On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 00:15:24 GMT, "FAKE_ID" wrote:

>There're ppl who want to know how to make their minidv camcorders more
>like film cameras. I say, fine, but first let's have a look at the beast
>from the other end, kids:
>
>http://www.city-net.com/~fodder/s8mm/cameras.html
>http://www.super8filmmaking.com/
>
>Long ago I was just out of high school and there was an experimental
>film congress in Toronto (I'm not kidding about the name, it was run by
>academics - what else would you expect?) I bought a pass for all
>screenings and panels, and they threw in the thick glossy program book
>that had detailed info on all the speakers, filmmakers and the
>screenings - and about half the works were done in super 8.
>
>My favourite piece was by a mailman in Paris [......]

Ah, reminds me of my film beginnings, walking with a 16mm
Bolex with a 10mm lens on it, shooting single frames to
"animate" trees, speed travel down sidewalks, etc.
(sometimes multi-exposed up to 4X); or making a film
out of black leader with a paper punch (kinda hard on
the eyes, but those circles could DANCE! ;-); or shooting
in a cow pasture, surrounded by cows, in B&W (with the
"cow paddies" hand-colored...;-). As for video, there are
still opportunities for "fun" - "Houses o' Ithaca" is
1-4 second "tipped" WA video-stills of houses ("designed"
frames...), with the sounds of the locations emphasized;
"Washing Bob's Truck" is just that, from inside the
truck...; "Music's Recreation" has fun with rolling
different music performances into amazing "medleys";
nature stuff with a polarizer rotated while shooting
is really kinda nifty; etc. I have seen some "art"
video/film work that was truly "insuffereable", but
there is much good stuff out there that is fun to
watch/hear, too...