This good old kind of reel film is nothing less but amazing. The feeling of a film camera running, the buzzing sound of the mechanics at work. Just opening up and mounting a brand new cardridge of film, putting into the camera, recording it, putting it into the yellow Kodak envelope and mailing it away for development. It´s expensive, 50 ft of film costs on average $50. You cannot rewind the tape, you can just film it the one time. Therefore you need to have a plan while shooting. The texture of the film on screen is miles away from that dull quality you gain from video. There´s a warmth to the image that is priceless, and it can only be caught on film. No sensors at play.
There´s even a film festival celebrating NEW productions on Super 8 film. You are not allowed to even edit the film, and the worst part is that you aren´t even allowed to watch your film prior to the screening. Check out the Straight8 festival. Get that camera out and start shooting. This embedded film I made on unedited Super 8, I only added the music.
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