I just love Super 8 Filmmaking. I bought a camera years ago at Willoughby’s, and you can still get film at B&H. The colors are rich and dense, and there’s no sound, so it actually takes that aspect out of the filmmaking process which I like. It’s a pure visual experience. There’s a great resource for getting started in Super 8 here.

Last May, Kodak announced they were discontinuing the popular Kodachrome Super 8 film, but they are introducing a Ektachrome Super 8 film to replace it. A lot of filmmakers were disappointed, since Kodachrome was so grainy and the color was so saturated. It remains to be seen if Ektachrome can match Kodachrome’s unique film quality, and if Super 8 can survive in this digital video age.