My first super 8 film!

Post by **vidwerk** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 9:33 pm

I have recently uploaded my first film that I shot entirely on super 8. I would appreciate comments from those of you who have a high-speed connection and don't mind downloading the 18.7MB file. Please be kind since I have only been into filming for about a year.
Thanks, Simon. :idea:

ftp://ftp.filmshooting.com/upload/video ... Scape2.mov

Post by **tfunch24** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 12:22 am

It took me over an hour to download the film on my pokey old dial-up connection, but the wait was well worth it. My favorite parts of the film were the color timelapse shots toward the end--especially the ferry leaving port, the cars streaming by on the city streets, etc. Just one question--why did you start the film with Tri-X and then switch to K40? Just curious.

Show us some more when you get the opportunity.

Tom

Post by **vidwerk** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 12:37 am

Hey Tom;
To tell you the truth, that film is made up of several different reels that I have shot over the past year while learning to shoot film. I figured that I could make an interesting montage to depict the chaos of a big city. The second cartridge of super 8 that I ever shot was the Tri-X that you noticed in my film. I decided to use this footage not really because of the stock, but primarily because I just had the footage and decided to use it as a means of entering the visual story(following a human character as a way of entering into the city). As for the K40, there is none. All the color shots where done on 7240 VNF(perfect for shooting timed-exposure shots at night).
Thanks, Simon.

Post by **jean** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 12:54 am

I'm still to make my first film, so take my comments with a grain of salt ;-) It's really good! The tri-x as well as the color stuff. A few details i noticed: the sudden appearance of some of the cars in the b/w (after sec 20) irritated me a little, and the color part somehow has different color casts, or better moods.

But wow. the film looks good and definitely is worth the wait for anyone on slow connections. I wish my rolls looked like that! Keep it up, and thanks for sharing!

tfunch24--lazy · Post by **tfunch24--lazy** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 1:08 am

vidwerk wrote:Hey Tom;
To tell you the truth, that film is made up of several different reels that I have shot over the past year while learning to shoot film. I figured that I could make an interesting montage to depict the chaos of a big city...I just had the footage and decided to use it as a means of entering the visual story(following a human character as a way of entering into the city).

That's what I suspected. Very good film.

I look forward to seeing your future endeavours (sp?).

Tom

Post by **CleanCut** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 7:49 am

WOW! very nice! Some of those time lapsed shots were amazing. Can I ask you, what frame rate did you use to shoot the downtown scene with all the people?

Post by **teadub** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 8:41 am

I agree with tfunch24, the ferry leaving the port was great. All of the b/w footage at the begining was great too. I also enjoyed the sunset, especially where exposure blows out at the end.

Post by **jean** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 11:13 am

as all of you, I really enjoyed viewing the film. For me as a novice, it's very encouraging to see what can be done with the ressources we all have acces to, and I learned a lot from all the posted films.

What am I up to? It seems that most participants of this forum have access to telecine, or it's even a part of their regular workflow. I really want to encourage everyone here to share, why not post a clip or a short?

YouTube · Post by **Andreas Wideroe** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 1:19 pm

Awesome Simon!
Those timelapses look great and nice music aswell!

Keep it up!

Post by **ericMartinJarvies** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 9:17 am

great job! what camera(s) did you use? lense(s)? etc?

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My first super 8 film!

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