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Posted by Steven J Kirk (Member # 1135) on March 18, 2016, 08:17 AM:

Here is the French guy with the mute trailers:

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Film-Super-8-Batman -vs-Superman-Zack-Snyder-2016-Trailer-/281970176040?hash=item41a6bb7028:g:270AAOSwE99W6xmU

Still in business. Anyone purchased any of these and what are they like. I think this was talked about before but can't remember anyone reviewing any.

Posted by Stuart Reid (Member # 1460) on March 18, 2016, 08:33 AM:

any way these can be striped?

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on March 18, 2016, 10:00 AM:

In 2014, Mak Todd wrote : "Something new flm is always good. However I have a friend bought one and , well he won`t be buying any more, that is all I will say. However I would imagine the more up to date suff with a HD master will be better. And if its must have etc , but does anyone here buy the new super 8 trailers from CHC, they are cheaper and better ?"
I have never purchased any trailer from this French source so I cannot comment about the quality (did Mark's friend have a bad luck ? has the seller improved his work since 2014 ?). I once asked the man who sells these trailers if he could provide them stripped but the answer was not complete. He said he could (it would have taken deux or three weeks more) but didn't say nor if he would record the soundtrack on the film nor if that would be at extra cost, so I didn't insist. It would be intersting to know if someone else has ever bought one of those trailers as it seems to be a market for them since the seller still advertises the films.

Posted by Stuart Reid (Member # 1460) on March 18, 2016, 10:19 AM:

I wonder what the source is? If it's digital, it's a bit like making a vinyl record from a CD source.

Posted by John Hourigan (Member # 111) on March 18, 2016, 10:31 AM:

For a variety of reasons, most of which are legality concerns, I wouldn't touch these with a 10-foot pole.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on March 18, 2016, 10:51 AM:

Stuart, I saw 16 mm prints taken from a digital source and it was great. However, following a private message I got the last time I wrote about that, I will not give any detail as the man who makes these 16 mm pronts wants to remain discret.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on March 18, 2016, 11:44 AM:

Besides ... 77 Euro for a trailer? It could be "Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" and I wouldn't pay it!

Posted by Stuart Reid (Member # 1460) on March 18, 2016, 12:39 PM:

Dominique, would this be the gent who can help out with missing footage? [Wink]

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on March 18, 2016, 01:05 PM:

Yes, Stuart :-)

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on March 18, 2016, 01:17 PM:

Yes you would Osi! [Wink]

Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on March 18, 2016, 04:30 PM:

Hi, I don`t want to knock anyone doing new super 8 film, but the one my friend bought looked as if it had been filmed from something low quality on youtube.

It was a 4/3 image, but not on the super 8 frame, it was sort of pushed up and accross in to one corner of the frame, a non pictire band down one side and along the bottom if you will.

And a very very poor picture.

Also, all just come with a CD with sound so are all mute.

He had a 2nd one in the pipeline he quickly cancelled.

Far better to all club togther and go to Phil or Steve to put some decent qaulity ones out.

Why don`t we all sort out one we all mostly would like and pay up front £25 each or so to the provider. CHC or The Reel Image.

Actually do it, sort it out and pay in a decent number up front.

Best Mark.

PS I`m prepared to put in £25 right now and not worried what film it is. Anybody else ?

Why not try this for s start and all about real film.

[ March 19, 2016, 08:46 AM: Message edited by: Mark Todd ]

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on March 18, 2016, 04:39 PM:

I totally agree Mark. Hardly a showpiece for the gauge are they?

Saving Private Ryan for me. Full opening sequence. I'm in if there was ever enough of us.

Others would include missing Wallace & Gromit 30 minute mini features as well anything from Pulp Fiction among other top titles there is nothing on 8 of so far.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on March 18, 2016, 04:46 PM:

Thank you for your comment, Mark ! Keeping the hobby alive is one thing but putting bad quality items on the market is another one and will certainly not help people prefer film than other medium. So I hope the French seller is not badly refilming YouTube trailers to sell them at a high price on Ebay. Only a happy buyer could tell but until that happens, Mark's advice about supporting the well known cine dealers is in my opinion the wiser to follow. CHC are not good in communication :-) but their films are never disappointing.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on March 20, 2016, 04:42 PM:

I find it bewildering that the guy seems to actually be selling some of these, considering the combination of the very high price and the return of the archaic 1960s 'sound on disc' concept. The only positive point is that the boxes look attractive!

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