super 8 feature film trailer

Post by **sonnyboo** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 4:07 pm

The new Teaser Trailer for HORRORS OF WAR
1 minute & 30 seconds

This trailer consists of about 80% Super 8 film, mostly kodachrome 40, plus X & Tri-X black & White stocks. The Super 8 was all trasfered at FILM & VIDEO TRANSFERS by Doug, who does superb work.

MPEG1 (universal format)
http://www.horrorsofwarmovie.com/teaser_mpeg.php

WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER version
http://www.horrorsofwarmovie.com/teaser_windows.php

There is NO STOCK FOOTAGE. Every frame was shot by our crew. We got a lot of great material from the D-Day re-enactment at Conneaut Ohio last September, as well as 16mm footage by Scott Spears from a year before. Shot with 35mm film, 16mm film, and super 8 of varying types. This teaser features primarily unseen footage and presents a first glimpse at the scope of the production. Not much story elements in this, but a lot of action & showing the amount of extras, the quality of work, and the toys we have to play with.

THE COMPLETE LIST OF CAMERAMEN....
Cinematography by Micah Jenkins, Bret Dahlgren, Scott Spears, John Whitney, Gil Whitney, Bill Pivetta, John Fromes, and Miguel Baldoni Olivencia.

FILM TRANSFERS by
http://www.indie-post.com - Kevin Marck (16mm/35mm)
http://www.thetransferstation.com - Doug (Super 8 film)

Post by **steve hyde** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 8:21 pm

Thanks for posting. The format complements the content... well done.

Steve

Post by **chachi** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 8:29 pm

What the hell was that thing?

It looks really sweet, got to love re-enactments that are on topic, nothing beats free actors and props

Post by **Evan Kubota** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:14 pm

Nice work. I loved the low-angle shots of the soldiers moving through grass - reminiscent of The Thin Red Line.

Post by **sonnyboo** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 11:09 pm

thanks.

I chose to sepia the BLACK & WHITE, to make it match the colour footage better (and saturated that in telecine too), but the original, untouched PLUS X & TRI X super looked so real, and so period, it's amazing.

Long live Super 8.

I'm considering asking Pro8mm to throw in as a co-promotion, but my luck with them has been hit and miss. Once I got great service, twice I got dissed.

Post by **mattias** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:10 am

the super 8 footage looks amazing. the dv footage looks like a docudrama on the discovery channel.

/matt

Post by **timdrage** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:18 am

Looks cool!

The super-8 footage really looks amazingly authentic, nice work.

Post by **sonnyboo** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:40 pm

mattias wrote:the super 8 footage looks amazing. the dv footage looks like a docudrama on the discovery channel.

/matt

Uhhhh

What DV footage? This is all super 8, 16mm, and 35mm FILM.

There is no DV or analog video used in this trailer.

Post by **mattias** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:05 pm

sonnyboo wrote:What DV footage?

sorry, i stand corrected. i guess i mean the 35mm footage then, the sharp stuff. it's beside the point i'm trying to make though. better technical quality means much higher demands on production design, makeup, cinematography and everything else to maintain the illusion of reality. i think your film look extremely promising, i just wanted to point this out so you don't forget.

/matt

Post by **sonnyboo** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:59 am

mattias wrote: everything else to maintain the illusion of reality.
/matt

Uhhhh

there are no zombie Nazi's in reality. At least not my reality.

also no werewolves....

Post by **audadvnc** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:26 am

The Zombie Nazi makeup looks more convincing in Super 8. It's got that "Jeezus what the h--- is that!" feel to it that you intended. Suspension of disbelief is aided by the roughness of the S8 image.

The 35 footage, due to its clarity, can more easily stray into the "J--- what a lousy makeup job is that!" end of the field.

I haven't seen your new trailer yet, loved your first one.

I was at the post house a few weeks back when they were transferring off a few reels of regular 8mm GI home movies - Germany, May, 1945. They were clearing rubble out of the streets. Painted swastikas still showed on the burned out buildings. Widows in black veils and orphans on crutches hobbled by the cameraman and glared. If looks could kill...

Post by **mattias** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:16 pm

sonnyboo wrote:Uhhhh

whatever. it's not me who's risking all that money. why did you post this if you didn't want feedback? so that we would love you for your fantastic achievment?

audadvnc wrote:The 35 footage, due to its clarity, can more easily stray into the "J--- what a lousy makeup job is that!" end of the field.

oh really? and i was almost convinced that since zombies don't really exist they don't have to look real. are you saying that sonnyboo is wrong after all?

/matt

Post by **sonnyboo** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:09 pm

take it easy Mattias

there's nothing to get all wierd about.

Post by **mattias** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:40 pm

but i'm taking it easy? sorry though if i didn't understand the light-hearted humor in your posts.

/matt

Post by **chachi** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:55 pm

sonnyboo wrote:
mattias wrote: everything else to maintain the illusion of reality.
/matt

Uhhhh

there are no zombie Nazi's in reality. At least not my reality.

also no werewolves....

In mattias defence, it also sounded like a bit of a dig to me. That said though, I understand where your coming from.

Except I must add for the record that most NAZIS where in fact brain dead zombies! 8O