Kodachrome, They give us those nice bright colors
Check out Justin Ouellette's new short film, Le Requin Mort shot on an old 8mm camera. It is pretty good. He shot it on a Nikon 8x Super Zoom camera on Kodachrome, had it digitized and edited on Final Cut Pro. The draw for me is the use of old and new technology to create art which, a few years ago, would have cost thousands of dollars. We really are in an age of artistic production where barriers of entry are falling.
I found an old 8mm or 16mm (I can't remember) camera at a junk sale last year, but didn't buy it because I didn't want to dive into another expensive hobby. That, and I didn't have a clue where to buy or develop the roll film. But after seeing Justin's short and his accompanying links to an inexpensive developer - K14 Movies - and digitizer, I might have to go and find myself an 8mm or 16mm camera.
I already have an idea of what I would want to shot. It would (somehow) involve riding the subway and watching people go by in the express car when you are in the local car. Something about being able to see through the darkness to the other subway car beside you as you travel through the NYC subway system is very provocative.
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