KODAK " BASIC MOVIE MAKING " 1973 SUPER 8mm CAMERA, FILMMAKING & EDITING EDUCATIONAL FILM 98454
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This color educational film is about Super 8mm movie masking basics. Presented by Kodak. Copyright is 1973.
Opening titles: Kodak presents Basic Movie-making (:08-:15). Our host introduces us to movie making. A movie is just a series of still pictures on a long piece of film. Each frame is a photograph. When projected in succession they gave an impression of movement. A little league baseball game. A batter hits the ball into the outfield and another runner slides home. A family poses for a movie. A family readies for a picnic. The family talk and laugh with one another (:16-2:36). A woman moves groceries around as another opens a cooler. The picnic is in full swing as people pass items and start to eat and drink (2:37-3:19). A hand writes 'The Jones Visit' on a white board with marker. Niagara Falls exit highway sign. 'Our New Dog' is written in rocks on a driveway and then the dog enters. 'Volleyball Game' is written on the volleyball itself. A girl tosses the ball and the family is ready to play. People line up and the volleyball game begins. Fun during the game (3:20-4:51). The host talks. Teenager holds a 'Benefit car wash' sign. A car pulls in to the Hess gas station. Other teenagers gather around. A girl starts spraying the car with water. A hand uses a sponge on the car. Others wash the car with sponges. A shot that shows how you shouldn't shoot into the sun as the boy washing the car goes dark. Other shots of washing the car from high up and down below. Intercuts of hands washing to show fast action. The car drives off, the job is done (4:52-7:20). The host holds a Super 8mm camera -- probably a Kodak Instamatic M26 or M22 -- and a Kodak branded floodlight called a Movie Light.. He attaches the floodlight to the camera and the light lights up the room. A shot that shows how to shoot with lights and don't get too close. A boy plays on the floor with his brother. They play with little toy racing cars on a track in their living room (7:21-8:43). The host talks about Kodak Ektachrome movie film and sums up the lessons taught so far: film action subjects, tell a story, vary your shots, vary scene length, use a variety of angles, keep backgrounds simple, use a movie light indoors (8:44-9:38). The Fantasy Island Amusement Park, including a wild west outdoor set, is shown next. The park is located on Grand Island, New York. People roam the area. The host holds a Super 8mm camera, probably an XL55. he braces himself against a pole for a more stable shot. Shots pan to show panning. Boys are on an amusement park ride. An African American girl eats cotton candy. Panning along the Amusement park. The park is Fantasy Island, an amusement park located on Grand Island, New York. Quick shots of the park are then shown. Fantasy Island sign. Old and young are on a mini-rollercoaster. Kiddie rides are shown, a ferris wheel. Petting a donkey (9:39-11:43). The host holds a camera and hen picks up other cameras. A woman pushes a child on a swing. Children swing. A woman and her children play in a sandbox. A child goes down a slide. Children play on a playground. They spin and go through things. Play on a seesaw (11:44-13:38). A Super 8mm camera is held by the host. He uses a cloth to clean the lens. He holds a splicer. He explains a splicer. He holds a reel. A projector, probably an Instamatic M95 (or possibly an M80) is ready as is a movie screen (13:39-15:17). A title card reads: The Great Little Pumpkin, the card is propped up against a truck in a yard. Pumpkins sit on the truck, people run over and grab pumpkins and gourds. A girl picks up a pumpkin and poses with it, others carry their pumpkins away. The group carve their pumpkins. Close on the pumpkins. The pumpkins are done (15:18-17:05) End credits (17:05-17:20).
Super 8mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement over the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format. The film is nominally 8mm wide, the same as older formatted 8mm film, but the dimensions of the rectangular perforations along one edge are smaller, which allows for a greater exposed area. The Super 8 standard also allocates the border opposite the perforations for an oxide stripe upon which sound can be magnetically recorded.
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As someone who owns a few 8mm movie cameras, I found this video to be very informative. Thank you for sharing.
Free film school in 17 minutes. Nice pumpkin sequence at the end.
@iNerdier
3 жыл бұрын
Fifty years later and people still make the same mistakes
@into.the.wood.chipper.
Жыл бұрын
I liked how her pumpkin was the only gourd that everyone didn't like, but it turned out to be the most important one.
@unknownfilmmaker777
Жыл бұрын
@@into.the.wood.chipper. I liked that, too.
07:46 Ah, yes, ASA 160, the film for lower light filming. :) Those were different times indeed.
Got to luv the 70’
@Keithbarber
2 жыл бұрын
Much nostalgia for this decade
That sounds like the instructional narrator from the floppy vinyl record for the Testors model airplanes. "Testors Fly'em planes are fun and easy to fly". For those who had one of those in the 70s. :)
This is all very good advice!
@Keithbarber
2 жыл бұрын
And still relevant into days digital age - it is like the rule in photography There is much more to be said about the skill of the photographer than the quality of the camera Can equate to There is much more to be said about the skill of the filmmaker than the quality of the camera The more you get(got) right at the filming stage, the better Whether cine, video, or digital - same rules apply
Just found an 8mm editor and am looking for a camera to use. I do know where to find a super 8 cartridge to use. Thanks for this upload and though the tips are old, they will help me.
I wish it was not a pain to get 8mm film now days. I would love to play with it. I love its look artistically speaking.
@danijelbukovec7844
4 жыл бұрын
Al Fabeech trere are many labs that develop it but costs a lot.
@christopher1931
4 жыл бұрын
8mm is still readily available! Kodak has 5 different super 8 film stocks, they even brought back Ektachrome. If you want to shoot double 8 film then Fomapan R100 is your main option. But the Film Photography Project is re-perforating other film stocks to double 8, giving double 8 shooters a lot more films to choose from than just Fomapan. FPP also does developing and scanning for a reasonable price. If yr planning on scanning your film and want to see how good 8mm can really look then go for at least a 2k or 4k scan. Nicholas Coyle Film and Video Transfer and Gamma Ray Digital are a couple of places that do very good quality 2k scans for the most affordable prices yr gonna be able to find in the states. Movette Film Transfer is another one. Start shooting 8mm film while it's still available and help keep the format alive!
@christopher1931
4 жыл бұрын
@Al Fabeech Do you have any idea what film is in it? Its best to develop the film sooner than later after its exposed but you may still get images from it! Old films like Kodachrome can only be processed as a black and white, which Film Photography Project does for a reasonable price compared to other labs that i've seen. Generally you can get currently manufactured 8mm film developed for around 20 bucks a roll from a few different places like Spectra Film and Video. Home developing can also be heaps of fun! Saves you money if you shoot a lot of film too.
@wrightmf
4 жыл бұрын
"look artistically speaking" there must be a website, article someplace that explains why. Couple years ago I watched 2001 at Castro Theatre (one of very few theaters that still has 70mm ANALOG film projector). Certain features and the feel was very ***different*** than watching this movie on a big screen TV set. I've heard virtually all theatres are digital projectors.
@Keithbarber
2 жыл бұрын
You can download an 8mm cinefilm app that will produce the grain and feel of 8mm It may be cheating but the look is convincing
A natureza é maravilhosa
Great guide reel. Would love to see one about editing.
Damn I'd like to dine out at that picnic.
@kasonmarcelo1529
3 жыл бұрын
Pro trick : you can watch series at flixzone. I've been using it for watching loads of movies these days.
@alejandroforest7948
3 жыл бұрын
@Kason Marcelo Definitely, have been watching on Flixzone} for since december myself :D
I remember a piece of advice I was given by an old film-maker who did 16mm training films: don't move around while filming, let what you're filming do the moving. It just irks me when I see someone do a video of a group standing around rather than just taking a photo.
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15:40 - looks like a young Lorenzo Lamas...?
Time machine of the times long gone .
@Keithbarber
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent memories
I'm craving some Mister Salty pretzels now... whatever happened to those.
Who's the host?
Interesting mention never use eyeglass cleaner on movie lenses (ugh, I once did that on my ENG camera, haven't notice anything significant). Good overview and many of these still apply today. A few years ago attending a social club where people show short films, one film by a couple SFSU students made from actual 16 mm film. What was presented was video. Their class included where they give students a roll of 300 ft of 16mm film to produce a short movie. Reason for film is to make the students practice the use of storyboard, planning the shots, take time to set up for proper focus and lighting. Instead of shooting a bunch of video then later spend time (too much) extracting footage that is useful. Overall this is a good review, I may have gone too much with zoom shots with some of my other videos though most of them were capturing certain moments like Parachute Mobile events but not making a production movie. Of course video allows cheap opportunity to shoot, make mistakes, but reshoot. Film can get expensive plus gotta wait some time for development to see the final product. I'm thinking many great movie makers got their start with 8 mm film, they made lots of mistakes and produced really bad movies. But learned from all that so not do the same with Panarama 35 mm film.
@into.the.wood.chipper.
Жыл бұрын
On my phone which can only save to the internal drive, there is constantly limited space, so I still have to plan out every film and make it in as few takes as possible. Used to shoot on Super 8, and in my experience the only difference has been that the results are instant with digital. The final look is the same, the overall amount of time to animate something is the same. And of course, it is much less expensive.
@CoolCademMAnimates-fz1ui
9 ай бұрын
I got a camcorder that records to DVD that I use the same way the guys in your comment do, the DVDs record on ROM memory which means it can’t be erased normally. Makes me spend more time planning.
At the rate I’m going it’s been easier and cheaper getting a decent working 16mm camera than a Super 8. The battery op motors on them are so prone to failure..and you can forget getting a great working one less than $100 on eBay because they are either “parts or repair” or “untested” AKA eBayese for “it’s broken”. (Because I refuse to think people are just that lazy to get a couple AA batteries to test.)
@CoolCademMAnimates-fz1ui
9 ай бұрын
Some people don’t know how to check the shutter and the lens sharpness without actually buying and shooting film. Just a quick FYI
No one was fat back then.
@SnepperStepTV
11 ай бұрын
Back when people did things and had fun instead of sitting around doing nothing and being cynical