A Swedish 'Meatball' Western on Super 8!

[Andersens Tears]

'The Legend of Billy Wade Part 1' - is a Swedish 'Meatball' Western shot on one roll of Ektachrome 100D film by first time super 8 director Tony Bergslid after a series of workshops I gave in super 8 film at Filmpool Jämtland.

I think it is a lot of fun - have a look and let me know what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjIiaieKu2I

[jpolzfuss]

Great! (Even though some scenes suffer from not being shot with a tripod and even though the "wanted"-sign at the end is too small for youtube)

But why is there vignetting in some/most scenes?
And how did you manage to get more than 3 min 30 s out of one cart (transfer at 16 2/3 fps)?

Jörg

[Andersens Tears]

Great! (Even though some scenes suffer from not being shot with a tripod and even though the "wanted"-sign at the end is too small for youtube)

But why is there vignetting in some/most scenes?
And how did you manage to get more than 3 min 30 s out of one cart (transfer at 16 2/3 fps)?

Jörg

The film was screened at a local arthouse cinema and so the 'wanted' sign was ok there - but I get your point. The Director was unhappy with a few shots - but he had never shot anything with a super 8 camera before this! So he has learnt a lot from shooting this - and that was the main point.

The 3 mins and 32 seconds running time and vignetting come from the very basic transfer. I did not have the budget for a higher quality and more accurate transfer.

Jamie

[Juergen]

Hi Jamie,

would love to show the WESTERN on http://www.schmalfilm.de but embedding function seems to be disabled. Any chance to change this?

Juergen

[Andersens Tears]

Hi Jamie,

would love to show the WESTERN on http://www.schmalfilm.de but embedding function seems to be disabled. Any chance to change this?

Juergen

Hi Juergen! Great! Please try with the Vimeo clip instead which you will find here -

http://www.vimeo.com/24259584

Let me know if you have any problems!

Thanks,

Jamie

[Juergen]

Thanks, Jamie,

the film is online now .

Jürgen

[grainy]

AT there are some really good moments in this little work, and a lot of the framing is excellent, which is usually what makes beginner's projects look weak. The color in the opening shot is lovely also. Your student clearly has ability.
G

[Andersens Tears]

AT there are some really good moments in this little work, and a lot of the framing is excellent, which is usually what makes beginner's projects look weak. The color in the opening shot is lovely also. Your student clearly has ability.
G

Thanks G! I agree - you need to look at it for what it is - it was his first film and super 8 AND shot according to the straight 8 principle - shot in sequence with no editing. He got it all in there - nice characterisation and humour with strong visuals. He will go on to great things I am sure!

[Andersens Tears]

Thanks, Jamie,

the film is online now .

Jürgen

Excellent!

[StoneBuilder]

Fantastic !

[slashmaster]

So no cutting and splicing for the whole 50 feet? You've got to thank those actors for getting it right the first time then!

[Andersens Tears]

Fantastic !

[Andersens Tears]

So no cutting and splicing for the whole 50 feet? You've got to thank those actors for getting it right the first time then!

That's right! All shot in sequence! Not bad for a first timer - Tony Bergslid the director.

Billy Wade was his dad and the two challenger cowboys are also filmmakers - they have all worked together before - so they knew what was expected of them!