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Decades before the video revolution of the late 1970s/early 1980s, there was a small but devoted market for home films in the 16 mm, 9,5 mm, 8 mm, and Super 8 mm film market. Because most individuals in the United States owning projectors did not have one equipped with sound, vintage silent films were particularly well-suited for the market.
Standard 8 mm film, also known as Regular 8 mm, Double 8 mm, Double Regular 8 mm film, or simply as Standard 8 or Regular 8, is an 8 mm film format originally developed by the Eastman Kodak company and released onto the market in 1932. Super 8 (left) and Regular 8 mm (right) film formats. Magnetic sound stripes are shown in gray.
Black-and-white 8 mm film is still manufactured in the Czech Republic, and several companies buy bulk quantities of 16 mm film to make regular 8 mm by re-perforating the stock, cutting it into 25 foot (7.6 m) lengths, and collecting it into special standard 8 mm spools, which they then sell. Re-perforation requires special equipment.
Super 8 and 8 mm film formats – magnetic sound stripes are shown in gray. Super 8 mm film is a motion-picture film format released in 1965 [1] [2] [3] by Eastman Kodak as an improvement over the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format.
Agfa Wittner-Chrome, Aviphot-Chrome or Agfachrome reversal stocks (rated at 200 ISO, made from Wittner-Chrome 35mm still film) are available in 16mm and 8mm from Wittner-Cinetec in Germany or Spectra Film and Video in the United States. The Agfa label was also used in widely produced East German film stocks based on Agfa patents before the ...
An original 20-inch X-wing starfighter model used in the climactic space battle of “Star Wars: A New Hope” set a record as the most expensive screen-used Star Wars prop ever sold at auction.
Castle's first home movie was a newsreel of the Hindenburg explosion. [1] That same year, Castle launched his "News Parade" series, a year-in-review newsreel; travelogues followed in 1938. Castle also eventually compiled sports films, animal adventures, and "old time" movies excerpted from silent theatrical films.
The original Cowardly Lion costume worn by Bert Lahr in “The Wizard of Oz” sold for over $3 million in 2014. It was made from real lion pelts, optical glass eyes, and “Italian human hair wig ...