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HALF PRICE straight 8 entry this week only
if you've ever thought about making a straight 8 film
now would be a good time
half price until midnight on sunday 8th!
www.straight8entry2012.blogspot.com
straight 8 xmas presents shipping now
enter straight 8 2012 + big new things
for more on our new 2012 entry page
doc/fest, cannes advertising, berlin & london selections
all 8 of the awesome films from our cannes film festival selection will play at all screenings except for sheffield
straight 8 2011: sheffield doc/fest premieres - june 12th, 1pm, sheffield odeon
77: the green green lanes of home - sarah thom
blue spruce - zachary taylor
kennedy's hat - matt houghton
latitiude 45° 35', north - tania boisset
london lines - rory mathieson
picnic on the moon - helen nias, angus johnstone
symphony - francesca weber-newth & ruth meyer
the second law - paul cooke, alex ranken, dominic reese-roberts
underground paris - nic fforde
vacation island - robert christian malmberg
we'll see what happens - jon lloyd
worth a journey - ken hagen takenaka, jens gröger
straight 8 2011 'the best of an ad bunch' cannes advertising festival premieres
june 24th, coffee + croissants 11.30 am, screening noon, the star cinema, 98 rue d'antibes
tickets: http://rushess8canneslions2011.eventbrite.com/
brög - michelle fraser
excuse me - team euro
focus - kimberly jarred
living with barry - camille & margot
macmillan archive #bm1907 - jamie madge
memories of cottingley - marc holtbecker, robert neumann, steffen kramer
mime poker - joseph connor
near dark - luca gennari
stiff - thom greybe
the debt collector - david walters
the eye-catcher - richard connel, clement woodward, thomas woodward, laura knox
the gardener - donshades dodo
the straight 8 commandments - bigplus & 0800 styles
vacation island - robert christian malmberg
straight 8 2011 berlin premiere - july 9th, drinks 8pm, screening 10pm, venue : lützowstrasse 102-104, Berlin
evil candy - tobias koppe
memories of cottingley - marc holtbecker, robert neumann, steffen kramer
mullet man - florian schertel, peter hall
sundays - georg pelzer
tango - klaus bobach
the manual for the h-psb85 - maximilian michel
y.s.i. - fiona browlie
straight 8 2011 london premieres @ rushes soho shorts festival - july 25th and 26th, 8.45pm the ICA
all the hard ways ? caryn waechter, richard kimmel
brög - michelle fraser
epic kraft - akseli plane, charles david
excuse me - team euro
focus - kimberly jarrett
ghost -romana majid
going up - harvey griffin
he loves me - oliver crowther
hermes day out - megan hill & tatiana mccabe
kennedy's hat - matt houghton
living with barry - camille & margot
lost/found - paul kasprzak
lux flux - colin dewar
macmillan archive #bm1907 - jamie madge
man from the moon - hannah turner
meet the special one - dankuro shima
memories of cottingley - marc holtbecker, robert neumann, steffen kramer
menage a soixante-treize - dermot canterbury, isabel fay
mime poker - joseph connor
near dark - luca gennari
night - robert ellsworth
noir et blanc - andrew panatti
picnic on the moon - helen nias, angus johnstone
rage for sale - jack riccobono
s8-3d - malcolm finlay
sarah ? greg & doug
silent butt violent ? darren barber
solomon rousseaux's khrominox - andrew wilson, samuel cochrane
somewhere in france - scott newstead
stiff ? thom greybe
the box - dan weston & damon hatcher
the class - rob oldfield
the daughters of the late colonel - alex newton and avye leventis
the eyecatcher - richard connell, clement woodward, thomas woodward, laura knox
the gardener - donshades dodo
the pig - darren walsh
the straight 8 commandments - bigplus & 0800 styles
the thing within - anita rickwood
trapped - matt stevens
vacation island - robert christian malmberg
coming to a screening is the perfect way to get inspiration for your 2012 straight 8 entry, and we'd love to see you
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straight 8 2012 open now - discount entry
straight 8 2012 is open now!
entry will be available for the special rate of £50 for just one week
cannes film festival 2012 + slamdance 2012 premieres already confirmed - more to come
anyone, anywhere can enter
if you've got a film in you, we want to see it
so if you're feeling inspired, now's the time to go for it - that's what it's all about
enter using the appropriate button below - you can enter now and choose your filmstock later (just choose any of the stocks and email helpingout@straight8.net to let us know not to send it yet!)
if you need some help to make up your mind check out our guide at www.straight8filmstock.blogspot.com
rest of the world:
straight 8 2011 cannes results + trailer
we received an awesome 115 entries to straight 8 2011.
from russia with monsters - cut & paste
gothic enchantment - paul walkingshaw
misty's second movie - benjamin scrimgeour
once in a tube - michael carstens
rouge amour - kezia barnett
wonderful, terrible thing - nick carew
worth a journey - ken hagen takenaka, jens groger
a zombie claymation - lee hardcastle
new cannes film festival venue
2011 is straight 8?s 9th year in cannes, for the first time the screening will take place in the prestigious UK film centre (aka the uk pavilion) - a beautiful beach-front pavilion in the heart of the international village, it's the home of the british film industry in cannes
also for the first time, we're selling tickets for ?8 each at straight8tickets.blogspot.com
it helps us to keep going and growing, and we promise we'll repay you with incredible films and cold rosé
the screening is at 7.30pm on the 18th may - check out the events page for more
straight 8 2011 trailer
check out the updated straight 8 2011 trailer here:
edgar wright picks straight 8 film of the month on shooting people
each month, shooting people hold an online film competition. you upload your short and they are all viewed and rated by the community, creating a leaderboard. the three films at the top after a month are sent to one of shooting people's high-profile judges, who gives a personal review of each, and chooses the film of the month
we teamed up with shooting people for a special edition: straight 8 films only and secured top movie director and straight 8 veteran, edgar wright (shaun of the dead, scott pilgrim vs. the world) to judge your films
edgar made his first super 8 epic at age 14 with 'rolf harris saves the world', a comedy about a super-agent version of entertainer rolf harris played by a friend with a slight passing resemblance, who fights terrorists. in 2001 he dusted off his super 8 camera to make straight 8 classic, forced hilarity
check out the top three films and see edgar's decision here:
http://shootingpeople.org/watch/filmofthemonth/best_in_show.php
big thanks to edgar and congratulations to the winners
straight 8 filmstock guide - online now
when you enter straight 8 2011 you get to pick from any of kodak's four awesome & very different super 8 filmstocks
your choice will have a really big effect on the look and feel of your finished film. especially since you can't edit, grade or do any post production on it
to help you decide, we've knocked together the straight 8 filmstock guide with a lowdown on each of the films
check it out here: http://straight8filmstock.blogspot.com/
straight 8 offers you slamdance
for the first time ever we're having a full-blown premiere screening in the US of A
and it couldn't be at a better festival
we're collaborating with slamdance film fest to premiere some of the best straight 8 2011 entries at this legendary independent film festival in utah, january 2011
check out the trailer here: http://www.vimeo.com/17012912
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the theme of this year's slamdance is "all is not lost" which fits perfectly with the straight 8 ethos: one super 8 cartridge, no editing. the straight 8/slamdance jury will keep it in mind when selecting the films
to be eligible for slamdance, just enter straight 8 2011 at before december 6th and get your film back to us by december 13th
all films submitted will be part of straight 8 2011 as a whole, and so could also be screened at cannes film festival, london and more. a later deadline for all other screenings will still apply for those whocan't make the slamdance deadline
thanks to kodak, who are supplying us with 4 incredible super 8 stocks, 2 of which are brand new for this year- you can choose from: vision2 200t or 500t colour negative, ektachrome 100d or tri-x black & white
and to soho film lab for their super-fast processing and telecine
so are you up for it? making whatever the hell film you want and knowing it could well show at slamdance or cannes or one of our other packed screenings in london and beyond....
pressure's on. all that freedom....
what's a film-maker to do?
film. that's what
come on. let's do it
see you in utah, cannes..
final call for straight 8 at doc/fest
last chance to enter our documentary event at sheffield documentary festival
more screenings than ever before
we've had a mad few weeks with an unprecedented array of screenings showcasing the brilliant straight 8 2010 crop, as well as some of the best entries from the last decade
we showed films two at a time with audio on switchable headsets at the staight 8 retrospective2 in the prestigious ICA cinema in london
it was an intensely enjoyable and unusual experience. we chose the film pairings for maximum impact and oddity...
watching a shocking and dark film about a man with a perversion that makes him want to eat parts of his own body preferably served by prostitutes (damnation), while hearing from outside your headphones the other half the cinema roaring with laughter at julia davis and rich fulcher frolicking in their 2008 fetishistic straight 8 caper (black whispers in an elephant sky), was plain bonkers and totally ace. whew. and that was just one of 21 pairs of films
not if... but when we do this again, don't miss it. we won't
thanks to ace straight8ers jim owen and nick scott who teamed up to experiment with the first 16mm 'straight 8' which we showed without anyone - not them OR us - ever having seen! all gr8 fun
huge thanks to 750 audio post production who made the arty audio mayhem possible and to rushes and soho shorts as ever
also at the fabulous rushes soho shorts fest:
the best straight 8 films of 2010 premiered over 3 electric nights in the beautiful curzon mayfair and renoir cinemas
the crowd was on fire with the usual blend of terror & euphoria as the filmmakers and their crews saw their work for the first time ever
we jetted to spain as the official short film partner of the FIB international short film festival, a fantastic short film fest that runs alongside benicassim music festival. we screened three programmes over three days
and we showed a straight 8 selection, including another premiere, in new york with new filmmakers
thanks to them for having us and to gr8 str8 8er andy basore (a.k.a. andrewjive, director of 'scrap paper' in 2008) for introducing the show
new york new filmmakers screening
hurray! we're showing a selection of the greatest straight 8 films ever in new york as part of the new filmmakers series
when: wednesday 4th august 2010, 6pm
where: anthology film archives on the lower east side at 32 second avenue & 2nd street, new york
they'll be screening alongside a series of documentary's & feature film 'the party'
entry is just $6
a full list of what we'll be showing will be released shortly
more information at: www.newfilmmakers.com
2010 london programmes announced
back on track - mill goble
colin's collection countdown - dave johnston
deadline - hunt rothwell
dinner - vickie ager & nick flugge
emohunt - billy rodgers
gnomotozed - sarah thom
happy trails - corlin stubbs
help wanted - paul olding
live - toryn westcott
music of love - mustafa boga
my dearest judith - dennis seavey-windsinger
punchline - joseph kockaya
self-help - paul glazier
the dying light - andrew niven
the lost tapes of pete albacore - thomas gleeson & pip walls
the one where the girl loses a shoe - abbie lucas
the tell - kieran humphries
thinktank - mj smith & craig ennis
tryin - craig lakin ennis, mj smith & danny alder
vignettes - andrew panatti
click here to book
tuesday 27th july, 6.30pm, the renoir
12 pies for 12 bridges - sell! sell!
alive again - victoria rudling
alpha, beta et gamma - chris hinojosa
die spree 2010 - ingeborg metelmann
jon's super-rad movie - jon lloyd
life is beautiful - ken hagen takenaka
lumen lucy - sarah bick
magpie - nick lumb
matter of the heart - paul jones
my dog - ed kaye & alex mavor
picture this - sam rowland
royal jelly - steffen kramer & marc holtbecker
sleeping lions - oliver crowther
the desire machine - marlio da silva
the dessert society - marta besevic
the largest zoom in the world - alejandro argüelles benítez
the journey - dorian dixon
the naked animator - charlie blackfield
undead - christopher pumphrey
click here to book
wednesday 28th july, 6.30pm, the curzon mayfair
2d dreams - rachel rayns
a view from a roof - tobias koppe
aegis - john lynton
carlton breezy - joel byron & the helmholtz resonators
delineate - marco pezzano & alessandro buggio
domino! - rory mathieson
empress - erica luke
go to the zoo - dan & ivor
green wash - chris denton, lindsay de sausmarez & lou fletcher
london wakes - david anstee
misty's first film - benjamin scrimgeour
my grandad says he's building a spaceship in his shed - martin gooch
spais - lori macgregor & matt layzell
speakers - nick scott
the actress who fell in love with herself - martin gooch
the shelter - steve dexter
the shuttle's last discovery - scott newstead
unseen world - alex de castro & david franklin
we're on the floor - mark helyar
windows - open cinema filmmakers, with ruth cook
click here to book
straight 8 'best of an ad bunch' selection announced
we've selected 8 films to go head to head with the cannes film festival selection
at our cannes advertising festival screening on friday 25th june
a massive well done to all the selected filmmakers- the standard is really high
the 8 films are (in alphabetical order):
12 pies for 12 bridges - sell! sell!
carlton breezy - joel byron & the helmholtz resonators
greenwash - chris denton, lindsay de sausmarez, lou fletcher
my dog - ed kaye & alex mavor
life is beautiful - ken hagen takenaka
matter of the heart - paul jones
picture this - sam rowland
the dessert society - marta besevic
more details of the screening on the events page
tickets on sale here, now
final straight 8 2010 results
straight 8 LIVE from cannes on tuesday night
can't cannes? you can now
we'll be live and direct on the net
our premiere of the best 7 straight 8's of 2010 is in cannes on tuesday may 18 at 10pm CET
you can also be with us live on the internet using youtube or daily motion and justin.tv
our scene-setting intro will be live on justin.tv/straight8productions at 10pm french time (CET). keep that browser window open for crowd reactions while you watch the films at better quality on either:
www.youtube.com/straight8productions
or
www.dailymotion.com/video/xdayns_straight-8-2010-creme-de-la-cannes_shortfilms
see you there. sort of
bring pals
onsuper8 - on sabbatical
Regular readers will have noticed virtual radio silence from onsuper8.org in recent months - sadly real life pressures and stresses have been getting in the way.
So, in order to re-charge the batteries we've decided to take a sabbatical - perhaps make a few films in the meantime - with a view to coming back big and better when the darker nights roll round again.
We know this might be a disappointment to some, but real life can be sometimes be a real pain!
Speak soon - keep it small gauge in the meantime!
Kodak Vision 3 200T in Super 8
Kodak's brand new Vision 3 200T stock will be available in Super 8 from the outset...
KODAK VISION3 5213/7213 is a 200-speed, tungsten-balanced film. It features extended latitude, enabling cinematographers to record more details in highlights, and delivers finer grain for natural-looking images in the darkest areas. The emulsion is optimally designed for both controlled interiors and challenging high-contrast exteriors, and is available in all formats (65 mm, 35 mm, Super 16 and Super 8)
For the full press release click here
straight 8 - cannes do!
straight 8 LIVE from cannes film festival on tuesday night
can't cannes? you can now
we'll be live and direct on the net
our premiere of the best straight 8's of 2010 is in cannes on tuesday may 18 at 10pm CET
you can also be with us live on the internet using youtube or daily motion and justin.tv
our scene-setting intro will be live on justin.tv/straight8productions at 10pm french time (CET). then keep that browser window open for crowd reactions while you watch the films at better quality on either:
http://www.youtube.com/show?p=JiLYGSLI2PA
or
www.dailymotion.com/video/xdayns_straight-8-2010-creme-de-la-cannes_shortfilms
these links will only go live then
follow us on twitter, keep up with us on facebook and or subscribe on YouTube or Dailymotion to get reminders
see you there. sort of
and bring pals
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Cinevia - here too...
Paraphrasing the classic Ferrero Rocher advert "Monsieur, with these Super 8 films, you're really spoiling us", another 'new' Super 8 film stock is here - this time in the shape of the Cinevia Super 8 stock re-manufactured Fuji 50D stock.
You'll remember discussions about cartridge re-design etc., well according to a thread over at Filmshooting | com things haven't quite panned out yet on that front - but the good news is, the film is now on the streets for ?32.50 - click here
[Picture via Filmshooting | com]
Wittner: Ektachrome 100D already!
The Wittner Cinetec website is listing Kodak's new Ektachrome 100D as being available for ?15.95 per cartridge, or ?26.90 with processing (bulk discounts available) - happy days!
Click here for more.
Analog Movies - new website
Always good to see new small film websites being born, even better when they're based in the UK, tripley (is that a word) good when they're in Yorkshire!
Analog Movies is a website dedicated to providing interesting articles, links, videos, and any other material related to the pirsuit of making movies using photochemical processes (ie, film), as opposed to video. However, that doesn?t mean the site excludes video in any way, and we recognise its a useful tool in the chain of any wannabe director making movies with Super 8 or 16mm film etc.
More at www.analogmovies.com, check out our news feed in the sidebar too - neat!
Super 8 Shots - Galway, Ireland
Some welcome news from Ireland - a great new Super 8 festival... read on...
Super 8 Shots is the first festival of its kind in the West of Ireland to draw together film, art, comedy and music in such an intimate manner. We are resolutely small and independent. Our own particular idiosyncrasy is a celebration of the Super8 film format, its present, its history and its potential. Super 8 film was invented by Kodak in the 1960s and gave birth to millions of film makers. There has been a huge resurgence of Super-8 film in recent years and Super 8 still has many wonder years to come, with its unperishable cinematic look and its vivid colours.
Over the course of five days at the end of June, we will present, through the medium of Super8, screenings of a significant international selection of original 8mm works (Vivienne Dick, Moira Tierney and more), film masterclasses, exhibition, live 8mm film installations, comedy events and some phenomenal gigs involving Donal Dineen (Small Hours on 2Day FM) and others. Last but not least, we will host an international 8mm Film Competition with prizes worth over 1000 euros offered by Super8Ireland.com, the Galway based super8 film specialists who also are one of the main sponsors for the festival and by our other sponsors.
Embracing and drawing from the well of Galway?s unique spirit, energy and sense of community, we see this festival as an opportunity to add to another string to the bow of a great Western summer. The festival 's programme launch will be in Kelly's on 11th June, where Donal Dineen will be playing with Niwel Tsumbu and Mr Weasel.
Entries by 1st June (under 5 mins, free entry), festival 23rd to 27th June - more at;
www.super8shots.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Super-8-Shots
Cambridge winners announced
Whilst the Cambridge Super 8 Film Festival is still in full swing, the awards winners have been determined;
Jury Prize - Bautista?s Fable, Rafael Martínez Moreno / 2009 / Colombia
Audience Prize - The ghost tram of Marseilles, Lionel Laget / 2009 / France
Development Prize - Photophobia, Paulo Abreu / 2009 / Portugal
Best UK Film - Bridge Study. Naren Wilks / 2009 / United Kingdom
Best cinematography - Corto, Dairo Cervantes / 2009 / Colombia
Best sound - Area of no sound, Mie Kurihara / 2006 / Japan
Jury special mentions to:
Move Your Body (A Coffee Nightmare)
Lars Harald Gathe / 2009 / United Kingdom
Le Grand Déballage
Viktor Kolbitr / 2009 / France
Hop on over to Cambridge Super 8 for more information and further screenings.
Cambridge kicks off on Thursday!
The world's biggest, bestest, longest, frienliest, funnest* (insert own superlative here) Super 8 Film Festival kicks off this Thursday in Cambridge UK.
The Cambridge Super 8 film festival, now in it's 4th year, will feature workshops, screenings and events over its week and a half binge of small film fun.
Ash clouds permitting, make sure you get there!
Full details at www.cambridge-super8.org
Retrothing: Kodak thru' the post
Great post on Retrothing about the convenience of sending Super 8 to Kodak through the mail for processing - click here - and don't forget Dwayne's still process Kodachrome until December!
In-Camera Adventures, LA
Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25
IN-CAMERA ADVENTURES ? Noon ? 5 pm
Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles
This two-day class will introduce students to the history and theory of in-camera editing as it has been utilized by the avant-garde through screenings and discussions, as well as basic camera operation and hand processing. Each student will conceive and complete their own 3-minute, in-camera edited Super 8 film. All materials and equipment will be supplied by EPFC.
Tuition: $100/$80 EPFC members. Limit: 6 students. Instructor: Rick Bahto
More at Echo Park Film Center
Blast Phemy 3: Super 8 at the LA Film Forum
Wednesday April 14, 2010, 8:00pm
At the Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N Fairfax, LA the Los Angeles Filmforum, Newtown and Cinefamily present Blast Phemy 3: A Midweek Music/Media Mashup Featuring Three Incredible Musical and Media Performances for your Listening and Viewing Pleasure!
... Rick Bahto, multi-projector 8mm & Luciano Chessa, composer/performer
... Eve Beglarian, composer & Anne Bray, video & harpist, Susie Allen
... Jim Ovelmen, animation and banjo
The third show in the ongoing Blast Phemy! series features outstanding musical soloists performing new, cutting-edge works seamlessly melded with a spectrum of media styles, including video montage, 3D animation and multi-projector 8mm film!
It's a collaboration between 8mm gunslinger Rick Bahto (who has exhibited at venues like MoMA, the San Francisco Cinematheque and Director's Lounge in Berlin) and composer/performer Luciano Chessa (who's an expert at both the Vietnamese dan bau and the musical saw.)
More details click here.
Revel-8 calls the curious
Revel-8 kicks off this year with its most exciting theme yet ? Curiosity.
It?s human nature to enquire and question, so this year Revel-8 invites filmmakers to be inquisitive and explore quirky, weird and down right curious characters, stories and styles, on a single cartridge of Super 8 film.
To be eligible for the screening, Australian filmmakers send one cartridge of unedited, unprocessed Super 8 to Revel-8, who will get it processed and hand the best 20 films to the fantastic WA Academy of Performing Arts composers. The film can be a drama, documentary, experimental or animation and must explore the theme, Curiosity.
Everything will come together at the Astor cinema on the 9th of July 2010 as part of the Revelation Film Festival. As always, there?ll be awards presented on the night including Best Film, Best Music Soundtrack, Audience Choice Award and more!
This year also marks the end of an era, with processing of the fabulous Kodachrome 40 ending this year, so if you are sitting on stock, now could be your last chance to make the most of it.
As a special incentive, prepaying your registration fee will earn you a free Super 8 cartridge at no additional cost (while stocks last). Email super8guru@gmail.com to reserve your stock!
Entry forms and a help guide is available here
Entries close 28th of May, so get revved up!
Anyone who?s curious should check out the website for more information:
www.myspace.com/revel8super8filmfest
100D compatible cameras Wiki
Blimey that was fast (although it's a work in progress) - the Super 8 Wiki has a new page 'Super 8 Ektachrome 100D motion picture exposed in old cameras' - now you can cheer or panic!
Super 8 EKTACHROME 100D motion picture film exposed in old_cameras
Kodak present 100D on YouTube!
Watch below - Kodak's C.J. Johnson, Product Manager, Motion picture Capture Films - gives a rundown on the new Ektachrome 100D!
More on E100D at www.kodak.com/go/super8
Tonight: Cambridge Preview!
Thursday 8th April 2010 @ 8pm
Basement of the CB2 Cafe, Norfolk Street, Cambridge
A second selection from the forthcoming festival. Even though the guys are busy finalising details for this year's festival they thought they'd take some time out and give you a sneaky peek at some of the great Super 8mm films that we?ll be showing.
The fun starts at 8pm, so come and join them for a great night of inspirational shorts.
Tickets: £4/£3
More details at www.cambridge-super8.org including a full programme to download and keep!
Full skinny on Ektachrome 100D
KODAK Introduces New Super 8 Motion Picture Film; Advancements in Film Technology Foster a Renaissance for the Small Gauge
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, April 6, 2010 - KODAK has introduced a new Color Reversal Film available in the Super 8 mm format today. KODAK Ektachrome 100D Color Reversal Film is a daylight-balanced 100-speed film, incorporating bright saturated colors and fine grain with excellent sharpness.
"Super 8 mm film is a versatile, affordable option for filmmakers who require the image quality and flexibility of film," says Chris Johnson, product manager, Entertainment Imaging Division, Eastman Kodak Company. "Quantum leaps in film emulsion technology have made Super 8 - once considered a hobbyist's format - a viable option for professional filmmakers and students."
Many of today's great cinematographers and directors began their careers at the counter of their local photo shop, buying a cartridge of Super 8 film, according to Johnson. But KODAK Ektachrome 100D Color Reversal Film offers filmmakers image quality far beyond that of the familiar home movie format of the 1960s, he says.
"Kodak's commitment to R&D continues to raise the bar for image quality," says Johnson. "One benefit is that Super 8 is now a terrific option for students who want to hone their skills, as well as for professional filmmakers who want to craft a distinctive look for their project."
According to Johnson, the Super 8 film format is supported by a network of dedicated laboratories that process and digitize the output. One of the leading labs in the United States supporting the Super 8 format is Pro8MM, located in Burbank, California.
"Our customers have been clamoring for Kodak to offer the 100D product in the Super 8 format," states Phil Vigeant, president of Pro8MM and author of the book, The Power of Super 8. "The results our customers can produce with a Super 8 camera and a 50-foot cartridge of Super 8 film scanned to HD are amazing."
One of the leading facilities in Europe supporting the Super 8 format is Wittner-Cinetec. "The increased saturation of the 100D film makes colors just pop," says company President Daniel Wittner. "We are glad to see Kodak continuing to support this important format."
"We are excited and happy to demonstrate Kodak's continued commitment to film technology, and we look forward to further announcements this year," says Johnson.
[via Kodak press release]
More at:
Kodak Super 8
Pro8mm
Wittner-Cinetec
Super 8 in Porto: 24th April
Cambridge coming soon!
Free entry, workshops, 45 films in competition, panorama programme, live performance and director Q and A's - arguably (and we ain't gonna argue) the biggest and bestest Super 8 Film Festival on the planet!
More at www.cambridge-super8.org spread the word!
Power of Super 8 - live
April 26th - 7pm to 9pm
Missing Piece Theater (2 doors down from Pro8mm)
2811 West Magnolia Blvd
Burbank, CA 91505
Super 8 is the OG of guerilla filmmaking. Find out how you can make this beautiful, classic film gauge work in an HD world. From cameras to film stock and encoding, all-inclusive workflows that save time and money, shooting tips and more, Pro8mm's Phil Vigeant shares his secrets and tips about The Power of Super 8 Film that Hollywood insiders have used for years.
BONUS OFFER: Phil's new book, The Power of Super 8 Film will be available at this event for only $5.00 where he will personally autograph it for you.
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Filmmaker 8 - new one stop shop
Equipment sales, service, telecine, accessories, manuals and more - all new at Filmmaker8
Hola Screen Bandita!
...fast- forward to 2009, by which time Screen Bandita has decided to expand its remit and re-focus its energies in order to harness the group?s collective love of outdated film technology and found footage, and to provide a context where these snapshots of forgotten moments can be exposed to a new audience.
More at www.screenbandita.org
We're back... sort of...
Apologies readers, some not so fun real-life has been getting in the way of small-film antics of late hence the uncharacteristic radio silence.
We might splutter and stutter as we go, but we do hope to update and carry on the glorious battle for all things Super 8!
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If so send us your news - remember none of this happens by itself!
Schmalfilm 2/2010
More at www.schmalfilm.de
Bye bye 64T and Plus-X, hello 100D!
An important dispatch from the Big K...
Today, Kodak is announcing future plans for its Super 8 product portfolio. In this ever changing business, Eastman Kodak remains committed to providing Super 8 camera users with a range of products and creative choices. As such, it is adding a new product to its S8 motion picture film offerings. The new KODAK Ektachrome 100D Color Reversal Film (7285) is a daylight-balanced 100-speed film, incorporating bright saturated colors and fine grain with excellent sharpness.
As part of these future plans, Kodak is announcing the discontinuance of Ektachrome 64T Super 8 Color Reversal Film (7280). This product will phase out over the next couple of months. This follows the previously announced discontinuance of that 64T Color Reversal Film within the professional still portfolio.
In addition, is announcing the discontinuance of Kodak PLUS-X Reversal Film (7265) in the Super 8 format. This product will phase out over the next couple of months. We will maintain Kodak TRI-X Reversal Film (7266). TRI-X Film is a high speed (EI 200) panchromatic film for use in indoor and outdoor applications. It offers excellent tonal gradation and high sharpness.
Kodak will continue to offer two color negative films within the Super 8 portfolio: Kodak VISION3 500T Color Negative Film (7219) and Kodak VISION2 200T Color Negative Film (7217). These films provide exposure flexibility and great image quality for those users who plan on digitizing their images.
Despite the changes to the portfolio, we remain committed to the Super 8 format and to the unique look Kodak film provides. We continue to make investments in this business in order to bring the most creative, flexible imaging tools to our motion picture customers. We are also working hard to focus our resources in the right areas so that we may continue to deliver the best film products and the best value possible to our customers.
For more information about Kodak?s Super 8 motion picture films, please visit www.kodak.com/go/super8
