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SUPER 8

    SUPER 8

    Major Derailment

    …and just as I started to get things going, my life totally derailed.

    In a good way though.

    I got engaged.

    I don’t have the actual proposal on super 8, but I captured a lot of moments up to that point, and then the moments the day after. One thing I’m learning is that the super 8 does not enjoy filming in low light, even in daylight, outdoors. So far, I’ve shot 3 rolls spanning several locations. I’ve filmed when the roll was finished (thinking I was still filming), and I’ve filmed several times without a roll of film inserted into the cartridge holder (again!), but all in all, I’m hoping that I’ve made contact.When I get to 4 rolls, I’m going to send them off, hold my breath, and see if anything went through.

    I’m planning on filming my wedding in super 8 (or I’ll con some friends to do it for me). As unexpected as my engagement was (I just didn’t think it would happen *now*), it’s interesting how life is unfolding: how major life events are happening this year, and how I’ll be able to document it all in kodochrome. I’m still here, still filming, and still very much in love with my super 8.

    In the meantime, some inspiration for the big day.And also a sneak peak into my photographer for the aforementioned day. I’m stoked to have found someone (quite accidentally) that shoots in film, and more than that, shoots with plastic cameras.

  • SUPER 8

    super-8 network

    So far, the most interesting thing about my project has not been the movies (or lack thereof–I’ve prob logged only a minute of time and 3 minutes of fake time when…

  • SUPER 8

    uhhhh, okay?

    The Canon 514 xL arrived in the mail yesterday. It also arrived with a printed email from another customer, dated January 2 that read something like this: “Please do not include…

  • SUPER 8

    Rudy

    I met Rudy at a Starbucks in West Portal. It didn’t register at first that he was the guy I had been communicating with all week over email, but after about…

  • SUPER 8

    fingers crossed

    I’m meeting a guy at starbucks this weekend to check out a potential super-8 camera match. $200 cash. Hope it works out so I can get the show on the road.…

  • SUPER 8

    Win / Lose

    I placed a bid on a canon xl814 via ebay, only to be sniped the last minute. With all the shipping costs, it was just too expensive. Alternately, I found 2…

  • SUPER 8

    Time of Death: February 2, 2010, 20:30 PST

    More work hours spent googling, convincing myself that it was the connection; that soldering would fix it.I carefully took the camera apart tonight, trying to understand the mechanism, and also to…

  • SUPER 8

    Frustrating

    It’s already February, and no progress has been made. I tried replacing the batteries of my kodak, cleaning the contacts again, trying to rig a ghetto contact using tinfoil (stupid idea),…