SMPTE Leader on Commerical Releases?

[woods01]

I'm looking to get Super 8 sized Academy or preferably a SMTPE leader, which I understand is a hard thing to come across in 8mm. Are these usually found on commercially released films? I've never bought one before.

[bolextech]

Available from Wittner:

http://www.wittner-kinotechnik.de/katal ... m.php#1054

Cheers,
Jean-Louis

[woods01]

Thank you for the quick reply but that appears to be a SMTPE Testfilm, not the countdown leader.

[jpolzfuss]

Hi,

the leader used to be listed on that page right above the Testfilm. However it was Gebuhr's leader and not the SMPTE-leader - but the only difference between the Gebuhr- and the SMPTE-version was the fact that one had a Gebuhr-logo in one of the frames while the other one sported a SMPTE-logo.
Unfortunately the Super8-version has been removed from Wittner's catalogue, so only the "GEBUHR Startband 16mm" is left.

Jörg

[woods01]

What about commercial Super 8 prints? Surely someone on this board has watched commercial print or two and knows if they start the reel with the countdown?

[jpolzfuss]

Hi,

yes, most of my commercial prints start with a countdown with special frames marked as "sound start" etc. pp. . However all of them looks more like this one or this video after 0:20. Hence I don't recall having the countdown that looks a little bit like an "analogue watch" on Super8.

Jörg

[woods01]

Thank you, I'll pick up some cheap print off ebay. I like the idea that the countdown is different from the larger guages.

[Maurizio Di Cintio]

Hi! I can supply these on S/8. For details/info write me:
maurizio(underscore)dicintio(at)fastwebnet(dot)it

[woods01]

How much? Just post it publicly here and then everyone will know the details.