Intro to Super -8 mm Film!

1. Intro to Super-8mm Film!

2. Motion picture Film! Movie Film is very similar to the film that is used in traditional 35mm stills cameras and comes in a variety of sizes and formats

3. Motion Picture Film Super-8 Movie Film is contained in small plastic cartridges. During filming the film moves from the left side to right side of the cartridge.

4. Motion Picture Film As the film moves from one side of the cartridge to the other, Light enters the lens of the camera, and is sequentially focussed onto each individual frame of film as it passes the film gate.

5. Motion Picture Film Movie film comes in a variety of sizes or ‘gauges’ (The width of the film in millimetres) (35mm / 16mM / 8mm etc)

6. Motion Picture Film • 65mm (for epic feature films) • 35mm (for feature films) • 16mm (for indie films & documentaries) • 8mm (for home movies, indies & artists film etc)

7. Motion Picture Film Super-8mm is a 4:3 film format: The aspect ratio of this format is 4:3 This format has sprocket holes on the left hand side of the 4:3 8mm frame The unused right hand side used to carry a magnetic stripe for recording a soundtrack . This format was specifically developed in the mid-1960’s for consumer and low-budget film-making.

8. Motion Picture Film Colour Film is comprised of a number of layers Which are sensitive to particular frequencies of light. These combine to produce a full colour image

9. Motion Picture Film Super-8mm Film is usually ‘Daylight balanced’ Daylight ‘D’ Balanced Film: Absorbs excessively blue light of daylight lit environments Tungsten ‘T’ Balanced Film: Absorbs excessively orange light of artificially lit environments

10. Motion Picture Film Super-8mm Is usually ‘Reversal Stock’ NegativeStock = Negative Image when developed Reversal Stock = Positive Image when developed

11. Film Speed (ISO / ASA) Film ‘speed’ (ASA / ISO) is a measure of films sensitivity to light. Film is covered by light reactive particles called ‘silver halides.’ the surface area of these determines the speed at which the film reacts to light, The larger the ‘grain’ the faster the films reaction to light. Slow film is particularly suited to bright light conditions whereas fast film is suited to subdued and low-light conditions

12. Motion Picture Film We’ll be using Kodak Ektachrome 100D film Which is a slow daylight-balanced reversal stock =

13. The Super-8mm Workflow Expose Film Process Film Telecine Edit Screen it!

14. Motion Picture Camera Braun Nizo801Super-8 Camera

15. Motion Picture Camera • Remember the Red Dots! • Keep exposure on ‘Autom’ • Keep an eye on the footage counter! • Check your lens is clean! • Check the focus (Zoom-in, Focus, Zoom-out to desired framing) • The Faster the FPS Speed the More Light you’ll need! • Never use the servo zoom! (on top of camera) • Never use the Reverse ‘R’ button! (on top of camera)

16. Motion Picture Camera • check AA batteries are correctly inserted in the battery pack • check your AA batteries are charged by running camera • check film is loaded correctly (label visible through window) • check film door is closed properly (audible click when closing)

17. Intro to Super-8mm Film!