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Just wondering about Super 8 films and festivals. I have heard that they are really frowned upon unless it is a specific S8 format fest. Would Cannes or Sundance accept shorts in S8 or is this a near impossibility?

Ah ok, sorry about that. I was always under the impression you had to send it off to be processed and then to another place for telecine. my bad!

Very true. It's not the cost of processing the film that scares me, it's the thought of having to mail it or something going wrong with the film when it's in other hands. Especially genius such as mine. bwahaha.:lol:

That still sounds like a pain in the arse. They had to record the audio inhouse I take it? Something nice about recording film and audio simultaneously, seems more natural. So I take that Super 8 with sound is going to be a near impossibility unless there is some luck and heavy editing...

Ahhh..thank you. So this is basically a problem of analog vs. digital. That makes sense.

Hi Zen- Thanks for the response. Initially it was going to be a 5-7 minute art film without dialogue, just something visually beautiful with minor plot, but I got to thinking maybe some audio and more plot wouldn't be bad, but of course, that complicated things a little more. May just play it...

Hello. I had a question about Super 8 cameras and syncing sound please. What exactly is the reason why super 8 do not sync well? Is there a limit to the amount of dialogue which should be written with such a camera? I have read about "crystal sync" but do not quite understand what this...