Juan Garza

I'm well aware that it is a learning process and probably will end messing up many feet of film before i get decent reults. can you point me to the websites and books you are mentioning?

I've been reading about the reversal proces on diferent pages, there is a lot about B&W but i cant find much about Color Reversal. One thing thats not clear to me is the Re-Exposure. I have not found a clear explanation on this procedure, i read somewhere that it involves a 100 W bulb, but how should I go about it? and how does diferent bulbs afect this part of the process(Soft White Incandesent Bulb vs Clear Incandesent vs equivalent Fluorecent Light)?

I'm intrested in the reversal process since it has the advantage of not having to buy more film to make a positive. i guess i'll start saving for a tank then.

I was also thinking on using the PVC pipe Developing Tank on this page http://www.peaceman.de/blog/index.php/inexpensive-super-8-home-processing-tank Can some one tell me if it´s a good idea or should i invest in a real developing tank?

Yes I'm trying to make my first movie, just a 10 Min short on super 8, I have no formal training but have been reading whatever i can find on cinematography for over a year, but i still have to expose my first movie frame, I'm quite limited on equipment, i have acces to 3 500 W flood lights, I'm building a home made camera stabilizer with some gym weights and spare parts, i have a yashica super 600 electro, which is auto exposure (not my choice, but whats available), i wish i had acces for a camera where i can control the exposure. I think i can process my own film if someone points me in the right direction, my unkle is a chemist and can help me get hold of chemicals by the kilo for dry and by the liter for liquids (no pro labs for super 8 here). I know i mentioned B&W, but i would like to learn both B&W and Color Reversal Process. thanks for your help.

if anyone would like more info on customs procedures for Informal Entries (less than $2,000 USD) or Formal Entries (more than $2,000 USD) just ask. P.S. Not a sale atemp.

I have never shipped film, but i work at a U.S. Customs Broker company and know a lot about U.S. Customs Procedures, U.S. Customs Officers have Loads of work and will take any shortcut available, its easier to dump your package on the conveyor of an X-Ray Machine than to manually inspect it. By Policy U.S. Customs is supposed to concede to any WRITEN request to manually inspect exposed film, but often times they see the papers after X-Rays, so efective comunication with the U.S. Port of Entry is Essencial. My advise is Generate a Customs Entry and contact the MET Department at the port of entry with your entry number and remind them of your request. Exposed Film does not pay any duties, but there could be a few User Fees if the Declared Value is over $2,000 USD, but should not exced $100 USD Unles your shipping enough film to circle the earth. You have 2 Options for an Entry depending on the Unexposed Value of the Film. If the value of the Unexposed film you are shipping is less than $2,000 USD you can fill a form CF-7523 by yourself at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/forms/ Tape a Copy of the filled form to the package and fax a copy to the MET and ACS department of the Port of Entry, along with a writen request that the film be manually inspected in a light tight enviorment and not be exposed to X-Ray. Istructions on filling form CF-7523 BOX 1. You can imput any reference number (Entry Number) BOX 2. You can guet the Port Code an Phone number at: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/ BOX 3. Shipping Date BOX 4. Shipping Company's Name BOX 5. Estimated Arrival Date. (Acurracy not necesary) BOX 6. Self Axplainatory. BOX 7. Number of Packages. BOX 8. Item Description and Oficial Unit of Mesure (Film is Square Meters=Linear Meters of Film * Film Format / 1000) "Exposed Film X M2 BOX 9. UnExposed Value of the Film in USD BOX 10. the HTSUS No. for exposed Film is 3704.00.0000 BOX 11. Name and Address of Someone in the US (Could be yorself if you have a US Address) BOX 12. Signature of Person on BOX 11 or a representative BOX 13. Leave Blank BOX 14. Name and address of Consignee (may be Same or different than BOX 11, Maybe a Lab) BOX 15 & 16. Leave Blank BOX 17. Same as Box 4 BOX 18. Signature from someone from Shipping Company. In the lefover space on boxes 7 to 10 write in thik bolg big letters: "DO NOT X-RAY" "SENSITIVE MATERIAL" "PLEASE INSPECT MANUALY IN A" "LIGHT PROOF ENVIORMENT" If the value of your shipment is over $2,000 USD. you'd better get a Customs Broker at the port of entry. you can guet a list of Licensed US Customs Brokers active in the port ate the port information page at : http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/ Remember Customs Officers are Beureocratic creatures (you need a lot af patience and explain yourself several times) but they are also human and they respond better to a nice and polite request than to an aggresive or nagging demand. Don't get to technical on them, often times they don't know what you are talking about. I hope this information is useful to you all

Hi, i'm new to all this moving pictures witchcraft and i wanted to ask if it is posible to develop Tri-X reversal with Rodinal, i have procesed Tri-X Negative Stills (ISO 400 120 Formal) and i get acceptable results, but is this posible with the reversal super 8 film? also, what sould i do with the anti-halation layer? The reason i'm asking this is beacause i have no money to buy chemicals and i cant afford the costs of shiping the film to a professional lab, and rodinal would be really cheap. Thanks for your help and time.

A book that would show you what others have done would be Cinematic Storytelling by Jennifer Van Sijll ISBN-10: 193290705X ISBN-13: 9781932907056

Have you looked for Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televicion de San Antonio in Cuba? I don't know about scholarship, but i know education over there is really afordable. P.S. I'm from northern Mexico Too. www.eictv.org

I dont know if you cheked this place but here it goes: http://www.stereoscopic.org/library/ Hope it Helps

Hi, i'm new to all this moving pictures witchcraft and i wanted to ask if it is posible to develop Tri-X reversal with Rodinal, i have procesed Tri-X Negative Stills (ISO 400 120 Formal) and i guet acceptable results, but is this posible with the reversal super 8 film? also, what sould i do with the anti-halation layer? The reason i'm asking this is beacause i have no money to buy chemicals and i cant afford the costs of shiping the film to a professional lab, and rodinal would be really cheap. Thanks for your help and time.