Super 8 Surf Cinematography: Reel 2 at Rincon

Next verse/Same as the first/A little bit bluer/And a little bit worse ...

Below find Reel 2 of the Rincon Super 8 surf test shots. This one runs the Beaulieu 4008ZM4 through the paces with a 102mm Canon TV lens. No 85 filter, which of course is necessary to make Ektachrome 64T work in outdoor lighting. ...

The cosmic joke on Spat Out in Glory is that 64T is going the way of the dinosaurs, being replaced by a daylight-adjusted 100 ASA film from Kodak. So these test reels are essentially useless. Which is kind of funny if you're on a futility jag. To look on the bright side, the 100 film is a much more appropriate film stock and should get rid of some of the blue haze that makes these reels so odd looking. Here's a sample of some Kodak 100D, which shows how the color palette will change.

Spat recently attended Pro8mm's meet-up in Burbank and got to see some kick-ass Super 8 work including a Billabong fashion shot by George Manzanilla. He shoots a Beaulieau 4008ZM4, and in the video here, he used Pro8's stocks. This shows you what Super 8 can do in competent hands.

The following shows you what Super 8 can do in incompetent hands.