8mm Forum: Super8Filmaker

»	8mm Forum » 8mm Forum » Super8Filmaker

UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!

Author

Topic: Super8Filmaker

Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted January 18, 2008 03:07 AM

I have just bought a sealed copy in a clam-shell case of Ken release number F62, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." It was a calculated buy, I fully expected this US release to be on faded Eastman, but I was very pleased to find that the colour is still fine. It's printed on Agfa stock.

Did many US labs use Agfa?

Inside the case is a mailing envelope for SUPER8FILMAKER offering a free copy of the "World's largest selling filmmaking magazine." "Yes! Send me my free complimentary copy and bill me at the money-saving rate." Eight issues over one year were offered for $9.00. The mailing address was "P.O.Box 10052, Palo Alto, CA, 94303."

I've never heard of this magazine. Is it still being published?

Maurice

--------------------
Maurice

| IP: Logged

Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 18, 2008 03:35 AM

Hi Maurice,

A similar concern was also raised here recently: Ken also printed on Agfa

But seems no solid anser was given.

cheers,

--------------------
Winbert

| IP: Logged

Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 18, 2008 10:10 AM

Maurice,

Super-8 Filmaker was a terrific magazine with an amazing range of articles (Basic beginner workshops, How to shoot in 3D, Filming in Nicaragua during a revolution, etc.). The first issue came out in 1972 and I believe the magazine ceased publication approximately ten years later.
These days, Chris Cottrill's excellent Super 8 Today is the closest thing to it.

Doug

--------------------
I think there's room for just one more film.....

| IP: Logged

Graham Ritchie
Film God

Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006

posted January 18, 2008 04:33 PM

Maurice
I would keep an eye out for collections of old "Movie Maker", "Film Making" and "Super8 Filmaker" magazines even though its been years since they were published they still make very interesting reading.

Graham.

| IP: Logged

Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 21, 2008 09:54 PM

I have just received from UK a "Three Musketeers" of Ken Films.

The box is entirely different with those Ken's from USA. This Ken's of UK comes in a thin box (not a cardboard) similar to all movies from Mountain Films or Walton's. Only the artwork is the same with Ken's of USA.

Plastic reel is also different, the UK one is using a white reel plastic (not blue or grey like those made in USA), similar to those UK reelases.

I assumed that they were printed in the UK (not imported) since it will be funny to think that they arrived without any box or reels.

My UK prints is no faded whatsoever (apart from grainy picture and soft focus, which probably becuase the master they used).

So... if Ken releases were also printed in the UK, there was a big possibility that they used local stock, i.e AGFA instead of imported material such as Kodak. This can be seen in many Disneys printed by Bucks Lab of UK.

cheers,

--------------------
Winbert

| IP: Logged

All times are Central

Printer-friendly view of this topic

UBB.classic^TM 6.3.1.2