What 8mm films did I watch last night?

[Dominique De Bast]

I came back two days ago from Egypt where I spent one month. My first film is The Muppets Musical Moments, arrived while I was abroad (the janitor, if that's the coprrect word in English, called me to say the postman had something for me ; I could convince the postman to let it to the janitor). I projected the film with a HID projector bought from Lee Manering, so I thank him twice for that projection :-)

[Brian Fretwell]

It was the Derann (sometimes labeled as an import) 400ft release. Sadly there was no full feature of this.

[Douglas Meltzer]

Brian,

Would that be the Derann 400' cutdown of Taste the Blood or did they release the feature?

[Graham Ritchie]

Oliver

Last night out of curiosity I had a look through the few remaining Derann news letters from long ago. I found two full pages of new Super 8 trailers, one was "Oliver"-Scope 16 pound and 50 pence. The prices did vary in those two pages from 11 to 17 pound average being about 14 for a new trailer.

Another news letter had quite a list of 16mm shorts and trailers and there it was, "Oliver" Extra Long trailer, as a stunning Color Scope print 250ft at 39 pound and 99 pence. I think the extra long 16mm print is the same length as the Super 8.

Regarding the above video I posted, the actual image shown is not quite as blue as recorded by my video camera when I took it. I didn't get the setting quite right, but it does show you the content and gives a general idea what the trailer is about.

[Brian Fretwell]

Taste the Blood of Dracula, Derann late print on LPP.

[Oliver Feld]

Beautiful…

[Graham Ritchie]

Thanks Oliver

Here are those trailers first one being "Oliver" the second being "Battle Of Britain" both those trailers are actually "Full frame Scope" just like 35mm. The down side is the Super 8 projector aperture plate, it wont show what we are often missing with Scope films, the full frame. The full image is certainly there, it just needs someone to come up with some sort of variable top and bottom aperture plate for Super 8 projectors plus a lens that would allow it

[Oliver Feld]

Thank You for the advice! And congrats to this amazing video!📽✨

[Graham Ritchie]

Hi Oliver

I certainly will , Derann had a extensive list of new trailers for sale on Super8 for many years. I think they were mostly all imported. Also on 16mm it was for sale brand new in Scope for a long time, I am kicking myself for throwing out almost all of those regular news letters that came in the post, only a couple have survived. I will have another look in there sales catalogue as well I still have those. Oliver just a thought, but if you can get some old copies of the Derann FFTC, they are still worth a read, includes film reviews, thankfully I kept mine.


PS I was thinking that I will take a video of it next weekend and post it on you-tube next week. Its been a while since I have done one, until then although Oliver is not on this reel you might enjoy seeing some others until then with this one

[Oliver Feld]

Graham, would You like to take some pictures from the trailer? I have not seen it in scope until today. Thank You!

[Graham Ritchie]

By the way the Oliver trailer was released in Scope as new in Super8 and 16mm you could buy from Derann. I have the Super8 Scope trailer color wise its fine, however sound wise could have been a bit better

Last night after the VP ran this reel.

A couple of screen shots taken last night

[Oliver Feld]

The print had faded (like I think the most prints of this title) and years ago I‘ve sent it to Alberto to Italy. The red tint has changed to a more comfortable brownish tint and colours like yellow, red (!) and blue have returned. Otherwise it’s a flawless print which is working on the big screen (3-4 meters). It has Stereo sound and I love to watch it once a year.

[Osi Osgood]

Oliver, how has your 2001 held up? Those Cineavision prints can be hit and miss.

[Oliver Feld]

„A Night To Remember“… The Kenneth More classic by Roy Baker.

[Melvin England]

Last night, I decided to dig out a pile of films that I have not projected for absolutely years. It was very enjoyable. Almost like seeing them for the first time..... but not quite.


The Omen 1x 400' - Gregory Peck.

Damien - Omen II - 1x 400' William Holden. Completely forgotten just what excellent and gory edits these are.

The Champ - Jon Voight & Ricky Schroeder. What a tear jerker.

King Solomon's Mines - 1x 400' - Stewart Granger.

Logan's Run - 1x 400' - Michael York and Jenny Agutter. A great edit and completely worth it for a certain 3 seconds or so. If you have this one, you will know EXACTLY what I am talking about !!!

New York, New York - 1x 400' - Robert De Niro and Liza Minelli. One of Scorsese's less popular films. But good.

Distant Drums - 3x 400' - Gary Cooper.

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