I saw this on Ektopia today.
If you’re into all things film you should check out Retrothing’s call for help in saving Super 8 from premature doom. Making the Future Brighter for Film. “Film is an endangered species; it’s estimated there are only 20,000 serious Super 8 shooters left. To raise the profile of the format and keep it alive, a German publisher is introducing small format, an English language version of their 50 year-old German moviemaking mag. To be successful, they apparently need 1000 subscribers. That’s a lot of people for such a small community.”
This is what you will get in the first issue of ‘Small Format’:
Take a look at our first issue: It’s got everything you want to know about the international Super-8 scene, new products, tips for better filming, tests, labs, film material, the history of camera brands, a collector’s marketplace, and portraits of interesting groups and films – worldwide. And it’s got stories on cameras, projectors, splicers, and covers details about every format: Super-8, Single-8, 8mm, 9.5mm, 16mm.
When was the last time you saw info on things like that in a magazine? Last time I saw it it was in old issues of ‘Cinemagic‘
Go have a look and support this fine film format.
Making The Future Brighter For Film