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Topic: new s8 reels/trailers wanted ?
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Oli Heln
Junior
Posts: 17
From: Germany
Registered: Mar 2011
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posted March 16, 2011 09:32 PM
hello to the fanatic celluloid fans here
i`m not really new here but till now just passive and reading.
this will change ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
i would like to offer new and fresh reels to the hungry ones.
so what does it mean exactly:
- 90% trailers, maybe a full movie here and there ...
the trailers based on footage which close to 100% will be
really fresh right out of the box
( think of trailers like:
priest, cars 2, rango, black swan, faster, drive angry,
pir. carribean4, thor, tron legacy, lotr, saw, machete etc.)
- formats : flat/scope depending on the footage
- sound : stereo ; mono i would like to avoid
- language: over 90% german / maybe english a few if possible
but i need to know a few things from you
the s8 freaks/fans and also distributors are welcome.
- which trailers would you like?
- is scope a must? or just flat/letterbox ok?
not everybody has a anamorphic lens
i`m asking because i would like to be you a part of it.
so if enough people are interested in, the majority feedback is
positive i will start the whole thing.
please let me know what you think, your wishes, questions, whatever...
leave a comment here or send a mail to :
s8matinee@googlemail.com
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Adrian Winchester
Film God
Posts: 2941
From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted March 17, 2011 04:52 PM
Oli - I'm all for it and it sounds like some of your releases would be my cup of tea. If you do it for enjoyment rather than for profit, you have the advantage of being able to charge a bit less than a professional distributor would have to, which will probably help sales. Being in Germany must be an advantage, as you would probably be using the lab there.
Personally, though, I'd encourage you to make less than 90% of releases German, as I'm sure it would be easier to sell ones with English sound. Stereo could be problematic as that means you would have to use the old acetate stock which isn't so good in terms of colour and must surely run out sooner or later. I hope the new polyester stock can eventually be striped on the balance stripe as well as the main stripe, but I don't think that's currently possible. I wouldn't rule out older classics if masters could be found. E.g. if you located a 35mm print of 'The Wicker Man' trailer, or trailers for entertaining Hammer films yet to be released (e.g. 'Frankenstein Created Woman' or 'Blood From the Mummy's Tomb'), mono sound and a few signs of wear would be nothing to worry about! Rule out LOTR, though, as they have all been released by Derann.
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Adrian Winchester
Film God
Posts: 2941
From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted March 18, 2011 07:37 PM
Oli - The 35mm Forum http://www.35mmforum.com/forums/index.php is worth considering as a source of trailers. Plenty of very cheap modern new or excellent condition trailers there.
I wish you every success, but have you investigated factors such as the cost of negatives, and the additional cost of sound recording, unless you are equipped to do it yourself?
If you decide to proceed and start with a trailer, perhaps you could list a selection of options here (and on other film collecting forums) and see which would attract the maximum orders. Keep in mind that there ar ealso at least 3 or 4 publications that collectiors subscribe to, which will offer additional scope for publicity.
Of ones mantioned, I'd certainly be interested in 'The Black Swan' and 'The Rite'. As a Hammer collector, I'd also love trailers for the new films now being released - and I've been trying to get a 35mm trailer myself for 'Let Me In', with a view to trying to make an 8 and/or a 16mm release possible. For some reason, 'Let Me In' has not been released in Germany.
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Adrian Winchester
Film God
Posts: 2941
From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted April 28, 2011 11:28 PM
The 'Super 8' trailer has attracted comment elsewhere and it obviously has some unique selling points for S8 collectors, so I'd say it's likely to sell about as well as anything could nowadays. Also, we will probably nevewr again have such a good opportunity to promote Super 8 in general to curious people unfamiliar with it.
Another interesting possibility could be a trailer to 'Apollo 18'. This trailer was shown at my local cinema a few weeks ago before the release of the film was postponed to early next year, so if this was released on 8, not only would it be a curio in view of the release date, but it would be available well in advance of the actual film appearing.
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted April 29, 2011 12:32 PM
Hey Oli, it's OSI of "GIOSI Films" here ...
We were thinking along the same lines. What I would suggest (and it's what we'll be doing as well), is, unless it has an incredible fan base for it, don't go with the modern films for releases. Try the classic films of old and the rare trailers if you can find them.
Do plenty of research as to what trailers are already out there on Super 8, as it is surprising as to just how many are out there. We have been planning a "20th Century Sci-Fi" reel, about 14 minutes, of classic sci-fi/horror trailers on one reel, and finding great films, that have not had the trailer already released, is quite hard. Really, the only thing that's holding this back at the moment is the money aspect.
It's up to you, but I wuldn't concentrate on flat/letterboxed trailers, as not all people have a scope lense in thier set up.
Just a few words for ya! Best of luck!
OSI
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