This weekend, the Dresden Schmalfilmtage took place for the 22nd time. The highlight was once again the International Competition on Saturday evening, which this year could again take place live…
Last Saturday, in glorious summer weather, a Covid-compliant open-air film evening of the Dresdner Schmalfilmtage took place. The event in the courtyard of the Riesa-Efau was very well attended and…
A film friend recently asked for help, with his Elmo C-300 "only a potentiometer must be exchanged", then it would work perfectly again - there I offered somewhat carelessly my…
Strange blossoms, sunken pathways, déjà vus: Patrick Müllers adaptation of the poem The Garden is a hike through H.P Lovecraft's most personal garden.by Patrick Müller Since my youth I have…
The Wolverine Scanner (also sold as Reflecta, Somikon, Winait or similar) for Super 8 and Regular 8 Film fills a gap in the market because it is affordable. Unfortunately, however,…
In 1977, 43 years ago, photochemistry legend Patrick D. Dignan has issued a highly interesting paper, called "150 Do-it-Yourself Black and White Popular Photographic Formulas". Some readers may already know…
Since the invention of film, black and white film images have also been brought in color. Monochrome toning of entire silent film sequences is well know, e.g. in blue for…
In July, Lina Gasser from Switzerland interviewed me for her Matura thesis SUPER 8 - AN ANALOGUE SHORT FILM. I answered her questions. How did you come to filmmaking? What…
Film title according to the recipe described here, macro photo of a Super 8 still image In classic analog home movies times, titles were hand-painted, set with magnetic letters or…
As Retro8 announced via Facebook, the production of Provie100D in Super8 and Single8 formats has been discontinued. The reason for this is the lack of other master rolls. In Super8…
