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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…

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 yet fully know what it is. For instance, at least half of every group I’ve given a workshop to, are kind of familiar with the aesthetic of Super 8, but are not sure what it looks like, how to use it or are even aware that you can buy it in the shops. Thankfully, they’ve taken the chance and joined me on a workshop anyway!

It’s actually quite good fun explaining everything from scratch at the start of a workshop and following through a full and completed Super 8 film at the end of the day, week or term.

These results have made it very clear and easy for me to provide new tutorials with the beginner in mind at all times. Of course, I’ll be posting more advanced articles along side the basics, but nonetheless this will be a site with the newbie in mind….!

Please feel to contact me about articles you’d like to see or leave you’re comments below.

Thanks to all that voted!

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

The projectors are primed, the bleach is thick and we’re gonna make some crazy hand-manipulated loops to entertain the delegates and invited guests. My good fiend Matt Kemp is up from Lodon to assist and lend his Super 8-geek knowhow and Dj skills to play along to our performance. I’ve yet to meet the participants, but I’m sure we’ll all be buddies by the end of the day.

I’ll put up images and maybe some video tomorrow, as long as everything goes to plan and the reels of film don’t combust and our work goes up in a ball of flames.

Actually, that would be pretty cool projected onto the wall…

If you’re coming along to the performance at the Delegate centre on Bread Street, please note that we’ll be starting slightly later at 7.30pm until 9pm.

Thats all for now, I have to pack up the equipment and down a vat of coffee.

Steve

Although still under construction as I’m building the site my self, Super8Super8 is up and running - please bare with me while I work out the design and upload the first batch of tutorials.

So whats it all about?

In a nutshell, this is what I do and offer:

• I run group workshops at the Glasgow School of Art and other Glasgow Studios

• Produce Tutorials for online learning

• Offer a Hand Processing Service for your Super 8 Film (64T)

Please read the ‘about’ page for a detailed overview of me, this site and my services.

There is plenty to come in the following weeks - please bookmark or get the RSS feed to stay in touch with all the updates.

If you would like to get in touch - please do! (Via the Contact page form)

Steve