Actor wrote:Santo wrote:As far as B & W super 8 goes, the best example is playing right now (in Toronto, anyways). Guy Maddin's THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD.
According to the IMDb
The Saddest Music in the World was shot on 35mm.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366996/technical
I would not be surprised if their information is wrong. Do you have a source for your information that it was shot in super8?
That tech page only refers to the negative and release format. The material was of course blown up to a 35mm neg.
As far as sources you could look up, I can only suggest you get a chance to watch TEARDROPS IN THE SNOW which is the "making of" documentary. However, where you would get a chance to see that is beyond me other than the Independant Film Channel on digital satelite. Maybe on Sundance Channel? You'll find that it's listed on imdb also. It's a terrific documentary and shows everything very clearly how it was done. Interviews with his super 8 cinematographer (lots of clips of him using the Bauers to get in for the shot), the "stud Hollywood" 35mm cinematographer they brought in, and lots of shots of Guy running around with his wind up Bolexes (freezing up on the ice-cold soundstage!).
You might find easier access to Guy Maddin's idiocincratic techiniques with 16mm and super 8 on the DVD for, I think, CAREFUL and TWILIGHT OF THE ICE NYMPHS. I think there's two DVDs you can pick up -- the other one with his feature ARCHANGEL and the short THE HEART OF THE WORLD (maybe that's the one with WAITING FOR TWILIGHT?). Anyways, on one of them, there's also a good documentary titled: GUY MADDIN: WAITING FOR TWILIGHT. It also shows all his 16mm and super 8 techniques. This also is shown a lot on Independant Film Channel here in Canada.
Considering the guy is getting 3 and a half million to make his features these days, with premiers at Sundance and stuff, I'm sure his material will become more easily obtained for viewing. Features not to many people's taste, certainly, but his shorts are brilliant.
As an alternative, drop Scorsese a line -- he's got THREE 35mm prints of each of Guy's films. He'll tell you all about him ad nauseum.
I'm not kidding!
