Super 8 Camera Test

7.22.2009 | 8mm, Cinematography, Filmmaking

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I received two rolls of Super 8 from the lab yesterday. A few things to note: The camera(Beaulieu S2008) performed great, but leaving my tripod behind wasn’t the best choice. My DIY telecine method needs improvement, but overall transferred some fairly good images - gotta fix those color shifts & hot spots(I’m thinking RGB LED’s are the way to go). Flicker isn’t too bad, but noticeable. The Plus-X & Velvia stocks performed as expected, but my metering technique with this camera wasn’t spot-on & resulted in some underexposure… I’ve got it figured out now. That’s what camera tests are for right? Tri-X and E64 tests coming soon. Check out some of the footage…

Special thanks to stunt driver/actor extraordinaire Kevin Harris & his sinister machines :)