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Topic: Features vs Extracts
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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1461
From: West Sussex, UK.
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted November 07, 2007 01:54 AM
Michael, I think you hit the nail on the head, it's the rarity that makes the hunt for the illusive title and the joy of ownership so thrilling. I think that's the same for most forms of collecting, whether it be cigarette cards or Porsches or tie pins. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Having said that, there were literally thousands of titles released on Super 8 as full features over the years so they are out there, but as Keith said, people tend to hang on to them.
Perhaps in Super 8 Navana every film ever produced would be available on 8 as a full feature, just like DVDs, but if there were no illusive titles to chase there would be less thrill in ownership...
Mike ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted November 07, 2007 02:28 PM
For me, it all depends on the film in particular. Fo some films, an extract really doesn't do. While the car chase
ibn the French Connection is awesome, that is a film that I would much rather watch all the way through, (and I just got it in the mail!!)
Other films, well an extract really does it. A Good example is the Pod race sequence from "Star wars Episode 1" While the final lightsabre battle would make a good extract as well, the big scne was the Pod race, and that was a very smart release by Derann films.
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Steve Klare
Film Guy
Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted November 07, 2007 05:45 PM
I think features are one of the hidden treasures of Super-8. Six or seven years ago I believed that the only Super-8 features in the known universe were obscure prints made for airlines 30 years before. I was completely blown away by the fact that not only had they ever commonly existed, they still are available.
I think if I were forced to choose though, I'd probably stick to short subjects, ideally 400 or maybe 600 feet long. This way for what a feature costs I can have four or five different films. Still the same, I’m glad I don’t have to choose. Showing an entire feature length film on Super-8 is kind of neat!
I think It's harder for most people to have a show with a feature. Unless you have a really great theater environment or are a great showman, it's hard to get people into a mindset where they'll go over an hour in front of the screen. I have several features that I really love, but I never show them to a crowd. My typical remote shows are usually 45 minutes end to end, and this means all short films.
From the projectionist's standpoint, features are a challenge. There's that feeling of anticipation at the end of the reel and the quick moves it takes to stop one machine and start the other as seamlessly as possible, and thread up the reel after next in the dark without covering the table in film. Tim Christian became very practiced at this, but he told me whenever he saw one of his features on the 'tube he started to feel jumpy at the end of each reel!
One of my favorite ways of enjoying a feature is like reading a book: one section a night. This way a six reeler takes me all the way from Monday to Saturday.
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