Wow, you mean they actually released films in super-8? I thought they only used it for home movies and teaching film students. Does super-8 even support sound?
I remember taking a filmmaking class years ago where everybody got to make movies using a Super-8 camera. Apparently, it's gotten really hard to find and develop Super-8 filmstock, and there's only a handful of places that will do it. I kinda admired the technology though- really nice and simple, all around a good way to teach the craft. posted by afroblanca at 10:42 AM on May 31, 2005
Every now and then, you see some professionals use it. The Saddest Music in the World was filmed partly in Super 8 with almost all of the special effects done "in camera" (something that you just don't see much any more with blue-screen.) posted by KirkJobSluder at 12:40 PM on May 31, 2005
TonyRobots writes"Wow, Laurel and Hardy were apparently known in Germany as 'Dick and Doof'"
"Dick" means "thick" (as in heavy/large) and "doof" means "stupid".
One sometimes gets the feeling that Germans aren't the most subtle people in the world... posted by clevershark at 3:14 PM on May 31, 2005
afroblanca: Does super-8 even support sound?
I recall one big innovation of super-8 was it had a magnetic recording strip on the edge of the film. This page on projectors says that there are 2 strips (for stereo , duh) and for some films the sound can be encoded optically. I guess 'optical sound' was an option you could choose when you sent your magnetic exposure to be processed.
I would think optical encoding would last longer than a surface coating of metal-oxide particles that can flake off. posted by MonkeySaltedNuts at 9:04 PM on May 31, 2005
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