Another vintage R8 home movie: Denmark, 1966

[tfunch24]

I posted this on SG Forum but got no response, so I thought I'd try it over here...

The following is DIY off-the-screen telecine I did with my variable speed projector and my Sony DCR-TRV 840 digital 8 camcorder.

Some flicker, some vignetting, and some under/overexposed scenes.

This is another film my grandfather shot while attending an anesthesiolgist's convention in Europe in 1966.

I created the music using a program called "Techno eJay" and "Sound Clips 10,000," a royalty-free collection of samples and sound effects.

High bandwidth version (Indeo) (13 megs):

http://www.angelfire.com/indie/tfunc...rkinternet.avi

low bandwidth version (Widows Media) (3 megs):

http://www.angelfire.com/indie/tfunc...whostboard.wmv

Enjoy. Please let me know if any of the links are broken.

Feedback appreciated.

Tom

[c_77]

Hey Tom that's pretty cool. I like your soundtrack, the beginning reminded me of Sonic Youth. Anyway, the first clip wasn't working. The second one worked though...

[tfunch24]

Thanks.

When you say the "first link didn't work," do you mean you got a 404 error? Or did your PC just refuse to play it?

I'm going to start using Quicktime more often. The only problem with that codec is that it takes up a lot of space--a pain for somebody using a plain old modem.

Tom

[c_77]

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When you say the "first link didn't work," do you mean you got a 404 error? Or did your PC just refuse to play it?

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It played the music, the quicktime frame appeared but there was no picture. It gave me an error that Quicktime was missing some software that wasn't available for download.

[regular8mm]

It played just fine for me. The music was so nice that I let the thing play out till the end. Don't do that too often either. It gave a really strange effect to the otherwise normal home movies of travels. Sort of dramatic or erie 'ya know?

Mike Carter

[tfunch24]

Thanks, Michael. Considering I'm not a musician, it seems that the soundtrack came out pretty well.

I thought that the music would be received as too repetitive or frenetic.

I'll leave the clips for another couple of days.

Tom

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[Mike Buckles]

I liked it! Very saturated colors, and the music was great! The film is in very good shape considering its age. The images really had that "mid-european 60's" feel to it! Thanks for sharing!