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Refocus on the Legacy of the Gear, not just the Image
Posted on September 03 2020
As our circle of connections continues to grow to new people through social media we have the opportunity to hear amazing stories from people about where they got their first camera or why a particular camera is so special. We love when they share which model holds a special place for them and if it was owned by their dad, mom, grandfather or some other person of influence in their life.
Meet Sprocket! Pro8mms Virtual Assistant
Posted on September 03 2020
Have you meet Sprocket? Sprocket is the newest member of the Pro8mm team; a virtual assistant designed to make the complexities of film Post Production film easy enough for everyone to enjoy. Pro8mm has over 40 years of film production experience. Every year we handle thousand of job with millions of unique workflows and requests. We have put that knowledge together in an automated process to give you a modern film experience.
Re-Introduction of Double Perf 16mm Film
Posted on August 25 2020
Now offering Double Perf 16mm Film in our Pro16-19 500T stock! Enjoy the possibility of shooting16mm 2 perf film with these beautiful older cameras! We are excited to be able to offer a limited amount of our Pro16-19 500T Film packages now is Double Perf. Offered in both the 100' daylight spool and 400' core load.
Reviving Double Super 8 Film
Posted on June 17 2020
Always on a quest to offer new products and services to our clients, Pro8mm will be bringing back a Classic Super 8 Film Format, Double Super 8! Place your pre-order today for the first batch of film! Double Super 8 is 16mm width film with Super 8 sprockets. It was designed to run through a more industrial style cameras identical to a 16mm camera with the exception of using Double Super 8 film.
Filmmaker Spotlight: Ignacio Benedeti
Posted on June 17 2020
Ignacio Benediti lives in Spain and blogs in Spanish. We think he is probably the best known aficionado on Super 8 projection the world has ever seen. He also knows and shares his filmmaking experiences on a wealth of super 8 topics including Single 8, Super 8 prints, optical blow-ups to16mm . He is the founder /CEO of IB Cinema. He is a wealth of information and so knowledgable that we follow him religiously, using software to translate his blogs into English. In Europe there is a very different Super 8 culture than in the USA. Ignacio shares a much more physical Super 8 experience with lots of film projection and working with very traditional Super 8 processes.
Pro8mm Tech Talk: Shooting Color Negative Film for Black and White Images
Posted on May 19 2020
In Super 8 we have a dedicated black and white film stock that has a unique look. Known as Tri-X, at Pro8mm, we call it Super8/66. Tri-X has been around since the 1940’s for both still and moving image photography. But because it is a reversal film is has a very limited amount of exposure latitude, at a fixed ASA of 200. For this reason a lot of projects that want the black and white film look choose to shoot on color negative film, and turn the film to black and white in editing.
Finding a Super 8 Camera
Posted on May 18 2020
The first chapter in our re-write of 'The Power of Super 8 Film' book is now available! The first chapter titles 'Finding a Super 8 Camera.' Putting your hands on a Super 8 film camera should not be that difficult to do. Between In the 1965s and 80 over 65 million were sold. I once read that at its peak, 1 in 5 households in the U.S. had a Super 8 film camera. In addition, most things were made of metal back in those days. By today’s standards, they were way over-designed to last. The manufacturers began to change to plastic in the mid 1970’s so older Super 8 film cameras are often some of the best. It is not that unusual to find a 50-year-old working Super 8 film camera.
New Katy Perry Super 8 Music Video Shot at a Safe Social Distance!
Posted on May 17 2020
In our last blog we talked about how in the midst of this pandemic the timing could not be better for independent filmmakers to pick up (and in some cases dust off as we have heard from some of you!) a Super 8 or 16mm camera, grab some film and pitch your project! As we see the inevitability of production continuing to change, here is an AMAZING example of how the talented Liza Voloshin was able to shoot the new #KatyPerry music video #Daisies despite the pandemic.
