Mag does mop top 8mm!

The latest issue of the wonderful smallformat magazine (due out in a week or so) feature's everyone's favourite mop top scousers watching some 8mm flicks down at their local photo shop! If that's not enough to get you in a tizz, inside there's small film facts, features and fixes in abundance;

• Rodney Bourke on Aussie Super 8 Day
• 100 Projectors in Berlin rattle in unison
• Fabrizio Mosca shoots his own marriage on 16mm
• Christopher Wallace's short film diary
• Jürgen Lossau talks to filmmaker Max Sacker
• The history of the Beaulieu R16 series, revealed by Dr. Carl-Hellmut Hoefer
• Kivmars Bowling discusses his debut, "Donovan Slacks"
• Microphone facts, collected by Oliver Kochs
• Jürgen Lossau visits British telecine wizards Cintel
• Kodaks's new Vision 3 negative film 500T on test
• Super 8 enlarged for 35mm cinema projection? Daniel Henríquez-Illic says "yes"

Remember subscriptions details can be found at www.smallformat.de with both print or electronic versions and payments can now be made via PayPal!

Dagie too - new smallformat

We kinda blew the surprise earlier this week - but Dagie's now on the cover of the next issue (available in 2 weeks time) of the stunning English language smallformat magazine.

Jam packed with small film news, views and insider scoops, here's a small taster of what's inside;

TAKE PART! WIN! - Jürgen Lossau on co-operation between Kodak Motion Picture and smallformat: 'My Film Diary'
CAMBRIDGE COMES INTO FASHION - an action packed visit to the fastest growing UK film small film festival
TRAVELLING WITH KODAK'S LATEST - Ole Dost travels to Albania with his Kinor camera and the new Kodak Vision 3 500T film stock
BUILDING WITH LUKAS - a Bavarian 14 year old builds his own E6 processing machine!
CREATING MAGIC WITH SUPER 8 - a spell with the mistress of cinematic poetry, Dagie Brundert.
DAVID, KING OF ISRAEL - Oron Cohen and Nathan Coombs take a Super 8 look into the Jewish community
WATER WORLD - Con Koutsomitis gets underwater, filming with some easy-to-use cameras

Remember you can get a subscription from www.smallformat.de - it's fun when you get film stuff through your door!

Cover girl Dagie!

Because we did really badly at languages at school we miss out on a whole load of small film news from our European cousins.

With this in mind, we spotted that Dagie Brundert, the prolific Super 8mm filmmaker from Berlin is the cover girl on the latest issue of schmalfilm, the original German version of what we know as smallformat.

We love Dagie's very personal shorts and have seen lots of her films over the years at various festivals, as well as online. To find out more about her unique approach to filmmaking and to watch many of her shorts go to http://www.dagiebrundert.de/

For the German speakers amongst you, the latest issue of schmalfilm also contains;

• Juergen Lossau discuss the current market conditions for motion picture film
• Schmalfilm were there when the legendary Agfa building was literally blown up
• Here comes a new Single-8 camera? And the new projector is here now - 8mm news from Japan!
• A 14 year old designs a E6 processing machine!
• Ronald Vedrilla examines the new Kodak Trichloroethylene X monochrome photographic film in 16mm
• The 1000 Watt film lamp - just 5 minutes of light
• A film road trip in Albania - O. Dost in one of the poorest regions of Europe

Smallformat 1/2008

Issue 1/2008 of smallformat is coming soon and as usual is choc-a-block full of news, views and inside scoops on the evolving wacky world of small film.

For all the runners and riders in this edition see recent forum posts here or here.

For subscription information on this fantastic magazine (you know you should), including single copy samples or how to get the new .pdf version, see www.smallformat.de

To get a look a a whole back issue of smallformat in .pdf and see what you've been missing for all this time - click here

Smallformat 6/2007

The latest issue of the fantastic smallformat magazine (6/2007) is on its way and the packed contents include;

KLOSE ON THE FINAL STRAIGHT Jürgen Lossau details the man who created the new design Super-8 cartridge

FILM FAIRS 2008 some useful hints concerning film festival entries

AUSTRALIA 2007 & 2008 past and future film events from down under

RETURN OF A LEGEND the Beaulieu Pro8mm Classic spent a week on the test bench in our editorial office

3 MONTHS FOR 3 MINUTES Colin Dewar from Cambridge (UK) on his animated film “Everything but...”

HAND PROCESSING REVERSAL MOTION PICTURE FILM Ken Paul Rosenthal on drugs that make a film look better

ROLE REVERSAL Jan-Keno Janssen discovers that cinemas are increasingly moving to abandon celluloid

A DATE WITH CINEMATIC HISTORY Ronald Vedrilla looks into Manfred Romboy’s private cinema

THE MAN IN UNIFORM Jörg Maske celebrates private cinema in a row house

OUT OF THE BOX (9) the history of the package movie: Universal 8 and Marketing Films, reported by John Clancy, Keith Wilton and Andreas Eggeling

CELEBRATING DOUBLE 8 we ask small gauge filmmaker Ronald Vedrilla to pay tribute to the 75-year-old birthday boy

CLEVER CARTRIDGES Claus Krönke returns to the patent office in search of unreleased film cassette designs

THE SINGLE 8 REVOLUTION Ignacio Benedeti reveals new film stocks for fans of the Fuji 8mm system

GREAT SOUND WITHOUT WIRES Oliver Kochs discusses radio transmitters with an expert

Subscriptions (for EUR 69/US $79 including a free gift) can be obtained via www.smallformat.de where there's also the new option of a .pdf only subscription at $30.

60 not out for Schmalfilm

This month, with its 573rd issue, the German periodical schmalfilm celebrates its 60th birthday. The magazine for enthusiasts of Super 8, Single 8, 16 mm, 8mm and 9.5 mm is published every two months and covers the central topics of cameras, projectors, film material and film production as well as featuring collections of film equipment and prints.

The founder of the German schmalfilm was Hellmuth Lange, a journalist, author and filmmaker from Brunswick in Germany's Lower Saxony. He ran his own publishing company until 1964 when the magazine was sold to the Schiele & Schön in Berlin. Lange continued as editor-in-chief for a further decade.

As an independent technical periodical schmalfilm experienced its peak with the birth of Super 8 in 1965 and the wide use of small film until the 1980's. When amateurs changed to using video, schmalfilm's days seemed numbered and the monthly publication was reduced to bi-monthly. But, at the end of the 1990s a new generation of filmmakers discovered the small film formats as an alternative of digital video and also discovered schmalfilm magazine.

Since 2004 schmalfilm has been published in a new layout and its content revised under editor in chief Jürgen Lossau, who has also written several professional books about film cameras and projectors. Since 2004, the number of the subscribers has increased by 45% to about 5,000 readers. In addition, an international version of the magazine was launched,"smallformat", with half of the contributions in it comes from international authors.

The jubilee issue of schmalfilm contains a story about sixty years of film technology, it features the best articles from the extensive back catalogue. There's also a photo reportage about celebrity filmmakers with international photo archives scoured to see who's been sighted with what cameras.

As well as receiving a message of congratulations from Klaus Wowereit, the Mayor of Berlin, schmalfilm has received extensive support for its jubilee issue from a wide range of small film manufacturers and suppliers; Kodak, Arri, Wittner Cinetec, MWA Nova (Flashscan), Hama, Hähnel plus 20 others.

This special edition of the magazine has 160 pages, triple the size of a normal issue and will be available from mid February. See: www.schmalfilm.de for more details and orders can also be placed via redaktion@schmalfilm.biz

smallformat on .pdf

The brilliant smallformat magazine now offers a .pdf only subscription for those readers not interested in a printed version or who don't like to wait for the international shipping.

Starting from issue 6/2007 there'll be a .pdf subscription for just US $30 for six issues for overseas readers, for European readers it's 30 Euros - payment can be made via PayPal, Euro Bank Transfer or by credit card.

If you are interested on this great new option please e-mail to lossau@smallformat.de who'll do the necessaries!

Existing readers of the printed version of smallformat can add the .pdf version to their subscription without additional cost, just email the address above to get it added for the best of both worlds.

Don't forget, a normal subscription of the printed version of smallformat is Euro 69 or US $79 for six issues (one year) - which here at onsuper8.org we think is more than worth it - especially as new subscribers can choose from a free cart of Ektachrome or the definitive coffee table splicer book 'Cut', as a generous golden hello!

Smallformat out now

Here's a quick reminder that the latest edition of Smallformat magazine is out now and is bursting with essential information on all things small film.

With no less than three features on 8mm nuptials, the rest of small format's beautiful bridal form is filled with behind the scenes at this year's NOMOS, a brilliantly informative interview with Super 8 godfather John Porter, a test of Kodaks 100D stock in Double Super 8 as well as the usual features on cameras and equipment, news and views.

Subscriptions etc. are available from www.smallformat.de and they'll send you a free cartridge of Ektachome 64T - we did suggest that wedding cake would be a good incentive, but we're firmly told - film only!

It's back - Super 8 Today!

It's back and it's better than ever - the latest edition of Super 8 Today!

After a bit of a hiatus, Super 8 Today has re-emerged in a more polished form having now switched to a quarterly publication schedule. It's still choc full of with Super 8mm information, but with an improved layout and more colour amongst its 50 bulging pages.

Once again, congratulations to Super 8 Today guru, Chris Cottrill on a further step forward with his excellent publication!

The full listing for Issue 11, the Fall 2007 edition, reads as follows;

Guerilla Filmmaking - What you need to know to make your low-budget film from costuming and makeup to location, food, and hiring actors. Every obstacle can be overcome with some planning and a guerilla mindset.
A Call to Arms - Why Super 8 is still a very viable format in the 21st Century, and why it has become a part of the digital world, which makes it a great learning tool for beginners.
Hand Made Film Camp - Take a group of people for a week, throw them together into the mountains guided by an off-beat professor, shake them up and stir vigorously,and you come out with a bunch of filmmakers who can make movies without cameras.
Top of the Line Cameras: The Beaulieu 4008 ZM II - The first of a four-part series highlighting the best performing Super-8 cameras in all of Super-8 history.
Monks - An in-depth look at Sean Blosl's Super 8 short called Monks, a film that examines the Tibetan monks, from inside the Seara Monastery. Surrounded by 200 monks, Mr. Blosl used his Minolta XL401 to tell his perspective and sense of the view from within.
Music Video Corner: Strategy of Tragedy - A look at the making of a Super 8 music video, from the filmmaker's perspective.
Elmo GS1200 Conversion to HTI... Made Easy - A demonstration on how to convert any Elmo GS1200 projector into a Xenon HTI-powered turbo projector capable of over 1,000 lux blasting onto the screen.
The First of Many Strawberry Super 8 Film Festivals? - The first annual Strawberry Film Festival, its origins and the feelings from within the event are highlighted in this extraordinary show in the city of Cambridge.
DVD Review: Factory Girl - The first theatrically released movie featuring extensive original Super 8 footage to help tell its story is now on DVD, viewed, and reviewed on an entertainment level.
Film Theory and Study: Revisiting Jaws - Patrick Cooper analyzes the movie Jaws, what set it apart from traditional movies up to that time, and how it cha nged cinema thereafter.
View from a Collector's Corner - A short review of some new releases from Derann and Classic Images.
Exploring Animation - The ongoing column on traditional cartoon animation by Alan Cleave.

For more information and subscription details (just $24.95 US, annual for 4 issues) scoot on over to www.super8today.com

New smallformat coming...

The latest issue of smallformat magazine (5/2007) gets all loved up with a special feature on the emerging role of Super 8 in capturing that most special of days, the wedding.

With no less than three features on 8mm nuptials, the rest of small format's beautiful bridal form is filled with the full SP on Cinevia's new cartridge system, behind the scenes at this year's NOMOS and an interview with Super 8 godfather John Porter.

Subscriptions etc. from www.smallformat.de and if you sign up now they'll send you a free cartridge of Ektachome 64T and slice of wedding cake (we lied about the cake, there is no cake).

Smallformat - best yet!

The latest edition of the brilliant smallformat magazine is out now and we think it's the best edition yet. The balance between technical and informative articles is just right and there's more than enough reading to keep the most picky of punters happy.

Inside there's the full SP on just what Kate Moss was doing with that Super 8 camera (see the footage here on our podcast), a featurette on this year's Strawberry Super 8 film festival, behind the scenes at both Pro8mm and Film Rescue International plus silent Super 8 films with Cohen Phillips. In addition there's the usual in depth technical analysis including projector and cameras maintenance as well as truth behind digital vs. film capability.

smallformat is a beautifully produced and highly informative publication - if you're serious about your Super 8mm film making you be just plain daft not to subscribe - US$ 79 or Euro 69 from smallformat.de where sample articles can also be downloaded for free.

smallformat and the supermodel

The not so small but beautifully formed 4/2007 edition of smallformat magazine is about to hit the streets and features Super 8 pin-up girl Kate Moss on the front cover. In true tabloid style, Kate is shown at this year's Galstonbury Festival shooting the very footage that appears on our podcast in the Babyshambles "Sedative" film!

Kate aside, the latest edition is packed full of Super 8 and small film news, views and information including features on Strawberry Super 8, Pro8mm, Film Rescue International, Astronomy with Super 8, and Silent Super 8 films.

Subscriptions and further information from www.smallformat.de

Super 8 Today - 10 not out!

The US magazine Super 8 Today has reached a significant milestone with the release of it's tenth issue. The publication goes from strength to strength thanks to the string of excellent writers and the human dynamo behind the venture, Chris Cottrill. We look forward to a long and fruitful future for Super 8 Today!

With Sienna Miller on the cover (as Warhol protégé Edie Sedgewick in Factory Girl) the starting line up, in full for Issue 10, looks like;

Super 8 and the Factory Girl - When Super 8 was used extensively for the feature film Factory Girl recently, it was big news. Now get the facts behind it all by reading this extensive interview with Director of Photography Michael Grady.
Guy Pearce - Michael Ryan talks with the star of Factory Girl. The candid interview covers his life, his own use of Super 8 and his role in Factory Girl.
Dramatic 8: A Director Uses Super 8 Professionally - Timothy Gassen uses Super 8 for much more than that “home movie” look. But to get the best results, here are six tips that come from experience on the set.
Serendipity and the Canon 1014XLS - What makes this such a coveted collectors’ and film shooters’ mother of cameras? The numerous features of course, but which ones work well, and which ones don’t?
Surfing with Super 8 - Traveling the world, interviewing surfers in Hawaii and shooting Super 8 film. Sounds like paradise, but just another day in the life Eric Jordan, who provides background into 1950s and 1960s surfing world and legends.
Shot of Solitude - A filmmaking camp where you have to process your own film in a barn, and complete a finished movie in only five days can be a daunting task, but also fun. The lessons to be learned can also stay with you for the rest of your life.
The Grace of 8: Shooting Super 8 for the Fun of It - Ken Paul Rosenthal (interviewed from questions by Norwood Cheek) writes about the filmmaking community of San Francisco, his workshops, and why he chooses to process his films himself, by hand.
Profile of a Super 8 User: Goran Barac - The Last of the Super-8 Mohicans in the former Yugoslavian area now known as Bosnia and Herzegovina is shooting Super 8 with a passion.
DVD Review: Westsider - Westsider is a twenty-minute Super 8 film incorporating nine different film stocks! The film will be for sale shortly, and you can read the “Sneak Preview” review today!
Super 8: Back to the Future - Michael Lehnert discusses the past editing and distribution workflow of Super 8, and the new workflow, brought on by the digital era, that opens up new possibilities.
View from a Collector's Corner - A short review of some new releases from Derann and Classic Images.
Exploring Animation - The ongoing column on traditional cartoon animation by Alan Cleave.

For those unfamiliar with the magazine, scoot on over to www.super8today.com where you can by individual issues ($6.95) or take out a subscription ($29.95 US, $34.95 Canada, $49.95 everywhere else).

Do it now!

Small Format 3/07 out now

The latest issue of the fantastic Small Format magazine is in our sweaty mitts and as ever its bulging with small film goodness. Highlights include;

• Capturing sound on hard disk
• An in depth look at Super 8 in commercials
• A market survey of lighting products for small film
• Transforming celluloid on computers
• Inkjet printed films
• plus, the lowdown on the Rank Cinetel telecine suite at Cine Post

There's loads more news, views and articles inside and we won't blind you with the full listing. If you haven't done so already - take out a subscription at €69 or $79US - see www.smallformat.de for more and click through 'Subscriptions'.

American Cinematographer - Free

The latest issue (June 2007) of American Cinematographer is available free online as a NXTbook - just click here - which is kinda cool, a bit like a magazine, but without paper or staples!

Out now - a beefy Super 8 Today!

We finally got our grubby mits on a weightier, thicker and more jam packed copy of the latest edition of Super 8 Today (published March/April but we do have an ocean in the way). With 50 pages now packing its substantial form, this edition of S8T seems to have come of age with the extra 10 pages allowing for greater coverage, more extensive advertising and a - hard to put your finger on - feeling of depth. Here's the full track listing...

Basic Lighting Tips - Often neglected and highly touted when used properly, lighting the film doesn’t need to be a Hollywood secret and kept in the dark any longer. Some simple tips on how to light for actors.

Carving Out A Niche With NCP Films - An interview with the two principals of NCP Films, one of the hottest companies around making specialized films, and incorporating Super-8 into many of them.

Product Flashback - The Beaulieu 5008S Multispeed

DVD Review: Super-8 Cities Global Documentary Project - The project was as ambitious as the name is long. Super-8 filmmakers from around the world contributed their films, following certain guidelines, that document the city in which each filmmaker lives.

View from the Collector's Corner - A short review of some new releases from Derann and Classic Images.

Learning at 18 Frames a Second - Instructor Chris Hite was curious what his students, having been taught only digital video, would think of Super-8 after he integrated it into an intermediate film class.

Exploring Animation - The ongoing column on traditional cartoon animation.

How to Create Better Movie Frames - How to frame a shot can be an art. And it can make the difference between a good film and a bad one. Three suggestions on how to perfect your framing skills.

Debenham Media Group - High quality Super-8 transfers at $20 per 50’ roll? Yes it’s available and all happening at a company called My Movie Transfer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Antidote to a Virtual World - A guide to do-it-yourself home processing. Everything you need to know to make your pictures come alive from your own hands.

Patrick Cooper’s Guide to Buying a Projector - Get your fingers off that eBay “buy now” button, or at least until after you read what you need to know to get the best Super-8 projector for you.

A Bit about Film with Curtis Kessinger - The author of Just Shoot It!, a how-to book for beginning filmmakers, explains what inspired him to write it, and how budding filmmakers, from directors to screenwriters, can better their chances for success.

Projecting the Right Image - If you have never projected your films, you have no idea what you are missing. Prepare yourself for a shock, but first look at what you can do to get optimum performance from your projector.

The Brainwash Short Film and Video Festival - An interview with Dave Krzysik, the founder and inspiration of the Brainwash Short Film Festival, and a talented filmmaker and musician in his own right.

Subscription details, as always, are available from the Super 8 Today website, and 'cos they want to make life easier, they take PayPal. Buy now, film later!

Coming soon - the new smallformat

The next issue (2/2007) of the fantastic smallformat magazine is due out in two weeks, here's a look at just some of what's inside...

• Jürgen Lossau on the Scopitone from France, the Cinebox from Italy and other movie jukeboxes
• François Juszezak and his French street theatre use Super 8 Scopitone for their project
• The Great E6 test - smallformat compares 15 film laboratories around the world
• Ronald Vedrilla investigates film dyes and their durability
• John Clancy and Keith Wilton report on the history of Derrann Film Services and Perry's Movies in part 5 of their series about package movies
• 'I am a Super 8 Child' declares Beatrice Jäggi from Switzerland

plus the usual articles, news and views on everything small film. For more details including subscription offers see www.smallformat.de

Smallformat 1/2007 out now

With a decidedly Eastern Block feel about it the latest Issue of Smallformat magazine is out now.

With numerous articles on small filmmaking behind the former iron curtain, this issue also packs in a behind the scenes information on Fuji's stay of execution for Single 8, the full SP on the Super 8 Cities Super 8 DVD project as well as a Q&A by your very own onsuper8.org Editor with Shift in Perception maestro Dan Monceaux.

As slick as ever and packed full of everything on small film, flick to the back for the latest comprehensive round up on available film stocks.

For more see www.smallformat.de where subscriptions are available (six issues a year) from $79 or €69

Today's Super 8 Today

The latest (Jan/Feb 2007) edition of Super 8 Today reached onsuper8 towers this week and we think it's a cracker. With behind the scenes at Super 16 Inc's repair facility and Pro8mm lab, as well as an in depth on pushing Ektachrome 100D there's more than enough quality copy for most, but it's the seven pager on Daniel Henriquéz-Ilic's ambitious Super 8 to 35mm Halogenuros Project that really grabbed our attention.

With 44 pages of news, views and insider knowledge, Super 8 Today continues to provide a damn good read and with a cover price pf $6.95 a bargain too. As ever, subscriptions (6 issues over a year) are available from the Super 8 Today website ($29.95 US, $34.95 Canada and $49.95 International Air Mail) with payments by PayPal.

Smallformatski

Here's a spy shot of the cover of next issue of smallformat magazine. Unsurprisingly, there's a definite eastern block theme going on with a slew of features on small film and super 8 from behind the former iron curtain.

Also inside, there's the inside on Fuji's momentous Single 8 decision as well as an update of available Super 8 film stocks plus interviews with the makers of 'Super 8 Cities' and 'A Shift in Perception'.

More information and subscription details can be found at the smallformat website.