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I am planning to shoot a 7 minute short film and am trying to figure out what the least amount of super 8 film I can get away with buying. I am pretty sure that a 50 foot cartridge is about 1:30 but everyone I ask is ambivalent. Can someone tell me exactly how much 50 feet of film is? Another question I had is: Can I play processed super 8 film on a 16 mm projector? Thank you for your help.
Answer to question number 1.
50 feet of super 8 film is equivalent to either 2 minutes and 30 seconds at 24 fps (frames per second) or...
3 minutes and 20 seconds at 18 frames per second.
Most super 8 cameras have multiple settings for fps. If you shoot in 18fps (which was introduced for the consumer, more economical)
your film will look a tiny bit faster than normal IF projected at 24 fps. If it projected at 18 fps, then it will look normal. 24 fps is standard for film projection and capturing (for sound sync to)
Question number 2
As far as I know of, super 8 or 8mm cannot be projected on a 16mm projector.
If your looking to save money on film and developing, buy kodachrome 40 from kodak and ask them about the student discount, it will save you 20 percent. Also, if your looking for a economical way to develop your kodachrome 40 film, take it to Walmart, and drop it off. They will send it Fuji labs, and it will be back in two weeks tops. I've had my film come back in 5 days. Results are good. Any other question, feel free to ask.
Han
Hanthx is right about time in a 50ft roll, but will you be editing???? If you are, and you are planning on getting good coverage of your action (same shot from different angles) you will obviously need a bit extra, just remeber when you get to the editing block you will only have what you've shot,so shoot extra.