Way OT: Kodak reviving Super8

[Charlie Austin]

[Mark Suszko] “Will this revived film fit in my old super-8 camera? Sprocket-wise?”

Sure… same cartridges they still make now.

————————————————————-

~ My FCPX Babbling blog ~
~”It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.”~
~”The function you just attempted is not yet implemented”~

[Bill Davis]

Looks as if I’m completely ready for the next hipster era since I have this beauty tucked away…

They do NOT make them like they used to!

Know someone who teaches video editing in elementary school, high school or college? Tell them to check out http://www.StartEditingNow.com – video editing curriculum complete with licensed practice content.

[Craig Seeman]

So at NAB does Blackmagic announce the Cintel Mini for Resolve and FCPX?

[Bret Williams]

No love for the Logmar? https://www.wired.com/2014/07/logmar-super-8/

[Charlie Austin]

Supposedly amazing. Also $5995.

https://vimeo.com/129700087

————————————————————-

~ My FCPX Babbling blog ~
~”It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.”~
~”The function you just attempted is not yet implemented”~

Some contents or functionalities here are not available due to your cookie preferences!

This happens because the functionality/content marked as “Vimeo framework” uses cookies that you choosed to keep disabled. In order to view this content or use this functionality, please enable cookies: click here to open your cookie preferences.

[Claude Lyneis]

Just went to Hateful 8. Credits said it was filmed with Kodak film and I believe it was 70 mm. So in spite of Kodak’s bankruptcy, Hollywood loves film. Same applies for the new Star Wars although it was in iMax 3D, whatever format they are now using. On the other hand the resolution for super-8 leaves a lot to be desired and no blockbusters are to be expected. Of course the workflow all goes through digital intermediaries, so the editing is not much different starting from film or digital.

I still have my late sixties Minolta super 8 camera, but at these film prices it will continue resting deep in the garage.

[Mark Suszko]

I’ve kept my high school super eight camera and projector all these years… I think I’m going to have to buy one cartridge, for a goof, and shoot something with it. Probably try to find footage of myself from then and match it to today or something along that line.

[Claude Lyneis]

I think Quinton Tarantino used it in Hateful 8.

[Bret Williams]

I don’t understand how the Kodak one will be $500. At that price if it were any good just buy it for the digital side and never worry about the film.

[Noah Kadner]

Here’s the real rub:

“Processing the film should cost $50 to $75 a cartridge”

A Super 8mm roll is good for just under 3 minutes and that price is on top of the cartridge itself. Can you imagine spending $100 just to capture 3 minutes of footage at a resolution far below what you can get right now on just about any current smartphone? (I’ve seen Super 8 scanned up to 1080p on a Rank and it really starts to fall apart so forget about anything like 4K.)

Sure there will be a few high profile hipsters who make some noise with this gear for a short project or two but if this is Kodak’s gameplan to become relevant again to indie fillmmakers, they’re doomed.

Gimme a 1000′ load of 35mm I can shoot and process for under $100 and you’ll get my attention. For most would-be filmmakers the aesthetic appeal of film was never in question; it was all about the economics.

Noah

FCPWORKS – FCPX Workflow
FCP eXchange – FCPX Workshops