Super 8mm

The Process:

Each film cartridge holds about 3 minutes of footage. This may not seem like much but I have a well-trained eye to observe and know when to time my filming. And with the results, every second captured feels like art. Since super 8 cameras are decades old (most were made in the 60s and 70s), they can range in look and quality. This attributes to the vintage flair of the videos, leading to vibrant and muted colors, authentic grain and subtle imperfections that can occur. Once all the film has been exposed and used up, I send it to a lab out of state to be professionally processed and digitized. When that's complete and I receive the film again, I work on color-grading and editing accordingly, highlighting your video. This process, the consumables and supply of these cameras, including maintenance, are an investment. However, each frame comes with so much more soul and depth than any smartphone or digital device can capture.