Darren Blin

I have to agree with Mark. Singapore is my favourite too. Having just been there a couple months ago, I found that it really captured the essence of the place.

Check out Charles Doran's site: http://www.westsiderfilm.com/clips.html

I'm just wondering if this guy spent $70,000 on a 9-minute camera test, is he hoping to use this technology for a longer format project?

I used combustion v3 to do the comp at the end of this super 8 short: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvi-1TsW6o I didn't even shoot it on green screen, just a plain wall. I used the "draw matte" tool and the tracker as well as a couple travelling mattes to comp the head on to the toddler's body. The film stock used was Ektachrome 64T and it was transferred to dvcpro, although dv would have worked just as well. If you want to do something similar but don't want to buy combustion, you can get a free 30-day trial demo of Shake: http://www.apple.com/shake/trial/

Yeah but those black bits usually stay outside of TV safe.

I have combustion v3 by discreet. It has a great image stabilizer.

Use an oven mitt with a bit of gaffer tape. Cut a hole for the viewfinder, tripod mount, or any other necessary access point.

http://www.video-8.com.au

Grant I have the same camera (Nizo 156XL) and went through the same dilemma a couple weeks ago. I shot a roll of 64T. Even though the shutter angle is 225 degrees you don't need to underexpose because you also lose a bit of light through the viewfinder. I used a Minolta IV incident meter and treated the stock as if I was shooting 18fps with a 180 degree shutter. The results were perfect.

It just takes AA batteries.

Miller makes some great lightweight fluid head tripods with a ball head. These ones are designed with DV cameras in mind but work great with Super 8. I use one with a DV camera all the time: http://www.millertripods.com/products.cfm?...a&sysType=1

Yes, because otherwise how would you know if it was the camera or the projector you're viewing the test on that has bad registration? Rewinding a Super-8 cartridge by hand to double expose is going to be a bit of a bother though. Also, don't forget to underexpose by a stop on each pass.

Dan I recommend just looking online for information. The internet is the best resource available. With all the new film stocks, no book from 20 years ago would give you the updated infoprmation that you need. I recommend: http://www.onsuper8.org as a great starting point. Regards Blin

Sorry I thought people would undertand sarcasm. Some people seem to have taken my comment at face value. I apologize. Besides, it was King Kong that was shot on Super 8.

Yes The entire "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy.