HOW IT WORKS: during our daylong date or multi-day travels my vintage Canon 514XL super8 camera will always be nearby. If you like, I can teach you how it works, then take turns shooting and capturing the best moments together. Once we say our goodbyes and I return home with all the raw unprocessed film...the creative process really begins. The reels of exposed celluloid film will be chemically processed in a fluid bath then hung to dry (several hundred feet of film!). Once dry the raw footage must be scanned and digitized, after which point the physical film will be destroyed. This digital file, the first time seeing the actual footage shot, is what I bring into post-production. Splicing, editing, color grading. 8mm film does not capture sound, so these are silent video clips. Choosing and syncing a soundtrack is one of my favorite parts of the editing process!

 

For scale: music videos are usually between 2-3 minutes long...short enough to want to rewatch immediately, but long enough to tell a compelling story. That's the same goal here.

 

Once I am satisfied with my final adits, our vacation short film is complete! The movie file will be digitally finger printed then hosted to my private server; discreetly accessible via password for rewatching anytime you feel like reliving those memories.