Glastonbury 1981 Scope.

[Stuart Hilliker]

This was shot by my brother in 1981 using a Sankyo XL25S and Kowa 8Z.

https://youtu.be/H_VOMn3bnmE?si=B44_F5aO6YJMDtig

[Melvin England]

An example of super 8 at its very best.

On the technical side, beautiful wide picture, beautiful colour, sharp image, good sound.

On the cinematography side..... a super 8 camera in the hands of someone who KNOWS how to make a film. The wide frame used to its fullest - littered with faces and movement, an unintrusive tripod for those excellently framed shots and pans (and don't tell me you DIDN'T use a tripod, as one simply could not have got those shots hand held) and, being part of the crowd themselves, a different look at the festival from the viewpoint of the fans. All in all, a marvelous record of a time "way back when" which is what super 8 does best.

Well done to all concerned. A little gem.

[Joerg Polzfusz]

Great! Did your brother do the split screens in camera?

[Rob Young]

Yes, really nice framing and very atmospheric. Enjoyed that, thanks!

I shot some scope footage around the late 90's using a Sankyo XL-420 and Kowa 8Z no less.

One thing I found is that since the image in the viewfinder is squeezed, it was sometimes difficult to fully assess your framing until you actually see the film back! So it makes the framing of Stuart's brother's film all the more admirable.