Looping Super 8mm is a tricky one. Main issue is maintaining the installation once it's in play. Making prints of Super 8 is a finicky business especially in colour now that we've lost Ektachrome 100D. When the print degrades, it's either accept the scratches or strike a new print off a monitor (which depending on your set-up will have varying degree of success.) Elmo designed a looper that can handle 400ft of S8, it's a wonderful piece of kit but will only work on Elmo's GS1200 or ST1200 series of projectors. It's worm-geared for perfect balance of tension on the platter.
Making a simple loop will get the job done, but is limited to the space in the gallery and will attract a lot more dust. This can be suspended from the ceiling, a transport rig, or even the arms of the projector itself if the loop is small enough. There is also the concern of tension. I've run 16mm all over a room, and with a solid projector the torque will pull the film accordingly, however, i found with super 8 there is a point where there is too much weight in the hanging film for the projector to advance without consequences. For multi-channel loops, you will require more than one projector unless your intension is to just have the films spliced from head to tail. If you wish them to be in sync, you will need to modify each projector with a new motor interlocked with each other unit through a motor control. (*not as much fun as it sounds). I wouldn't worry too much about overheating if you are using Quartz bulbs. The old blue/black top bulbs is a different story (*500w+!). If you have the resources to optically print to 16mm, this format is much easier to deal with regarding loops. Labs can strike you as many prints as you need; projectors are decently available, and there are places that are around that already support this kind of gallery work. Hope this helps! Karl. Technical Coordinator - Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto ( www.lift.ca) On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Imogen Pring <i.pr...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > I was wondering if anyone could help me or advise me on how to show Super > 8 film. I want to show my films with a Super 8 projector so it is in the > correct format, but I also want to have my films on a loop. Does anyone > know how to loop films easily? I was told that I could loop the film over > spools hanging from the ceiling. > > I would potentially have more than one film being shown through one > projector - is it possible to loop several films? I am currently using a > Eumig projector and my main concern is that it may overheat? > > Any advice would be great! > > Thank you, and best wishes, > Imogen > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > -- -- Karl Reinsalu e.mail: kreins...@gmail.com
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