I love the look and feel of this. I assume this is a student film and if it is, it’s quite good. The story is pretty predictable but I still liked it. Nicely done!
love the film - Good color - story is great - I'd love to see more people use Super 8mm this way - an actual story (rather than "let's test our camera" footage we seem to get all the time) - What kind (brand model) of Super 8mm camera did you use? The problem with Super 8mm is it's unstable movement nature in the gate (which is fine for the most part on it's own but to lessen that shake, use tripod more (especially for Super 8.) less Shakey. "jerky hand-held" style is on it's way out. You can use a (video camera's gimbal or steady-cam with Super 8mm too. works awesome) Back off on zooms (use a move-in shot instead) you'll get better focus and smoother shot. The smoother the shot the more pro it looks (just watch any John Carpenter film.) What film did you use? Beautiful lighting and awesome saturation for Super 8mm (some of the best footage I've seen in the Super 8, format). Good editing too. Did you use any editing programs to correct colors or clean up a shot? just wondering. Also what did you record the sound on? and lastly, what did you use to transfer your print to digital in editing? (did you go through a pro service or do it yourself?) great work.
Thank you for your comment! We shot on the canon 814xl so we were only able to shoot at 18fps. So all of the sound from the dialogue to the swing squeaking was done in post. We used Kodak 50D and 500t (inside shots). I colored in premiere but honestly didn’t have to do that much. The film really did a lot of the work. I added some saturation and some contrast but other than that it was really the built in color of the stock. I developed through the film photography project in NJ. They have never let me down with the final product. Overall it was a great experience shooting in the format and highly recommend more lower budget projects to consider it! Hope I answered your questions. Thank you for watching :)
Just came here from the colored version. It's amazing how much removing the color does to the tone of the movie. This one feels more dreary I feel, and oddly enough it makes the entire thing feel older, not just because most people associate B&W with "old movies" but instead because it reminds me, in terms of look, of some of the actual short student films that you'll find on the internet back from the 90s, such as Sofia Coppola's "Lick The Star" or Wes Anderson's "Bottle Rocket." However, just off of personal taste I think I prefer the colored version, with the lush outdoor greens. Thanks for posting this though, I'm glad we get both versions! Also I'm a sucker for tech-specs, what's your camera and film stocks you used for this project?
Thank you for your comment. A big inspiration was the DIY indie films of the 90s so I’m glad it gave off those vibes. We shot on a canon 814xl with 50D and 500t (for indoor scenes) super 8 film
man I can’t wait to be able to load it like you, flawlessly. I’m receiving a super 16 modified K3 soon and was curious do you have to keep a mental note of centering the frame since the super 16 conversion gives that extra room within the film gate
It took me a long while to be able to load it and get the loops to stay put. But once you do it once you start to slowly get it. I still struggle sometimes but you will get the hang of it! I usually just imagine the center if the frame to be a little off center and I haven’t had a problem yet. It’s just a matter of remembering I guess haha
Okay but I hope to god I don't think stuff like this sometimes to-Like randomly walking by and I see someone looking at a axe or shovel and just thinking what if their using it for something else-
I personally bought the camera modified to super 16 without loop formers. From what I heard I think it’s kind of tricky but definitely doable. It’s a matter of taking the camera apart.
