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Topic: Michael Jackson "Thriller"

Jose Artiles
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From: Spain
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posted April 23, 2009 11:45 PM

Hi!
I wonder if the blockbuster "thriller" was released on super 8,can someone tell me if there prints of it around?

Jose

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Winbert Hutahaean
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posted April 23, 2009 11:56 PM

Hi Jose,

A very same question was also asked in this topic: Is "Thriller" clips (M. Jackson) available in Super 8mm?

And was also briefly mentioned here.

And finally one member requested that clips here.

Having seen this, it seems you have a same interest with me but unfortunately the answer is still negative to date [Frown]

cheers,

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David Kilderry
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posted April 25, 2009 02:10 AM

It was run at drive-ins here when it was originally released back in 84 as a support featurette. So it was and would be around in 35mm somewhere.

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Jose Artiles
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posted April 25, 2009 08:51 PM

yes you´re rigth,i have a print on 35mm and the negative at my work but its not mine belongs to the film library where i work,is for that reason that i wonder if s-8mm prints have been released,it seems that my only chance is ask to my boss if he let me make a 16mm print from the negative....will be difficult but not imposible i hope.

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Stuart Reid
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posted November 08, 2017 04:55 AM

Jose, did you ever ask your boss about the negative?

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Matthieu van der Sluis
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posted November 08, 2017 04:32 PM

I believe Steve from The real image can make a Super8 from it but there has to be more who are
interested in it.
I for one would like to join in. A nice sharp stereo Thriller on Super8, oh yeh.

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Stuart Reid
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posted November 08, 2017 04:33 PM

Ok, how do we get the ball rolling on this?

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Matthieu van der Sluis
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posted November 09, 2017 12:37 AM

Than Winberts boss needs to be parted from this 35mm film as well, at least for a while.

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Paul Trigwell
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posted November 09, 2017 10:10 AM

I'll put my name down for one of these too.

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Matthieu van der Sluis
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posted November 09, 2017 10:37 AM

Well I e-mailed Steve Osbourne from The Real Image, so maybe he join in.
I'm not sure he can do this. Maybe I misunderstood the way he works, but I think he makes copies from 35mm film to Super8 in Stereo if it is more than 1 person who buy's it.

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Winbert Hutahaean
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posted November 09, 2017 07:23 PM

No that is not my boss but Jose Artiles.

You cannot make an 8mm copy from 35mm negative. AFAIK the negative must be down to 16mm (for 2 copies of 8mm). Making a 16mm negative will be very expensive though.

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Brian Fretwell
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posted November 10, 2017 02:44 AM

Colour Technique in the UK used to make 35 - 8mm reductions (and blow-ups) so it is possible - just it was too expensive for more than the occasional one copy. This was because they were step printed not continuous as from 16mm negatives.
I also believe Derann's first rental prints were standard 8 direct reductions from 35mm positives to Kodachrome.

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Stuart Reid
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posted November 10, 2017 02:45 AM

I've emailed José but so far had no response.

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Matthieu van der Sluis
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posted November 10, 2017 04:30 AM

I received responce from Steve from The Real Image.
There is a company in Berlin that seem to convcert 35mm films to Super8.
At the moment they are looking for a really good version from The War of the World.
I just send them an email avout this 35mm Thriller.
We'll see.

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Tom Photiou
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posted November 10, 2017 06:18 AM

Which version?

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Matthieu van der Sluis
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posted November 10, 2017 11:00 AM

Old version.

About Thriller.
I asked them how it works, and they said; If the 35mm prints are in best / good condition, it is possible to make Super8 prints with magnetic striping, including stereo track.
But they cannot offer sound recording, specially not in stereo.

I did read here on the forum that the soundrecording in stereo can be done by someone else here.
http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=011844

[ November 10, 2017, 01:01 PM: Message edited by: Matthieu van der Sluis ]

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Tom Photiou
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posted November 11, 2017 09:33 AM

I could be wrong but war of the worlds was covered quite well by Marketing and there are still a lot of very good prints about,

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Matthieu van der Sluis
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posted November 12, 2017 04:19 AM

I think they wanna do the full feature.

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Alberto Carlo Vangelisti
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posted November 12, 2017 05:08 AM

Mathieu, please...take a look here , last my post ;-) :
http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=011844

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Adrian Winchester
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From: Croydon, London, UK
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posted November 12, 2017 01:01 PM

Matthieu - you can find a lot of posts about the German lab via searches here, as they are responsible for printing all the Super 8 releases of recent years. They should be able to do sound recording again eventually, but repairs to the recording equipment are taking a long time.

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