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Raising the Bar and Steadying the Super 8 Image: Pro8mm announces the launch of ImageMill Stabilization to the Millennium II Scanner
 Pro8mm is thrilled to announce the addition of Steady ImageMill stabilization to our state-of-the-art Millennium II scanning suite, a tool that will forever change the way we look at Super 8 film used in production. Steady will offer significant improvement for Super 8 film, which has some inherent movement, often known as the "Super 8 jitter". This movement has been a challenge for decades for Super 8 camera work that is set on a tripod, dolly, crane or other camera stabilizing equipment. Super 8 does not behave well under these external stabilizing tools, but ImageMill stabilization will change that.
Click Here to read the full press release and see a demo of Image Stabilization Image Stabilization Press Release |
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Fox News interviews Pro8mm
Check out our exclusive tv interview with Fox News in Rochester,  NY, titled "Kodak in Hollywood: A Changing Picture." On Friday, February 3rd, Fox news reporter Caroline Tucker spent the day at Pro8mm in the lab, front office and in our digital scanning suites, taking an inside look at how a small company like Pro8mm has supported the motion picture industry for over 30 years.
You can watch our live interview at Fox News Rochester online, Pro8mm's TV interview with Fox News |
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SXSW is back! The Power of Super 8 2012
 On March 12, 2012, Pro8mm will be back at the amazing SXSW Film, Music and Interactive festival for a Power of Super 8 Film solo presentation!
Phil will be presenting once again on The Power of Super 8 Film, teaching film enthusiast alike how filmmakers can take modern film stocks, rebuilt and modified Super 8 cameras, and the very best scanning equipment in the industry and create timeless, organic Super 8 images in HD quality.
Our session is scheduled for Monday, March 12 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm in the Austin Convention Center, 4th floor, 13AB. Please check the offical SXSW schedule if you are attending to verify nothing has changed. Session Abstract: The Power of Super 8 Film SXSW 2012 |
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February Super 8 Projects!
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2012 Going Green Film Festival Promo Trailer |
David Dibble has done it again with an amazing trailer for the Going Green Film Festival 2012, which will take place April 18-20, 2012 at the Regal Theaters at LA Live. David shot with 8 rolls of the Pro8/19, and created the black and white images by removing the color in post production. He used the Max 1014xls with Max 8 for wide screen 16x9 shooting, transfered on our M2 in HD quality to 422 Pro Res HQ. For more information about the Going Green Film Festival, visit their website: http://www.goinggreenfilmfestival.com/
"Any Day Now," a 35mm film inspired by a true story, premiered at Paramount Studios last week for the cast, crew, and vendors. Written, directed and produced by Indie filmmaker Travis Fine of Famlee Film, LLC, the film is based on a script written by George Arthur Bloom more than 30 years ago. Set in 1979 and inspired by a true story, the film follows a gay couple who take in a teenager with Down Syndrome who has been abandoned by his drug-addicted mother. As the teen discovers the strong bonds of family for the first time, disapproving authorities step in to tear the boy from the only stable environment he has ever known, prompting the gay couple to fight against the system for the child. The use of Super 8 in the film was used to punctuate a memory type flashback sequence between the boy and the couple. The production company rented a Pro814 Super 8 camera and shot on Pro8/85 100D. Transferred to HD on our M2 scanner, the power of super 8 film gave a strong emotional relevance to the story. More details about the film and the trailer will be made available as released.
Read the full article on Any Day Now
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Cindi Lauper shoots Super 8 at Mardi Gras
Singer Cindi Lauper gets some camera work in before boarding her float as the Krewe of Orpheus parades uptown during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Thanks for sharing Larry Blake! |
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Shooting Super 8: We aren't talking about an app either!
This month Pro8mm was highlighted as a premier Super 8 facility in Serious and Stylish, a site that shares inspiring ideas to consumers. This article talks a little about the Super 8 lifestyle, and shares a Super 8 cycling demo for Road Holland Cycling.
Shooting Super 8 Article |
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Kodak
FIlm at the Oscars
Since the first Oscar ceremony was held in 1929, an overwheming majority of Oscar-winning movies were created on Kodak film. No best picture winner in the Academy Award's 83-year history has been made without film. Pro8mm is proud to use the same award winning stocks to make Super 8 into an accessible production medium. Check out these great articles from Kodak about the use of their stocks in movies nominiated for this years Academy Awards.
Kodak Film and the Oscars
Kodak: A Thousand Words
Don't miss the Oscars this Sunday night, February 26!
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Film Screening March 25 at the Neon Venus Theater
On Sunday, March 25 at 4:00pm, The Neon Venus Theater with be screening the movie Super 8, hosted by Pro8mm. We will be talk about our involvement in the film and the commercial use of Super 8 film followed by Q&A.
This event is scheduled through Meetup.com and the Neon Venus Art Theater. It is $5 to attend, but open to the public. Click Here to Register! |
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