A short festival diary Thursday As always, the Motorenhalle in the backyard of the Riesa Efau is not easy to find as the main venue for the Schmalfilmtage, but if…
Dresden Cine Film Festival 2026
B&H Character Title Writer – Titles with Filmo 70 and Bolex H8
After about a decade of enthusiastic involvement with small-format film, something has happened that some people miss every now and then when watching what they have filmed themselves: The creation…
Ancient Lore? Lovecraft in Brittany
After I had first filmed H.P. Lovecraft in THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE (2017) on Dartmoor and in THE GARDEN (2019) in a cemetery in Savannah, the moment had come…
18 oder 24 Bilder pro Sekunde?
Spätestens seit der Festlegung auf 24 Bilder pro Sekunde (B/s) im kommerziellen Kino in den 1920ern sind die Amateure am Diskutieren, ob man auch mit 24 B/s drehen solle. Die…
Schmalfilm beim 49. Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt aus meiner Sicht als Super-8-Filmemacher
Beim Open-Air-Filmfest in Weiterstadt sind auf Super-8 gedrehte Filme Tradition und auch im 60 Jubiläumsjahr von Super-8 nach wie vor sehr willkommen. Wie jedes Jahr bildete auch diesmal der Super-8-Wettbewerb…
Wittner Experimental Color 320 in Single8-Kassetten
Endlich bin ich dazu gekommen, einen Teil des Wittner-Materials in Single8-Kassetten umzufüllen. Nach dem ersten Durchgang in der Dunkelkammer schien alles wie gehabt geklappt zu haben. Denn ich hatte schon…
Art, heart, fart — and far too much mumbling
The 26th Schmalfilmtage Dresden are not quite over yet, but due to my schedule I had to leave a little earlier and therefore missed the Sunday program. Allow me to…
SEPMAG (“two-tape dubbing”) a bit different
It's actually quite simple. In this article, I describe the recording of original sound parallel to filming as well as the later synchronization of the sound with the finished film.…
“Secret” electrolytic capacitor in the Visacustic (and another well-hidden one)
In April 2023, I wanted to complete a sound film from 2022 for Deidesheim. In the two-band process, this requires the active assistance of a controllable projector, which in my…
AGFA – The Agfa laboratory products
This 10-minute Super 8 advertising film with Frank Zander promotes the "AGFA laboratory range" and is a wonderful time capsule. The reel found its way to film friend Peter at…