This primary purpose of this blog of course is to share information related to shooting 8mm film, but who says that we can't have a little fun by sharing some personal projects as well. Leonard, the new guy, would like to share one of his first stop motion animation projects, which oddly enough was him eating his first official state pie of Indiana, also known as the Sugar Cream Pie.
I have been having some fun with an application on my iPod which simulates the look of 8mm film. What Fun! (Of course it looks nothing like our transfers, but who says we can't have a little fun every now and then! for a couple dollars for the application it was well worth it.)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/8mm-vintage-camera/id406541444?mt=8
We get asked frequently what to do if film smells like vinegar.
Of course the most important thing is to get your film to us so we can begin to clean your film. The first thing to do though is to seperate any film that smells like vinegar from the rest of your collection, and then read this manual.
We at Treasure Coast Film specialize in restoring film with Vinegar Syndrome.
A quite interesting read from Kodak concerning the history of Super 8 Film
Our good friend Mark in Wilmington, NC shares with us a totally cool way to make old pictures come to life again, which is to take a picture holding them in the exact place they were taken then. What a fun way to take a trip down memory lane!
Operating a small business like ours is a team effort, and this team not only includes me and our clients it also includes our vendors and other service professionals we rely on from time to time.
Jeremy Clifton at http://four-eight-four.org/ does a lot of technology consulting for us and what is better yet is that we share our same passion for photography. Take a moment and look at his products at zazzle and you will be amazed by his art. (Heck, even if you don't buy anything its fun to window shop for a few and admire his art work.)
