Technology of Super 8

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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.

Pickup Truck
Pickup seen in the teaser trailer for Super 8

In 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.






Technology from Scariestthingieversaw.com

Remote Desktop Technology
splash screen for scariestthingieversaw.com

In computing, the term remote desktop refers to a software or an OS feature allowing applications, often including graphical applications, to be run remotely on a server, while being displayed locally. Remote desktop applications have varying features. Some allow attaching to an existing user's session (i.e. a running desktop) and "remote controlling" it in front of the user's eyes.[2]

When browsing to Scariestthingieversaw.com, you are immediately shown the following splash with the name of the fictional remote desktop software RemoteView by CBC Data

After the RemoteView software finishes connecting, an unknown user's desktop is displayed as if you were remotely connected to it.

PDP-11 Simulator
DECtape

References

  1. ? Super 8 mm Film: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_mm_film
  2. ? Remote Desktop Software: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_desktop
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