[Frameworks] Which Super8 Stock Should I Use?

[Roger Wilson]

Hi Insa,
Super 8mm Colour Negative film can look beautiful if it is exposed properly. A big problem filmmakers have is not knowing their super 8mm camera well enough. Most Super 8mm cameras do not have the same shutter angles as 16mm and 35mm cameras (180), the shutter angle on Super 8mm cameras can range from 150 to 220. Because the shutter angle is different in each camera you should first find out what the shutter angle is for your camera.  Another thing with shooting Super 8mm negative stock is that most Super 8mm cameras do not read the speed of the new kodak film stocks properly anymore. This is why if you shoot using any Super 8 film stock, whether reversal or negative you should be using a hand held light meter and not rely on the internal light meter. Do this and you will be exposing the film correctly. If you can get some ND (neutral density) filters that fit your lens that would also be a good thing, so you can control the light when shooting in bright sunlight. If you can get some lights I would also recommend using them for your external night scenes. If you can light I would say go with the 200T, if not then the 500T would be best for night scenes. It will be more grainy though, which might be the look you are going for. Controlling your exposure through the process of controlling the light and your f-stops so they work for you is the best method. I like to work with an f-stop of around 4 to 5.6. Somewhere around the centre of the lens creates nice sharp images.

As for transfer houses, I use Frame Discreet in Toronto Canada, not sure where you are located. Anyway feel free to contact me directly if you have any other questions. Super 8mm film can look like 16mm if used properly.

Roger D. Wilson613 324 - 7504rogerdwilson at sympatico.cahttp://www.rogerdwilson.ca
Without failure you can never achieve success. I have based my process and my career as an experimental film artist on this statement; and I welcome it as it pushes me forward as an artist to try something different, something new. 

From: insa.langhorst at gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:40:14 +0100
To: frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com
Subject: [Frameworks] Which Super8 Stock Should I Use?

Dear Frameworkers,
I would like to start working and experimenting with Super8 film. I have got a short film in mind, which I want to shoot in colour. I haven´t got any previous experience of working with film, so I wondered if you could give me any ideas on what stock to get. 
The film will have a few scenes which are set at night, so I´ll need to get stock with different sensitivities. I have looked at the VISION2 200T Color Negative Super 8 Film and the VISION2 500T Color Negative Super 8 Film - are they any good? I am also not sure whether to get negative or reversal film.I haven´t got much funding, so the cheaper the better I guess. 
Thank you all so much!
Insa
filmmaker and editor
insa.langhorst at gmail.comm: (0044) (0)7789 38 22 84www.insalanghorst.com
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