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Overview of 8Mm Production (1973)

1973 · Short film · 15 min

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This film from 1973 showcases the new Super 8mm film format, and gives the viewer instructions on how to shoot an entire film, from writing a script and planning camera angles, to post-production editing, with the example of “Love is the Reward of Love” starring a young girl and boy on a miniature golf course. The film was produced by Tim Barr, written and directed by Edward Mallory, edited by Tony De Zarraga, narrated by MacDonald Cary, and photographed by Michael Simpson. “Film Making Techniques – Overview of 8 MM Production” title banner (00:08). A 1930s car model driving on a dirt road (00:14). Views of the family driving the car (00:25). The car pulls off-road and parks (00:31). The father films his wife and their three children with an 8 mm motion picture camera (00:47). He turns the film over in the shade of a tree (01:02). He slips and drops the camera (01:13). He lays on the ground filming his family (01:19). Black-and-white footage from the camera (01:27). The family watches a film on projector-screen (01:37). Close-up scenes of an 8 mm Univex Model A8 Cine Movie camera (01:46). A young man using an 8 mm Bauer C1M motion picture camera from the 1960s (01:54). The sign of a miniature golf course (02:31). The young man scouts the course for camera angles and setups (02:34). He takes notes and prepares a script (02:46). Footage of the miniature golf course viewed through the camera’s viewfinder (03:06). The type of shot is titled “Establish” (03:16). Horizontal…

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Running time
15 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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