HISTORY:
My "world" is 'the arts' and more specifically, music, artwork and hand crafted/decorated chinaware's.
I am not a film enthusiast but an associate has asked me to find new owners for THEIR large collection of photographic and film items ... this is one of those items.
While the world of 8mm/Super 8mm is not my area of expertise, I am doing my best to establish the condition of each item that I am listing.
I tend to be quite detailed in my item descriptions, please READ all the details to decide if this item may interest you.
Now, on with the description ...
UNIVERSAL 8 FILMS - Super 8 Film
Commercial release for the Home Movie market
Catalogue # 4217
SSSSSSS (1973)
It's all about snakes, or to be more precise, a "mad scientist" who is infatuated with the King Cobra species. The central figure is the rather crazy scientist who believes he is going to save the human species by changing them all to snakes - nice. Along comes the scientist's new assistant who is subjected to a number of injections for the purpose of changing the assistant into a snake. You get the drift, a rather empty headed horror film, incredibly naive assistant and the crazy scientist who is bordering on evil. Don't think too much about the plot, just enjoy the concept and special effects!
Housed in a "Universal 8" White two part plastic case.
Motion picture released 1973
Leader film fitted
7" 400' Blue PLiO MAGIC (USA) plastic reel
Colour
Sound
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
Film stock and the reel is undamaged
Universal 8 White plastic case is undamaged with no damage to the case i.e no cracks or broken pieces
No unusual smells detected coming off the film i.e no vinegar or musty smells
NO personal names or other writing on the case or the film reel
TESTING:
Test projector is the ELMO 1200 that I have on hand at the moment.
Film looks to be clean and in good condition, sprocket holes are not damaged.
I only ran the film for the first five minutes or so to observe the picture and sound.
The picture has some shifting towards the Red end of town, the Blue dye has definitely become degraded although there is still some Blue/Green colours visible.
Sound is good, clean and clear.
In my opinion, after this very brief test, I am happy that the film is as stated on the box and that the film stock appears to be in quite good technical condition.
I am very fastidious and careful with these films (I am afterall doing this on behalf of another person) and I have now packed it back into the original cardboard two piece box AND sealed the film within clear plastic - waiting for a Super 8 film horror enthusiast to "enjoy"!
