Author
|
Topic: World On Parade
|
Maurice Leakey
Film God
Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007
|
posted July 02, 2016 11:50 AM
I have two 200' World On Parade series joined together on a 400' spool. They are optical sound and carry a British Airways plane and logo. Obviously designed to sell certain products to air travellers.
The 400' plastic case contains the existing paper cover for a 200' release. Printed on it are "Super 8" and "Great Films For Super 8 Collectors." Details are typewritten. "World On Parade No 1 - Kitchen On Wheels, Hotels Of France, Famous WWII Spitfire fighter plane, Yankee Traders, The World of Nissan."
This starts the reel, then at half-way, a second reel follows which contains:- Ford Sierra XR4i, Hertz Rentacar, Bank of America, Marlboro Cigarettes.
Does anybody have any info on these, such as how many were issued, what UK dealer issued them. Also, what issue number is my second film?
-------------------- Maurice
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
|
posted July 05, 2016 11:37 AM
I have the second of those two World on Parade releases and yes, the quality is very good, color is still vintage. interesting little bits O history!
There are so many little curious of the optical sound super 8 world nd in large part, they have held up well.
Disney, columbia ect. did the optical sound 200ft reklease route in limited fashion. However, i fopund that the 200ft Disney digests that they released were sharper as an optical sound print, than the very same release with magnetic sound, but then there is the "rub' in that these were released before the days of LPP or extensive use of Agfa for film stocks, hence, most of these have color fade, but in most cases, still quite watchable.
-------------------- "All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
|
posted July 06, 2016 11:59 AM
Although I dearly love my super 8 optical sound collection, Andrew is right, magnetic sound offers much higher fidelity and stereo capability, of course.
I will add, however, that there were 16MM sound stereo prints made. However, i do not know if these were/are optical sound or magnetic sound 16MM.
-------------------- "All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|