on Film. And yup Huge Nikon Geek. Huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christiaan_phleger___honol Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Ok Bit of research done, maybe it is a F3/MD-4. I'll have to listen. Or it could be an F3/ MD-2 combo...hmmm. Itunes here I come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christiaan_phleger___honol Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I mean F2! D'oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btipton Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I did alittle research and found "Freeze Frame" came out in 1981 and the F3 was released in 1980, so it's possible the F3/MD-4 combo was used in the song (assuming the MD-4 came out the same time). By the way, where could someone see the uncensored version of "Girls on Film"?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_harris15 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 The uncensored video used to be played at late night on VH1 / MTV in the UK a few years back. Haven't tuned in for a while, so don't know about now. Dependant upon your view on P2P file sharing, you can download it using something like Limewire of Bearflix. Have just checked Bearflix & it is available as a 63MB download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisheylen Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 <i>The only other instance that I have heard is in Jean Michel Jarre's track "Souvenir of China". Anyone have a clue what MD is used in this one?</i><p> David,<br> I hate to spoil the party, but if I recall correctly it was said in those days that Jean Michel Jarre was the first to be able to electronically imitate the sound of a motordriven camera with a synthesizer... Don't think it was sampled from a real camera. <p> Regards,<br>Kris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_harris15 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 No worries. I have listened to a lot of his music & him doing it through a synthesiser wouldn't surprise me in the least. However, at the time of the concerts in China (Autumn 1981 I think), he was married to Charlotte Rampling, who was into photography & was a bit of a dab hand with a camera. I have just dug out a book on Jarre that I have with quite a few photo's that she has taken in it. In the book, there is a photo of her & Jarre together with her holding an F3....Admittedly it doesn't look to have an MD-4 attached in the picture, but you never know. Perhaps the MD-4 was in the gadget bag & it was attached & used for the Souvenir of China track? One day, I might get around to playing the track & comparing it to my F3 & MD-4. Have got an MN-2 nicad pack for it (It sounds quite different when run off of this), so can & try it with this & regular alkalines to see how similar it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_cooke Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 computer/synth generated, no motordrive involved, good tune though, M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 I did a bit more detective work! I listened to the Duran Duran intro, then went straight to the local camera shop. They had an FE and MD12. The FE sounded relatively quiet in between shots. The batteries may have been old though. The next day I noticed an F3 with motor drive. That sounded just like the song intro. Checking on the Nikon's site, it says the F3 was introduced in 1980. So an F3 looks favorite at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrea_bellei Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 O.T. I need to private email with Christiaan Phleger - Honolulu about Norman LH3B andreabellei@tin.it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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