Technology of Super 8

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I the teaser, a pickup truck can be seen crashing through the train crossing guard and then speeds head on with a locomotive, causing a fiery crash. The pickup appears to be a 4th generation Ford F Series pickup, which was in production from 1961-1966.
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Technology of Super 8

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Technology from the Teaser Trailer

Super 8 Camera and film

Super 8 mm film (often simply called Super 8) is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format.

The film is nominally 8 mm wide, exactly the same as the older standard 8 mm film, and also has perforations on only one side. However, the dimensions of the perforations are smaller than those on older 8 mm film, which allowed the exposed area to be made larger. The Super 8 standard also specifically allocates the rebate opposite the perforations for an oxide stripe upon which sound can be magnetically recorded.

There are several different varieties of the film system used for shooting, but the final film in each case has the same dimensions. By far the most popular system was the Kodak system.[1]

In the teaser trailer for Super 8, we see that the film is set 1979 during the Super 8 era. During the last 3 seconds of the teaser, a cracked camera lens can be seen. It is believed that the lens is that of a Super 8 camera.

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Pickup seen in the teaser trailer for Super 8

I the teaser, a pickup truck can be seen crashing through the train crossing guard and then speeds head on with a locomotive, causing a fiery crash. The pickup appears to be a 4th generation Ford F Series pickup, which was in production from 1961-1966.

References

  1. ? Super 8 mm Film: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_mm_film
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