Im einem dreimoduligen Workshop „Filmproduktion Basics: der analoge Workflow“ der Filmwerkstatt Münster wird interessierten Filmemacher*innen die Möglichkeit geboten, die analoge Filmproduktion von der Vorbereitungsphase bis zur Endfertigung kennenzulernen. Dabei wird…
Montagsseminar “Renaissance des Analogen – Film is back!”
Am 25. Februar 2019 von 18:00 Uhr bis 21:00 Uhr veranstaltet die "Film Commission Region Stuttgart" (eine Einrichtung zur Wirtschaftsförderung in der Region Stuttgart) eines ihrer "Montagsseminare" - diesmal zum Thema…
Warming plate as tempering aid
Anyone developing color films is faced with the challenge of tempering chemistry as accurately as possible to the required temperature, usually 38°C (100.4 F). While chemistry bottles can be tempered…
Super8 at Berlinale 2019
Die Kinder der Toten ("The Children of the Dead") - a film project by Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska based on the novel by Elfriede Jelinek - consists of 8mm…
Cost-effective digitalization of Super 8 frames
Various special lenses for 35 mm reflex cameras were offered "at the time" to photograph Super 8 individual images. With these special macro lenses, the format-filling reproduction of Super 8-…
3D printed Super 8 cartridge opener
I opened my first cartridge in daylight with a saw... Everybody developing Super 8 films on their own sooner or later faces the task of opening the Super 8 cartridge…
Short documentary “Films from Wolfen”
German MDR's "Mediathek" presents a beautiful, ten-minute short documentary about Orwo yesterday and today. There are glimpses into yesterday, today, dark rooms and a perforator in action can be seen…
From Lomokino to Super 8: Rediscovering Celluloid
My celluloid adventure started in June 2013. After years of filming with DV and DSLR cameras, I was tempted to try something completely different. One day I came across the…
Über die Entstehung meines Films „Am Zeppelinfeld“
Weihnachten 2016 bekam ich im Rahmen der "Schmalfilmwichtelei" im Schmalfilm-Internetforum eine Super-8-Kassette ohne Label aber dafür mit Belichtungshinweisen und einschliesslich Do-It-Yourself-Entwicklung vom Mitforenten Sandro Proske geschenkt. Wie ich später erfuhr,…
The built-in turntable
Everyone who works with the Lomo tanks probably knows the problem of film jamming and improper winding, often leading to double layers, which then do not get developed properly. Using…