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by Astro
Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:46 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: My top 10 film stories
Replies: 0
Views: 1082

My top 10 film stories

1/ The last Led Zeppelin gig at London's O2 was covered on Super-8, processed by Todd AO and now resides in a vault never to be seen. 2/ Dave Stewart had a music video produced entirely shot on Beaulieu 7008 Pro's at 4fps. However it was shelved. 3/ One of the last R16 cameras to be serviced by Beau...
by Astro
Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:45 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: My top 10 film stories
Replies: 1
Views: 1409

My top 10 film stories

1/ The last Led Zeppelin gig at London's O2 was covered on Super-8, processed by Todd AO and now resides in a vault never to be seen. 2/ Dave Stewart had a music video produced entirely shot on Beaulieu 7008 Pro's at 4fps. However it was shelved. 3/ One of the last R16 cameras to be serviced by Beau...
by Astro
Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:46 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Super-8 and Filmmaking in the UK
Replies: 9
Views: 3336

Super-8 and Filmmaking in the UK

Super-8 has a very very strong user base in the UK. I spent 11 years running a Super-8 dept in London and I know that new Super-8 users appeared everyday of the week. Currently if one is to buy a single roll of Super-8 using one of the few shops left in London to supply all services it will cost app...
by Astro
Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:38 pm
Forum: Filmmaking
Topic: Name a commerically sucessful indie film
Replies: 15
Views: 36807

Re: Name a commerically sucessful indie film

Necromantic.
:)
by Astro
Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:11 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: The Dark Knight
Replies: 3
Views: 1847

Re: The Dark Knight

My favorite digital film is Miami Vice. But overall I think digital effects in movies date very quickly, like the last three Star Wars movies. Even though I love movies shot on film and I still shoot film, I love digital video more and enjoy the challenge of making it look great it it's own right. A...
by Astro
Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:09 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Buy a DVD, get a free Digital Copy on iTunes
Replies: 4
Views: 1695

Movie Downloads

I recently updated iTunes automatically. After the update I couldn't open iTunes. The reason, I now need to buy the new Mac operating system. So because I haven't burnt my iTunes library to CD's I can't play them, so who owns my tunes? at the moment not me. I love having all my music stored digitall...
by Astro
Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:35 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Another Low-Budget feature film.
Replies: 12
Views: 4289

Low Budget movie

Thank you to everyone for viewing the trailer so far and the opinions of the members here are really useful. I will cut a new trailer soon as we are fine tuning everything. The sound is being worked on as we speak. As regards to the ratio, I really love the aspect ratio and I think we make really go...
by Astro
Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:16 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Another Low-Budget feature film.
Replies: 12
Views: 4289

Low Budget Film

LOL :lol: Yeah the dialogue is from a scene. The locations and sound were the most problematic of the shoot. A brief synopsis of the film from the British Film catalogue: Girl follows the dark journey of Christina in search of her identity & missing husband Kirk. This sc-fi road movie set in the...
by Astro
Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:29 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Another Low-Budget feature film.
Replies: 12
Views: 4289

Another Low-Budget feature film.

Hi and a happy new year to all. This feature film cost approx £2800 and contains some B/W and Colour Super-8. The trailer can be viewed from this link. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2016067212 I was very impressed by Driftwood and the resourceful nature ...
by Astro
Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:18 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Autochrome - Super 8 Feature trailer
Replies: 17
Views: 5950

I am being persuaded by the Actress of both films to enter it intoother festivals before Cannes, and now that you mention it Mattias, it probably is a good idea to do this. One added bonus for both my films is that Helena Mitchell the actress has been signed up for the $40 million movie Daisy Scarle...
by Astro
Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:11 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Autochrome - Super 8 Feature trailer
Replies: 17
Views: 5950

Hi
The Anamorphic in use is an Iscorama Inflight Projection Lens which is 2x. The Inflight was made for inflight Cinema projectors on planes.
The Inflight lens has approx 1/1/4" back barrel so it only works with a Nalcom camera or DV camera as far as I know.
Regards
Jake
by Astro
Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:55 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Autochrome - Super 8 Feature trailer
Replies: 17
Views: 5950

I disagree, but then I would as I authored it. The cinematography in use is very specific, but without explaining the narrative I can't expand on that. Autochrome is now completely shot and in post. Every scene in the film has been shot on Super-8 and also on DV. So I have to decide which format the...
by Astro
Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:49 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Guardian News story
Replies: 20
Views: 5357

Hi again

BBC Radio Scotland have arranged an interview with me from the angle that "If you want to preserve your memories shoot film and they want to talk super-8 and how it's more popular than ever.
So next tuesday I hope to put wrong to right.
Astro :wink:
by Astro
Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:23 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Guardian News story
Replies: 20
Views: 5357

Thankyou! But we've been takin calls all day from worried customers about the End of Super-8. I think the handling of the Kodak lab in Switzerland closure has not helped Kodak & it would be nice to see some positive motion picture publicity from them in the mainstream press, but it's probably no...