Aussies on the forum

Post by **martin** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 3:48 am

Just curious to see how many aussies frequent this forum.?

Im from Melbourne.

Post by **soundboy** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:47 am

Hi Martin
I think there is a few, around a dozen who post rather often.

I'm from Melbourne aswell, I live in Montmorency.

Cheers

Mark

Post by **Shion** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:16 am

Heh... I've been thinking about starting a thread just like this myself.

I'm from Kalgoorlie, WA (moving to Perth soon). I could list a few others from various states, but I'll wait and see if they want to step forward themselves first.

Melbourne (which I visited for the first time earlier this year, and loved) strikes me as a much better location than WA for Super8'ers (and film-makers in general) to be based, in terms of access to facilities.

Have you guys ever been to the Astor Theatre? I've always wanted to see a 70mm film, but they didn't have any playing when I visited.

-Bon

Post by **sonickel** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:08 am

I'm in Adelaide, worse than WA for Super 8 filmmaking

But that doesn't stop me!!!

:twisted:

Post by **Patrick** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:35 pm

I'm in SA as well. Though I don't consider this state that bad for super 8! Though there used to be more facilities here for super 8 film makers not long ago.

Post by **soundboy** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:59 pm

Patrick wrote:I'm in SA as well. Though I don't consider this state that bad for super 8! Though there used to be more facilities here for super 8 film makers not long ago.

I'm orginally from Adelaide, I'm a mad Crow Fan, I would love to shoot some super 8 at FootyPark oneday.

Post by **Shion** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 3:54 pm

Patrick wrote:I'm in SA as well. Though I don't consider this state that bad for super 8! Though there used to be more facilities here for super 8 film makers not long ago.

Yeah? I'm curious to hear more... what sort of facilities, and how long ago did they end?

-Bon

Post by **martin** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:06 am

SOundboy I'd love to film a footy match, but smuggling a camera into the ground is near impossible, and if you do get it in, getting it confiscated would be worse...

I spoz if ya bought a cheapie at an op. shop then it would be so bad to get it confiscated.. hmm...

hmmm...

Post by **Patrick** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:28 pm

Cool Mark. Aussie Rules would look great on super 8 film. Actually, I did film some highlights from a game at Norwood Oval once with my Eumig Nautica. Martin, I am surprised that you would need to smuggle a camera in to a game of footy! Are they really that strict in Melbourne?

Shion, there used to be a shop here called Adelaide Movie & Hobby Center which specialised in cine equipment. It had all sorts of stuff - 16mm and super 8 cameras and projectors, film stock, package films, film leader, lubrication fluid, brand new spools, various other bits and pieces and also offered a telecine service. Actually, once in the shop window, I saw an Elmo super 8 camera with an anamorphic lens attachment. Another time there was a Canon 1014XLS which sold very quickly. The shop closed only a few years ago.

A local lab here used to develop Ektachrome 7240. The last two super 8 films that they developed belonged to me and unfortunately they did a crap job on them. The chemicals 'went off' during processing, making my films all hazy with weak colours. Ive held a deep grudge against this lab ever since.

Post by **aquagak** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:14 pm

Im from Perth, Mount Lawley to be exact.

Post by **martin** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:41 am

Yeah at the G they are a pain. I remember a kid had a plastic horn and he was blowing on it. THere was no chance of it being heard by the players. It got confiscated.

I had a mate who used to do the website "from the outter"for collingwood and they used to have to smuggle in their digital camera because they almost had theirs confiscated.

i dont know if you get the stuff back. I would assume you do, but who knows with security guards

Post by **xeno_basso** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:52 pm

Dianella, WA

john.

Post by **Scotness** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:58 pm

I'm here too - in Brisbane - and there's Tim as well from Brissy who breezes in from time to time - can't believe they'd confiscate a camera at the MCG like that - is it a security thing or a copyright thing? - it's kind of ironi sonce on Sports Tonight and a few other shows they often try and make some of the sports highlights look like Super 8 - it doesn't of course. I reckon cricket would look good in Super 8 - as long as your zoom is big enough and tyou could do a bit of slo mo

Scot

Post by **martin** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:55 am

I think its a copyright thing, but who knows.

Post by **Geronimouse** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:18 am

Hi I live in Perth,and my main interest now is telecine which occupies most of my retirement time......Cheers Geronimouse