Kodachrome wins award at world's oldest short film festival

Post by **Juergen** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:02 pm

Our music clip "Kodachrome," shot on Super 8, wins the Shoestring trophy at The 49th Rochester International Film Festival, New York (USA). The film is an homage to the Kodachrome 40 Super 8 film that ceased production last year. The short, realized by Heiko Riemann and JÃƒÂ¼rgen Lossau, uses the hit "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon to tell its story. "Kodachrome" was produced in September 2006 and processed at the last lab in the world able to work with Kodachrome: Dwayne's in Kansas (USA). The video transfer was performed by AVP in Munich (Germany), using a Rank Cinetel MK III.

The award is a special honour for us, because it is presented in Kodak's hometown, Rochester, New York. The Rochester International Film Festival is, according to its claim, the world's oldest continuously-held short film festival. On May, 3, 2007, the film "Kodachrome" will be shown in the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House. This cinema has nearly 600 seats. The organizers of the festival, Movies on a Shoestring, Inc., is an independent, non-profit, all-volunteer organization. They are not affiliated with George Eastman House, but do greatly appreciate its support.

Post by aj » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:12 pm

Congratulations!

Post by **Janne** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:05 pm

Juergen,
I received your Super-8 DVD yesterday and watched the Kodachrome movie... and watched many times more. I just love the clip.

The quality of the transfer is impressive. Al Dente (viewtopic.php?t=14863&highlight=dente) was also transferred by AVP. I'm strongly considering using AVP for my upcoming 16 mm summer project.

Post by **Janne** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:09 pm

Juergen,
I received your Super-8 DVD yesterday and watched the Kodachrome movie... and watched many times more. I just love the clip.

The quality of the transfer is impressive. Al Dente (viewtopic.php?t=14863&highlight=dente) was also transferred by AVP. I'm strongly considering using AVP for my upcoming 16 mm summer project.

Post by **Chris Cottrill** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:45 am

Great to hear this! This is the best recent film made on Super-8 I have seen. I highly recommend buying the DVD.

Post by **richard p. t.** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:12 am

Well done Juergen. Another victory for super 8.

Post by **Angus** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:40 am

Reminds me I really need to buy that DVD!

Congrats!

Post by **Plastik** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:11 pm

I would like a copy of the DVD also.

Post by aj » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:56 pm

Plastik wrote:I would like a copy of the DVD also.

Check the forum with search. The DVD was first introduced here.
There was some ordering info there too.

You can also check eBay. The publisher is using eBay as an outlet for the books and DVDs.

http://cgi.ebay.de/DVD-Super-8-Exposed- ... dZViewItem

Post by **reflex** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:33 pm

Congratulations again, Juergen.

I've shown your 'Kodachrome' clip to a number of people who ask me about the quality of Super 8 with a modern Telecine transfer - they all came away from the experience eager to shoot Super 8. A presentation at Eastman House is a fitting salute.

Post by **Juergen** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:14 am

Thanks for your nice messages. The KODACHROME music clip is part of this DVD:

DEATH OF THE YELLOW BAG

A 20-minute documentary that visits the Kodak lab in Lausanne (Switzerland) in August 2006, shortly before it closed forever. Includes moving interviews with the lab manager and his colleagues, along with a behind-the-scenes look at the last Super 8 Kodachrome lab in the world and the operation of its complex 14 bath process. In German and English. A film by Juergen Lossau and Heiko Riemann.

KODACHROME

In 1973, Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel) composed a song about his youth. He dedicated the song to Kodachrome, because this slide film kept the colorful memories of his adolescence alive. Shortly after Kodachrome Super 8 film was withdrawn from the market Ã¢â‚¬â€œ 41 years after its introduction Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Juergen Lossau and Heiko Riemann produced this ode to the exceptional material: a music clip to accompany Paul Simon's song. Long live Kodachrome. Fittingly, this tribute was shot on Kodachrome 40 Super 8 film.

KODAK SUPER 8 INSTAMATIC

An ingenious commercial that promotes Kodak Instamatic cameras and the newly introduced Super 8 format. Shot in 1965, in English. A witty montage of earlier silent and sound movies that demonstrates the challenges of shooting motion pictures and promises a better future with KodakÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Super 8. More than 15 minutes of entertaining slapstick scenes and quick-witted comments. An extraordinary industrial film.

ELMO COMMERCIAL

A unique glimpse into the past! This German Elmo commercial was shot on 16 mm and highlights the Japanese beauties and products from 1966. In addition to 8 mm, Super 8 and 16 mm projectors, it shows the production of the legendary Elmo C-300 Trifilmatic camera Ã¢â‚¬â€œ the only movie camera capable of shooting 8 mm, Super 8, Single 8 and Double Super 8 material. 15 colorful minutes you wonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t forget!

Super 8 Exposed DVD, Ã¢â€šÂ¬ 29.95/US-$ 38.95. Please pay via http://www.paypal.com, using our eMail address info@atollmedien.de or send us a cheque in an envelope:

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Post by **Plastik** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:34 am

aj wrote:
Check the forum with search. The DVD was first introduced here.
There was some ordering info there too.

You can also check eBay. The publisher is using eBay as an outlet for the books and DVDs.

http://cgi.ebay.de/DVD-Super-8-Exposed- ... dZViewItem

Thanks.

Post by **Juergen** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:33 pm

The DVD is now online in the US ebay too:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0101968820

Post by **Juergen** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 3:07 pm

The Kodachrome music clip is now also nominated for the pris de courts 2007 at the International Short Film Festival of Paris, June 2nd to the 9th.