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Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on October 18, 2009, 12:06 PM:

As per title, surly someone can remember this mag from the 70s, I used to get this mag every month and drool over the equipment I couldn't afford, I have googled the title of the mag but can't find anything related apart from the same titled mag about the movie industry. This mag was about the uk amature cine scean back then.Has anyone got any links to it or is my memory playing tricks on me [Confused]

Regards.
John

Posted by John Clancy (Member # 49) on October 18, 2009, 12:12 PM:

I think all of us probably know Movie Maker (later known as 'Making Better Movies' and then finally 'Video Maker' or some such title like that). What did you want to know about it. For example, several of the contributors write for 'International Movie Maker' now.

Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on October 18, 2009, 02:00 PM:

Not looking for anything in particular realy, just wondering if it was my mind playing tricks (old age and all that) [Big Grin]

Posted by John Clancy (Member # 49) on October 18, 2009, 02:04 PM:

Rest assured, the magazine existed but finally died out in about 1989/90 in its last incarnation. You'd have liked 'smallformat' but that ceased about a year ago.

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on October 18, 2009, 02:07 PM:

John,
You could keep an eye on Ebay - old copies of the magazine turn up there occasionally. I bought three on there about a year ago in excellent condition.

-Mike

Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on October 20, 2009, 06:12 PM:

Well guys, i have been looking on ebay and not found anything at all.I would love to find a couple of copies just for nostalgic reasons realy,
Any help would realy be appreciated.
Thanks in advance

Posted by Panayotis A. Carayannis (Member # 1220) on October 21, 2009, 04:48 PM:

John
I have something for you. Send me an e-mail.

Posted by Patrick Walsh (Member # 637) on October 23, 2009, 12:15 AM:

I have a pile of these mags, and I am always flipping through them, looking at the various projectors on sale at the time, they are also interesting to see what titles came out from whom and what year.
Patrick

Posted by Simon McConway (Member # 219) on October 23, 2009, 01:27 AM:

I too have a pile of these and use them as a time machine to get back to the 1970s! Superb info and original manufacter's adverts for classic equipment. B & H & Eumig are just two examples.

Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on October 23, 2009, 11:18 AM:

Panayotis .........email sent.
Thats exactly what I wish to do guys. JUST A NOSTALGIC OLD FOOL [Wink]

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on October 23, 2009, 11:28 AM:

Had about a dozen traded away a while ago

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on October 23, 2009, 03:33 PM:

John if those old "Movie Maker" mags are hard to find look out for "Film Making" as well. I wonder where all those magazines have gone [Roll Eyes]

also another interesting publication at the time was the american "Super8 Film Maker" I came close to getting rid of hundreds of those old mags years ago when video came I am glad I didn't.

This next one came with "Film Making"

and finally

Graham.

Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on October 23, 2009, 04:32 PM:

Many thanks Graham for your time and effort posting the above reply.
I had no choice regarding all the mags I had, my dad threw them all out when I got married and left home [Confused]

thanks to a kind poster in theses very forums I now hope to get a few copies.

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