Super 8 Moods

One of my favorite examples of super 8 is this video found on YouTube. Its Super 8 family footage dated from 1969 which has been telecined using a Canon HV20.

Ive worked with super 8 before and personally love it as a medium. The colours like in this example are very saturated and stand out with such vibrancy which aesthetically makes it so pleasing to the eye.

I also love the fact that so many super 8 films are shot hand held which gives off this informality; often depicting, like in this example happy family day's out which works really well with the warmth of the colours you can get with super 8 film stocks.

Even the jerky manner of the frame's going through the projector add to the innocence of it all, which also adds to the nostalgia. It as a piece of technology and medium captures the date when its from perfectly. Its interesting to see how different types of footage recapture a date or era better than other and I believe super 8 is one of those mediums.

It interests me that footage like this only depicts happiness, I dont think Ive ever seen a super 8 film which has contained dark themes and this is something I will look into. Could the mold be broken, and if so would the juxtaposition of bright saturated colours work with more darker themes.