8mm Forum: Michael Jackson "Thriller"

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Posted by Jose Artiles (Member # 471) on 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

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on 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,

Posted by David Kilderry (Member # 549) on 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.

Posted by Jose Artiles (Member # 471) on 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.

Posted by Stuart Reid (Member # 1460) on November 08, 2017, 04:55 AM:

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

Posted by Matthieu van der Sluis (Member # 6040) on 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.

Posted by Stuart Reid (Member # 1460) on November 08, 2017, 04:33 PM:

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

Posted by Matthieu van der Sluis (Member # 6040) on November 09, 2017, 12:37 AM:

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

Posted by Paul Trigwell (Member # 4503) on November 09, 2017, 10:10 AM:

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

Posted by Matthieu van der Sluis (Member # 6040) on 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.

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on 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.

Cheers,

Posted by Brian Fretwell (Member # 4302) on 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.

Posted by Stuart Reid (Member # 1460) on November 10, 2017, 02:45 AM:

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

Posted by Matthieu van der Sluis (Member # 6040) on 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.

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on November 10, 2017, 06:18 AM:

Which version?

Posted by Matthieu van der Sluis (Member # 6040) on 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 ]

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on 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,

Posted by Matthieu van der Sluis (Member # 6040) on November 12, 2017, 04:19 AM:

I think they wanna do the full feature.

Posted by Alberto Carlo Vangelisti (Member # 5200) on 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

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on 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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