Flicker #17Program #17

      Welcome to Flicker #17, Nov. 25, 1997

      Tonight we'll be screening the following films:

      1. Jeff Tiger "Games"
      13 min. 16mm

      2. Cory Ryan, Woody Sullender, Jeremy Doetsch "The End"
      3 min. 16mm

      3. Karen Cirillo "Putting on the Spritz"
      3 min Super 8

      4. Roby Newton "A Part"
      3 min. 16mm

      5. David Teague "Sunday Morning"
      12 min. Super 8

      6. Nayeli Garci-Crespo "Blue Skies"
      1 min. 16mm

      7. Norwood Cheek "Negative Transmissions"
      3 min. Super 8

      8. Peter Brinson "The Perfect Box"
      12 min. 16mm

      9. Rob Koegler "Fighting Chairs"
      15 sec. Super 8

      10. Melinda Stone "How to Fish the Salton Sea"
      30 sec. Super 8

      11. Lenny Lipton "Doggie Diner and the Return of Doggie Diner"
      7 min. 16mm

      Flicker #17

      Thanks for being here. Tonight is special for many reasons: First, we'll be screening a film by Lenny Lipton. In the 70's he wrote several filmmaking books and also the wonderful Super 8 Book. He's now living in San Francisco, working on 3-D computer programming - in the late 70's he was making 3-D Super 8 films, so he's had the bug for a while. I ordered his film "Doggy Diner ..." from the Canyon Cinema - a film co-op, or basically an independent and short film rental library. They have several thousand films (prints) available for super cheap. I'm planning on renting one for each Flicker - kind of an historical supplement.

      Tonight is also special because we'll be awarding the 10th Flicker Film Grant - that's $1000 we've given to local filmmakers over the past 18 months. David Teague and Rob Koegler who both received the Flicker Grant are screening films tonight. It works for all of us, the Flicker Way.

      Also, some folks will be glad to know I've finally reprinted the Flicker T-Shirts (this time in sizes bigger than a Youth Large). Here at Flicker we no longer discriminate between Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large viewers.

      Yours for better films,
      Norwood

      Flicker Film Grant #9 was given to Roger Beebe. Not only one of my favorite local filmmakers, Roger is also helping to keep Flicker alive and well while I'm out on the west coast.

      If you would like to be considered for the next Flicker grant, send your film proposal to:

      Flicker
      6310 1/2 Primrose Ave.
      Hollywood, CA 90068

      or email at flicker@mekons.com

      Do you want to make Super 8 movies?

      Here's what you need.

      1. Super 8 Camera. Go to yard sales, thrift stores, and flea markets for the best deals. Make sure the lens is clean and intact, check the battery compartment and make sure it's not corroded - bring AA batteries with you. Unless you truly love the camera, don't pay more than $100.

      2. Super 8 film. The best deal is to order directly from Kodak. Call 1 800 621-FILM They carry color and black & white (@ $9 -$12 per roll - 50 ft.).

      3. Processing Super 8. Look at the ads in this program for the #'s for Yale Lab, Pac Lab, and Clear Color.

      4. Editing Super 8. You need a viewer and a splicer (with tape) to edit your Super 8 films. These aren't as common at yard sales and thrift stores as cameras, but you might get lucky. Yale Lab sells a Hervic Splicer for @ $40 (this is new) and it works great. Call Lloyd's Camera 213-467-7956, and quiz them on what viewers they have. A good viewer may cost $100-$200.

      5. Projecting Super 8. Also fairly common at thrift stores and flea markets. Elmo makes some of the best projectors, and Chinon makes good cheap ones (these will all be used). If you're eyeing a cheap projector, stay away from the heavy, metal Bell & Howell, they are very rough on the film. The lighter, plastic projectors tend to thread well and take splices without harming the film. Unless it's in mint condition, don't pay more than $100.

      After your film is edited, you can have it sound-striped (and add sound with a sound projector), and you can also have a print made or have it transferred to video. Of course, the Flicker Guide to the World of Super 8 has all of the information you'll need.

      Good Luck!

      Canyon Cinema

      This is a film co-op, basically a rental library for several thousand independent, shorts - Super 8, Reg. 8, and 16mm films. The catalog is free, though a donation is accepted. If you would like more information call 415-626-2255, or write:
      2325 Third St. Suite 338
      San Francisco, CA 94107

      Go to the Front Line for Kodak

      Times are tough in Rochester. The home of Eastman Kodak is feeling the pressure of Fuji, Konica, and numerous other smaller film manufacturers who are taking away precious market shares from our friends up north. I'm not going to go into the boring numbers, but only what it could spell, and is already spelling to the independent filmmaker, and more specifically the Super 8 filmmaker. DISCONTINUATION is the evil lurking in the shadows of Kodak's film frontier. Cutbacks, trim the fat. Not only are film stocks going out the door, but so are thousands of workers. At times it seems like just crossing your fingers is all we can do. But it really seems to come down to that simple choice at the photo store of what film to buy. Not just Super 8, but any film, 35mm especially. The fact that Kodak is loosing some of it's business to Fuji et al is not a Super 8 choice. Kodak is the only manufacturer of Super 8, so the market is cornered. But you see, it's such a small corner of the Kodak market, and really doesn't turn a profit like 35mm. So where's the threat? Well, the way I've got it figured, Super 8 is to Kodak, like the McDLT is to McDonald's. It doesn't make much cash for the company, but is a nice side attraction which no one else offers. But what happens when people stop eating as many Big Mac's? McDonald's will never give up the Big Mac, but they will consider doing away with certain low profit burgers. A low profit burger, is that what Super 8 has become?

      Solutions: eat more Big Mac's. Or if you're just shooting 35mm film in a point and shoot camera and have never even thought of shooting Super 8, well, you could extend its life expectancy just by choosing Kodak film. Beg every camera store you know to push Kodak film on the indecisive shutterbug. Also try to convince them to order a few rolls of Super 8 film. If people see that Super 8 is available in their favorite camera store, then they just may be inspired to go dig out their old Super 8 camera boxed up in the attic. It's not too late.

      Flicker across the globe!

      Now in Chapel Hill and Athens, Georgia. Flicker will soon be happening in Los Angeles and in Bordeaux, France. New York, Bruxelles and Sidney Austrailia are in our sights. Yes.

      Flicker accepts Super 8, 16mm films, and films transferred to VHS. Under 15 minutes. submissions are ongoing. send to:
      Norwood Cheek
      6310 1/2 Primrose Ave.
      Hollywood, CA 90068

      there is no entry fee, but please include return postage.

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