Belated Introduction

Post by **timothyx** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:00 pm

Hi Everybody~

It occurred to me that I jumped right in with the questions a couple weeks ago without any formal/informal introduction. Apologies, this is my 1st forum. So better late than never.

I'm a west coaster turned east coaster. I got turned on to Super 8 in Portland, OR when some friends and I started a little film group called Tiny Picture Club (http://tinypictureclub.org) - pretty sure it's dead now. We had semi-monthly theme based screenings and would all get together to process our films. Very fun community.

Now I've moved on and am living in Brooklyn and attending grad school. My studies are more sound based, but I still shoot super-8 passionately. My most recent film's been doing pretty well. It was just at Ann Arbor and won the Black Maria. You can check it out here: http://www.phonoscopy.com/kieu.html (sorry, it's kinda compressed).

I'm about to travel to S. America for three months to record trains as part of my grad thesis. But I'll also be totting a Nizo around and am sure to bring back a few carts of super 8 to work with. Thinking of making a film about the Tren de Muertre (Train of Death) that runs from Santa Cruz, Bolivia through the Amazon basin to Brasil. I mean, can't beat the title, right?

Anyhow, this forum been very useful so I've finally decided to chime in and say howdy. Thanks for pooling all this great small format info into one place.

Yours truly,
Mr. Kevin T. Allen
http://phonoscopy.com

Post by **Mitch Perkins** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:42 pm

timothyx wrote: Thinking of making a film about the Tren de Muertre (Train of Death) that runs from Santa Cruz, Bolivia through the Amazon basin to Brasil. I mean, can't beat the title, right?

Train of Death.

Awesome.

Welcome aboard.

Mitch

Post by **Skippy** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:18 pm

Hello,

I loved kieu, especialy those portrait shots towards the end. thank you for the link.

tom

Post by **toby_tools** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:33 pm

Hey'
I really liked KIEU.
Is it available on DVD? I would love to see it in full res.
Looks fantastic.

Toby

Post by **Lunar07** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:37 pm

timothyx wrote: Now I've moved on and am living in Brooklyn and attending grad school. My studies are more sound based, but I still shoot super-8 passionately. My most recent film's been doing pretty well. It was just at Ann Arbor and won the Black Maria. You can check it out here: http://www.phonoscopy.com/kieu.html (sorry, it's kinda compressed).
...................

For some reason kieu link is not working here, BUT .............

I'm about to travel to S. America for three months to record trains as part of my grad thesis. But I'll also be totting a Nizo around and am sure to bring back a few carts of super 8 to work with. Thinking of making a film about the Tren de Muertre (Train of Death) that runs from Santa Cruz, Bolivia through the Amazon basin to Brasil. I mean, can't beat the title, right?

...........Having seen the nighmarish train ride in Lanka, I think Train of Death will be something to wait for. Oh man, this train ride is amazing.

Post by **T-Scan** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:41 pm

My 2 favorite things on S8, trains and graffiti. I remember hearing of the Tiny Pic Club, and Reed H.

Post by **timothyx** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:41 pm

Thanks for the compliments, guys. I owe it all to Kodachrome.

Toby, PM me your mailing address and I'll send you a copy. It looks tons better @ full res. I got my transfer done by Eric Rossen @ Flying Spot Film Transfer in Seattle, by the by.

Post by **timothyx** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:48 pm

The train ride wasn't too nightmarish at all. The trains are really slow and open feeling in Sri Lanka, total delight. But, through the lens and especially through time-lapse it probably does seem pretty rough. If only it were filmed in smellovision!

try this link directly to the quicktime: http://phonoscopy.com/Kieu/KIEU_medium.mp4
You might just need the newer version of QT since it's an mp4?

Post by **Lunar07** » Thu May 24, 2007 12:05 am

timothyx wrote:The train ride wasn't too nightmarish at all. The trains are really slow and open feeling in Sri Lanka, total delight. But, through the lens and especially through time-lapse it probably does seem pretty rough. If only it were filmed in smellovision!

I did not say it was rough, and I was not talking about <b><i>your</i></b> own experience of what it felt like

Your sounscape gives it another dimension.

try this link directly to the quicktime: http://phonoscopy.com/Kieu/KIEU_medium.mp4
You might just need the newer version of QT since it's an mp4?

Very cool. Just a comment: the first two instances where you use time lapse in this piece (at the start) are uncalled for I think.
Was this shot on Super8 in its entirety with K40? Which camera did you use?

Post by **super8man** » Thu May 24, 2007 1:09 am

I recognized the background picture on this page (hahaha):

http://phonoscopy.com/Kieu/html/kieusuper8.html

and noticed you have the WORDS for onsuper8.org and the link is my website, and vice versa for the super 8 filmmaking words and the onsuper8 link. No worries, just pointing out the crossed wires so to speak.

I liked your approach to the film - very nice images. I did not like the fade to black so much after the first few times but that's just my opinion. I found at first it does help to grab my attention but after a few times it became distracting.

Nice to see your work and thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Mike

Post by **timothyx** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:41 pm

Thanks fellas~

Yeah, there are more than a few gratuitous time-lapse moments and people seems to love or hate the black frames. It works for me as a way to bring the soundtrack to the forefront. Also, kinda like blinking- you get used to it.

And...Mr. Super8man, much apologies about the bad link. As you can tell I've used you site as a resource more than once. Muchas gracÃƒÂas!

*I used a Bauer 107xl and a Minolta XL406 for this film. The Minoltas XLs are the best travel cameras around, in my book. In terms of features, durability and size/weight. Too bad they only foot 18fps.

Post by **Lunar07** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:50 pm

timothyx wrote: *I used a Bauer 107xl and a Minolta XL406 for this film. The Minoltas XLs are the best travel cameras around, in my book. In terms of features, durability and size/weight. Too bad they only foot 18fps.

This is totally encouraging. Another proof that what defines the word 'pro' is not the camera, but the one looking through its view finder!

Post by **Mitch Perkins** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:42 pm

timothyx wrote: My most recent film's been doing pretty well. It was just at Ann Arbor and won the Black Maria. You can check it out here: http://www.phonoscopy.com/kieu.html (sorry, it's kinda compressed).

Well I gave it one more try downloading QT just to watch this, and boy was I not disappointed! Beautiful work!

Definitely take an S8 with you on your travels to S. America, and let us know when we can watch more of your top-notch work.

Mitch

Post by **Bolex Collector** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:54 pm

Welcome aboard Kevin!

Your mention of Tren de Muertre (Train of Death) piqued my interest, never having heard the term before, so I googled some info. Wow, what a great idea for a film. Please keep us updated if you do anything with this concept. I'd really like to see it.

super8man wrote:I recognized the background picture on this page (hahaha):

http://phonoscopy.com/Kieu/html/kieusuper8.html

Hehe.. Me too, Mike. But can you identify it? (Bolex 150, 155 or 160?) Eh, that's too easy. If you've seen the original pic from the instructions, of course, it's even easier.

Post by **super8man** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:04 pm

It should be the 160. Literally, taken from this image - notice the scratches on the cover in both images (and that's ok, really - just having fun with this):

Cheers,
Mike

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