Good source for old home movies (Aside from eBay)?

[tfunch24]

I just placed an order for a Video Cinemate 20.
It's not a Workprinter, but for right now it's the next best thing. Maybe next year...

I'm planning on transferring the films to VHS using the VC-20 later this summer. Hopefully by next Christmas I'll have enough cash for a DV camera and a firewire card.

Thanks for the transfer offer. I might consider it in the future.

Tom

[tfunch24]

Oh, I almost forgot--thank you for the advice as well.

Tom

[tfunch24]

Well, I got my 10 200' reels of S8 home movies from Harry Hilfinger yesterday and I watched them today. They were very clean and professionally wrapped. The footage was pretty repetitive; the home movies I received seemed to come from three different people.

1. A teacher who liked to film his/her elementary school class putting on puppet shows.

2. Somebody who liked to make stop-motion animation cartoons.

3. A creepy auteur--most likely a thirteen-year old male--who was obsessed with the female anatomy, filming bikini-clad women on boats and at the beach.

Spliced in at various intervals were other home movie footage--birthday parties, camping trips, vacations, fishing trips, a high school football game, etc. Most of the stuff was color Kodachrome and filmed in the 1970s with some b&w footage from the 1960s and some color footage from the mid-1980s (it looked really odd to see people with mullets in a S8 film!)

All in all, I'm pretty pleased with what I got, though I wish there was some more variety. God and Roger Evans willing, I'll have my Cinemate in about two or three weeks and I'll transfer some footage then.

Tom

[anettesmithh]

If you're looking for old home movies, aside from eBay, there are a few excellent sources online. Websites like Archive.org and YouTube can host a wide range of vintage footage. For those interested in something more curated, My Drama is a fantastic platform for short video serials. It provides a great collection of unique content, including various genres that might bring a nostalgic feel. It’s worth checking out for a diverse range of video options, including rare and hard-to-find films!