Wes Shaye

Thanks for the replies. Im sorry i left something out. After my project is shot on super 8, it will be scanned onto a digital format. When you shoot on a project widescreen on an hd camera (i.e. canon xl1), wouldnt the final source (to be shown in a theatre) be the same for super 8 because its been dumped to digital, as it would the final source for the hd? I hope im getting this across clearly enough. Bare with me im new to this. Thanks.

Thanks Rick. I know the theatres wouldnt have the projectors. Of course, it would be dumped onto a digital format for a theatre. But youre saying it must be done right in order to keep the quality up there.

Hi, Given the fact that Super 8 is not as big as 35mm film, is it possible to release a super 8 film in a theatre? If its projected at 4:3 it would be just a box on the screen right? Or.. from what i gather, If you have the gate widened, so your camera captures widescreen, it would fill the screen? Ive also read that if you shoot further from your subject, when in post, you zoom in and put the letterbox on, its where you envisioned the scene originally. Does this effect the quality? Just wondering if anyones released super 8 in a theatre and how it turned out. Thanks.

Thanks Mike. That seems like a good way to go with the 2x6.

I believe all the night scenes in Jaws were shot in the day.

Thanks for all the replies. Man, this sounds like a major pain in the arse. But i welcome the challenge... I guess. So is it alot of money to get a camera crystal synced? How would that work with my dat recorder, if at all? Could I build a little sound proof box/cover to slip over the camera or something, or would this work- staying far enough away from the subject your shooting so the mic doesnt pic the camera up. Then zooming in to what you what you want to see??

Thanks so much for the reply Michael. I am going to record sound on a portable Sony Dat machine with a shotgun mic that will be slated. That was actually a concern of mine too. That syncing the sound to a certain speed as i've read, can be tough because the it can speed up or slow down. So 24 fps seems to be the way to go. It would be great but I dont think we'd be able to do a master shot of a scene if its over the alloted time of the cartridge, so we're just going to have to do a few different cuts and closeups. Which IMO can make the scene more interesting for sure, but possibly could hinder the acting as far as getting a rhythm going. But " by any means necessary" is probably a beneficial outlook to have so im not too worried. Again, any tips or comments are appreciated. Thanks

Hello everyone, My friend and I are going to be shooting a (well, goning to try) a feature length film on Super 8? I dont own the camera, it's his, but I might as well get one for myself. He has the Canon 814. Im sure it only has the 18fps option, but my question is... I want this to look as good as possible, so does it look better when you shoot 24fps? Most professional movies are shot in 24 right? But also this runs up your tapes from 3 min to under a minute right? Its going to be hard filming extensive dialogue scenes and cost a lot of money when we having to keep loading a new tape every minute. Any advice/ stories of your own would be helpful. Thanks

Thanks for the replies. I appreciate it. Here's a pic of the karts. They're top speed is about 12-15 mph. http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx99/wilbada1280/Karts.jpg JD- that hood mount would be ideal but i dont have $500 to drop on it. I need to build something myself that would be almost as good. That would be Perfect though. retoxproductions- How big is the clamp? Do you think it would work on the go kart? Thanks for the help guys.

Hi, Im trying to film someone driving a go kart. What I need to do is mount a super 8 camera onto the front of a go kart. It needs to be mounted securely to avoid as much shaking as possible. I had an idea of a large c clamp that could go from left side to right with pads on each side to keep kart from damage. Then a small platform on top for the camera. Any ideas/ help would be appreciated.

Hello I need help with copywriting a script. I read some good article a while ago that I cant find, about how to easily copywrite a script. Some kind of organizations like ASCAP has for copywriting music. You send like $30 or something and you get your script copywritten. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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I have no experience in filmaking,but i know quite a bit about it just from ive watching movies my whole life, things ive picked up from behind the scenes segments, interviews etc. ive worked with a few camcorders. I write stories and Im working on a few ideas for scripts right now. I love to write. I hope to get a nice high end camera like the Canon XL2 sometime in the future. My question is, if I have a camcorder( even if its an old VHS one ), what are some reasonably priced editing software to get. Im usually broke. Plus what are some good books, manuals to get for novice filmmakers? Im really interested in the direction,writing,cinematography,art direction and music aspects of film. I really like this site, and id appreciate any help. ............Thanks