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Vidar Olavesen
Film God

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From: Sarpsborg, Norway
Registered: Nov 2012

posted November 09, 2012 10:19 AM

I just wonder how long a movie that is 3x400? Is that meter or feet or what? What is it in minutes?

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but it's been a long time since I had Super 8mm

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Pasquale DAlessio
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From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted November 09, 2012 10:25 AM

1200feet is about 1 hour of film. More or less depending on how full the reels are. Sometimes films are listed as 3x400 but may contain 3 x 375.

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Vidar Olavesen
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From: Sarpsborg, Norway
Registered: Nov 2012

posted November 09, 2012 10:31 AM

Thank you. I was unsure as I have seen some that I thought was too cheap to be that long. Then you can actually get full features for under 50 pounds, which was surprising to me

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Winbert Hutahaean
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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 09, 2012 10:34 AM

In my experience 3 x 400 (= 400 feet eqv 120 meter) will be around 45 - 50 minutes. This is due to the fact that one reel will not be exactly 400 feet.

For one TV episode (60 minutes) it would be uncut because a 60 minute TV episode need to have 20 - 25% for commercial slot. So roughly around 45 minutes nett show.

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