Around the World in 80 days with Super-8mm...

[CirrusKitfox]

Count me in...
e-mail address is: [email protected]
just in case...

[Alex]

I leave for a few hours and anarchy has erupted.

I think all the ideas are dandy.

The idea of one camera, one film is to keep track of the actual amount of footage left, and for the knowledge that the camera went through many peoples hands all over the world and then made it back to it's original owner...perhaps with a signed "library card" by each of the filmmakers who shot with the camera (and perhaps a still photo).

I think the film will taste better this way.

But the "one cartridge, one filmmaker" idea is cool too.

I've always wanted to see a multi-cast of the same script just to see how it would come out with different visions, well, if a full-length feature script exists that we all like, we could each do one scene from the movie, and then edit it together, each scene carried through by the next group of actors.

The Script might need special "doctoring".

For instance, actors calling each other by their names in virtually each scene so we can instantly follow the flow of the movie as the actors change.

Ever notice in some movies the actors never even say each othes name!

Script, Script, is there a Script in the house...?

-Alex

[yak]

i actually own a small canon 418, which is very light and friendly.
no 24P but 9 and 18, but its gonna be art anyway!
or we could get something cheap off ebay?

[Alex]

It would be nice if the camera had a decent array of features, such as time-lapse, single-frame, 9, 18 and 24 FPS...(probably slow-motion is not needed) and manual exposure.

-Alex

I take back that comment about slow-motion, if someone want's to shoot their wad so to speak in a blink of an eye...hey, more power to them!....although lets not make it an absolute priority for this project, it may drive the value of the camera up.




[This message has been edited by Alex (edited August 14, 2001).]

[Hanthx]

Im working on it...


Scott

[Mikko]

Count me in!
Here's so many peopple already in, is 50 ft enough?
What's wrong with 18 fps?
I agree with Alex that we all have to use the same camera and not take the cartridge away because of the film counter. (damn! I want to do double exposures for my part of the film...)
Mikko
Finland

[avortex]

This remembers me a movie made several years ago in Germany by Michael Brynntrup. These were the rules, sent by him to many underground filmmakers:

"This game is for approximately 20 people or groups. Each person gets one, two or three Super 8 cartridges (B&W) and may choose any story from the New Testament. No one knows what the other players are doing, wich story they want to film, and how it might take place. Nevertheless, it should result in a film that hangs together. The connection is the chronology of the story and the character of Jesus himself-played by me. I will put myself unconditionally at the disposal of the directors in all their excesses. So that I don't get crucified 20 times, I will coordinate the episodes somewhat. Apart from that, the game develops like an automatic drawing: a couple of lines are given, and without knowing what has already been done, the next player continues the painting."

The movie was finally screened in 1986 and blown-up to 16 mm. Unfortunately, I'd never seen it.

[penshuffler]

Interesting ideas here. Count me in! I think the easiest way to go is each person to shoot one K40 roll, or alternatively sending the cartridge around and each shooting a few seconds. Sending the actual camera might be dodgy since it could get damaged. We all have cameras anyway.