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 ...
KEN FILMS - Super 8 Film
Commercial release for the Home Movie market
Catalogue # 330
ELVIS BLUE HAWAII (1961) Selected Highlights
Now discharged from the Army, Elvis goes back home to Hawaii and plans to spend his days relaxing and surfing, his family have different ideas though - it's Pineapples for you boy! Of course Elvis is bit of a "naughty boy" and in the opening scenes Elvis is caught kissing another girl as he departs the aircraft, his girlfriend watching on - not clever Elvis!
Housed in a stiff, two piece cardboard box, top section opening upwards.
Leader film fitted with clip
7" 400' Blue PLiO MAGIC (USA) plastic reel
Colour
Sound
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
Film stock and the reel are both undamaged
The cardboard outer case is in good condition, not damaged but it does have light signs of having been taken off the film library shelves a few times over the years! Light scuff marks, particularly to the front of the cardboard box. No tears nor seam splits - nice!
Graphics are clear and there is no personal writing
NO unusual smells detected coming off the film i.e no vinegar odours although I can detect an "Hey, I'm old" musty smell lightly
NO personal names or other writing on the case or the film reels
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 ran the film through the projector for the first 5 minutes or so, to observe the colour and sound.
The colour is only slightly degraded due to the dreaded Red shift (or lack of Blues in particular) and I would have to say this is probably the best of the full colour pictures I have viewed recently. Sure the Pinkish/Reds still exist but they are of a very low intensity and I can see a lot of other colours.
SPECIAL NOTE:
I always include a couple of "off screen" snapshots ... now my digital camera is antiquated and it's limitations are definitely showing up in these sample photographs.
I take the screen shot in very low light levels, the camera flash is turned off (otherwise the picture is flooded with White) and the camera shutter speed is very slow.
This means I have trouble getting sharp photographs, especially when there is movement on the screen and I have noticed that after viewing quite a few films now, that my poor OLD digital camera is tending to emphasis the Red's in the photographs anyway - in real life the on-screen picture is not as Red as recorded in the photographs.
Sound (English dialogue & music/singing of course) is very good, crisp, clean and at a good level - not muffled at all.
In my opinion, after this very brief test, I am happy that the film is as stated on the case and looks to be in very good "technical" condition.
Anyway, I am very fastidious and careful with these films and I have now packed it back into the original cardboard box and sealed within a clear plastic packet - waiting for a Super 8 film enthusiast to give it a new home
