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Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on March 26, 2011, 08:42 PM:

what the title says i dont have a job so im limited to cash

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on March 26, 2011, 09:10 PM:

Austin, you should make clear how cheap you are looking for.

Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on March 26, 2011, 09:15 PM:

well im looking for the full film and would 20 bucks be shooting high?

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on March 26, 2011, 09:17 PM:

That's almost impossible.

Even a 400' digest of King Kong will be more from that.

I believe a very bad print of King Kong full film will be around $50-$70

Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on March 26, 2011, 09:19 PM:

ok you could probially help me with this whats the cheepest kinds of full features i mean like genras

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on March 26, 2011, 09:43 PM:

You can pick up magnetic sound features for around $25.00 to $30.00 sometimes on the forum and on Ebay. Sci-Fi and horror is usually much more depending on the title. I have a super 8 mag feature on Ebay with a starting bid of $19.99. It's a Joe E. Brown comedy from the 1930s.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280648443339&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on March 26, 2011, 09:46 PM:

Austin.....I provide some links to give you an idea what super 8mm film you can get for below $40 budget

Super 8mm complete 15 chapter serial "Hop Harrigan"

You will get 15 * 400' of serial "Hop Harrigan" (detective story) in B/W and sound. It means around $2.5 for a 400' reel

Dodge City 1939 Errol Flynn Super 8 Film

An action film for $24 in Color and Sound

Bruce Lee - Die Todeskralle schlägt wieder zu 4 Teile

A martial arts film from a very well known actor, Bruce Lee in Color and sound for EUR 16 (eqv $23)

VINTAGE 8MM FILMS MY MAN GODFREY B&W 5 REELS UNVIEWED

A full feature in B/W and sound film for ONLY $10.50 (5 * 400')

ps: remember that you need to have extra money for postage.

So you can see that with your very limited budget, you can still get a decent film.

cheers,

Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on March 26, 2011, 10:02 PM:

ok how many full features can i get for say 40 bucks is there any way to get stleast 3

Posted by Dino Everette (Member # 1378) on March 27, 2011, 01:07 AM:

Keep in mind that even in the good old days of film collecting features rarely cost less than $100...Austin, may I ask how old you are? Forgive me if I am assuming you are young but your posts appear like you may be, which would explain why you are hoping to get some feature films for so little money..

Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on March 27, 2011, 01:32 AM:

im turning 13

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on March 27, 2011, 10:20 AM:

Austin,

Glad to see you're interested in Super 8! Not to sound like an old guy (too late!), but I was your age when I first got interested in film collecting. Considering your budget, you might want to start off collecting digests, those abridged versions of feature films. They can range in running time from 8 minutes (200') to almost an hour (three 400' reels). Also, feel free to tell us how you got into this hobby!

Doug

Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on March 27, 2011, 12:46 PM:

i actually just wanted something to do if that makes any sence and the digests sound good but i just want something thats similar to a real movies legnth

Posted by Oscar Iniesta (Member # 1731) on March 27, 2011, 05:35 PM:

We, who love films, want to have full lenght features. But, if you are going to project it to your family and friends, you will find that many people get bored with the "classics". So I recommend you to buy some edited reels of the classics. It will be a funny sesion, just to see the famous scenes from that masterpieces. And, you will learn a lot of things about projectors and films. If you try to project a good print the first time, it is probably you will have any problem with all this old things, and you will have the awful feeling of seeing your film destroyed. Step by step.

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