David Battistella
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We started talking super 8 in another thread.
Super 8 films may bd the reason I got into movies. I remember the few special occasions each year at family gatherings when the table would be cleared, the tablecloth would be hung at one end of the room and the projector would be set up while coffee and dessert would be prepared.
What a memory. I had to be three or four years old, but even projected in a cramped dining room it made a huge impression. The sound if the film going through the gate interrupted by laughter and stories of my cousins and family. It was an interactive experience.
Later I had all those films cleaned transferred and then gathered my parents and aunts and uncles. I recorded their audio as they watched the films and married that to the picture to complete the memory.
I still own super8 cameras and I shot a lot of 8 and 16 up to a few years ago.
Wonderful times. I still remember the smell when you break open the package of a super8 cartridge. Sort of like magic marker meets darkroom.
Anyway. Just sharing.
David
PS: I think I'd like to make a short film of that scene when my EPIC shows up. I think I will. Anyone in Italy who want to help out is welcome.
Super 8 films may bd the reason I got into movies. I remember the few special occasions each year at family gatherings when the table would be cleared, the tablecloth would be hung at one end of the room and the projector would be set up while coffee and dessert would be prepared.
What a memory. I had to be three or four years old, but even projected in a cramped dining room it made a huge impression. The sound if the film going through the gate interrupted by laughter and stories of my cousins and family. It was an interactive experience.
Later I had all those films cleaned transferred and then gathered my parents and aunts and uncles. I recorded their audio as they watched the films and married that to the picture to complete the memory.
I still own super8 cameras and I shot a lot of 8 and 16 up to a few years ago.
Wonderful times. I still remember the smell when you break open the package of a super8 cartridge. Sort of like magic marker meets darkroom.
Anyway. Just sharing.
David
PS: I think I'd like to make a short film of that scene when my EPIC shows up. I think I will. Anyone in Italy who want to help out is welcome.