The 18th of October is going to be a special day of super-smoove tracks and trippy Super 8 visuals.
Mammal, a rather excellent Edinburgh band and us are going to have an analogue love-in at the Wee red Bar. We were commissioned to create new visuals to be projected live for their peformance which will be [...]
18. December 2008
Yummy! Ok, it’s not Super 8, but any analoggy-camera-thing is all good in my opinion. These cameras are great and its a superb chance to win a pair courtesy of the White Stripes and Retrothing.com.
If you havn’t got one of these camera in your collection already, you can pick up the basic versions form eBay [...]
13. December 2008
From: super 8 and small film news blog | onsuper8.org: The last smallformat.
Oh No! What a shame. Although as the article suggests, we should start learning German as the Schmalfilm version will still be published. Ya. Das ist gut. Or something like that…
3. October 2008
From Retro To Go:
Paul Frank has some wonderfully quirky and retro watches available right now. We know a number of you fell for the Paul Frank calculator watch - and if you missed out on that, check out the Paul Frank Super 8 watch.
Sadly, it doesn’t double up as a vintage movie camera. It does, [...]
3. October 2008
These sections outline some of the basic principles associated with shooting 8mm film. A lot of people reading will already be familiar with a lot of the following information, but it is intended as a primer to the format, and specific topics will be explained in more detail in subsequent articles.
Formats
The 8mm [...]
2. October 2008
I’m pretty happy see to the results of the first poll come in with an overwhelming (10 out of 12!) number of voters going for Articles For Beginners.
Regardless of how many people voted, it’s still a good indication of how to proceed: I wasn’t sure until now that many people who like Super 8, don’t [...]
27. September 2008
Basically, I want one. Or about 10 of them.
Released earlier this year by Gakken, a Japanese company that produces the most crazy, beautiful objects of every gadget-fiends desire.
The projector is powered by hand, allowing you to alternate the framerate, which as far as I’m concerned is a very cool feature indeed. The bulbs are LED [...]
26. September 2008
Devoted Super 8 filmmaker Matt Hulse is a wee bit of a legend in our part of the world and beyond. Check out his article for Lux Online.
You can find more information about Matt at his website, Idlevice.com
25. September 2008
Hurrah! Straight 8 are coming to Edinburgh on the 13th of October - I’ll be there and if you love Super 8 then you should do the same..
straight 8 www.straight8.net
Oct 13 2008 - Cameo Picturehouse, Edinburgh
From Onsuper8.org Link - http://onsuper8.blogspot.com/2008/09/exclusive-straight-8-big-screen.html
18. August 2008
To be a Super 8 Filmmaker today comes with its pro’s and cons, and one of the benefits is the abundance of quality second hand gear. Definitely the easiest way pick up a cheap Super 8 Camera or Projector is eBay, but not every seller puts their goods up for sale online and you can [...]
24. June 2008
I’m in my second year as a photographer for the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and I got home barely four hours ago from shooting at the Trailblazers party at the Hudson. Its now 6am and I’m up early preparing for todays Super 8 workshop and performance.
The projectors are primed, the bleach is thick and we’re [...]
2. October 2008
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