Recent content by dario

Compared to video, yes, but it makes you plan the shots more, and thereby spend less film. It's a matter of taste, if you think the look makes it worth it or not. Where I live, the cost per minute of film (incl raw film, processing, SD scan & VAT) is 8mm approx 12€ per minute 16 mm approx 30€...

There are for example super-8, regular 8, double 8. Super-8 is the most common and probably easiest to use. Read here about negative & reversal film: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_film http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversal_film Super-8 feature film...

What differs is increasing film width and thereby film frame size - bigger means better quality/resolution etc. Super-8 is more of a consumer format whereas 16mm is semi-professional. There are two main types of film - reversal (what you refer to as 70's look) and negative (typical motion...

Last time I asked they required a link to a screening at one major festival, or 2+ minor festivals (in competition). Or a link to a retailer selling the DVD. The more screenings/retailers you can link to, the better chance. However, the waiting list where new titles are put is cleared every...