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Topic: What future for Super 8 now?
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Joe Caruso
Film God
Posts: 4105
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted December 21, 2007 09:29 AM
Well Lee, I wouldn't sound the death knell quite yet, those who seemingly lent a hand to the format's demise, I would care about either. We have some one thousand and more members who, could impishly start a definitive petition requesting new features for the coming year, as well as adding our two-shillings' worth of what we'd all like to have on the Super 8 scale. There is a trend that is high on the early part of the year and tends to lapse about now, yet as Dickens' 'Great Expectations' claims, such will be the case. Both Super and Std 8 are also like 9.5 and other gauges, in the nostalgic valley, though Super 8 is holding its own, and has been for forty two years since its start, about as long as I've been collecting it - As long as we're around to breathe new life into it, so it shall remain with us - Cheers and Merry Christmas from Shorty
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted December 21, 2007 10:28 AM
Sadly, since none of my auctions sold on ebay, I couldn't throw in my hat for Terminator 3, as I had hoped ...
But this doesn't mean that Derann couldn't come up with other feature releases in the future, it may have just come down to lack of available negatives, though I would hope that Derann will give us a slight post to explain the lack of T3, as I believe that quite a few of the pre-orders were due to this forum.
I must remain "small potato's OSI" and limit my collecting to things on a very strict budget, but then, I have NO IDEA what optical features I'll run into this coming year.
For instance, I just bought "The Takedown" (1978) from Alan Rik, with apparently good color, (I know Rik wouldn't steer me wrong), and it's a film that's STILL NOT available in DVD or laserdisc, and, a long time ago, on VHS. I get to enjoy this film in my own home, while everybody else pipe dreams.
When it comes to second hand collecting, the skies the limit, as (sadly) more people will evacuate the super 8mm filks and sell thier collections with no doubt scrumptuos goodies hidden there-in. (I'm still hoping to find my long lost "High Road To China" optical print from 17 years ago!)
Will Super 8mm pass? As with all formats and things in ngeneral, of course. It's amazing to think that Super 8mm has existed from, what? 1962 to the present day with br4and new prints still being manufactured? That's 45 years, for pets sake! No other modern format can even come close to boasting that!
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Graham Ritchie
Film God
Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted December 21, 2007 03:16 PM
Claus
I will be trying out a couple of rolls of Ektachrome 64T next week on my old Canon 512XLE, first time in years, if the results are anything like what I have taken in the past I will be very pleased, will get back into using Super8, my biggest regret was giving it up years ago for video.
To highlight this was a short film made here on 16mm the film was so well done that it was shown at one of our conventions and was well recieved. The colour stock was very impressive, comparing this to modern video which in itself is good, film still came across much better, I think part of it is that people who use film are often more aware as to the high running costs and are more careful how they use it, often finishing up with better results.
Lee
Sorry to here that Terminator 3 is not going ahead, for me the cost would have been around $700 so I never considered getting it, however it is a shame that those who were serious and wanted to buy it are missing out, it would have been great to read all about it in future reviews, and would have shown companys like Derann that there is still a future in releasing new Super8 features, hopefully a cut down version might become available in the near future.
Regards Graham.
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James N. Savage 3
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1375
From: Washington, DC
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted December 22, 2007 02:30 PM
As my wife always says, I always see the glass as half full ![[Wink]](wink.gif) .
Here's my take on the current state of super 8-
I had some down time the other day, and I stumbled across the 2007 Derann super 8 catalog. As I browsed the pages, I was reminded of the ABUNDANCE of movies that Derann has to offer. Features, as well as shorts and cartoons....STILL AVAILABLE- and brand new!
Not to mention the quaint and unique releases coming from Classic Home Cinema. And not to mention all the fine quality used stuff available. I only wish I had more money to spend on film ![[Razz]](tongue.gif) .
So, my fellow enthusiests, during this slight "slump" in new feature and extract releases, lets browse the pages of new listings, you might be surprised, and say, "Oh yea, I forgot, I wanted to buy that one a while back. I forgot it was available".
A very merry Christmas to all- hope you find something you like under the tree!
James.
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