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 ...
COLUMBIA PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT - Super 8 Film
Produced in USA
Colour
Sound
Title: Midnight Express
Catalogue # Unknown
Released 1978
7" PLiO MAGIC (USA) Red plastic reel with Columbia Pictures Industries pad printed onto the reel in Yellow
BONUS! An original (old) postcard from Columbia which, if sent back to them, would provide you with a free home movie catalogue - obviously only included for nostalgia reasons!
Content description
American young man gets into trouble with the Turkish Police, subsequently sent to prison for an initial 4 years before learning his sentence was being extended ... time to try and escape!
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
Film stock and reel are undamaged, leader is fitted and undamaged.
Outer case is a formed styrofoam with a hinge on one side.
There is no damage to the case or it's hinge nor the outer clear plastic cover.
Slight vinegar odour from the film, I am told this is normal however it could also be the sign of trouble - I will tell more once the film has been tested
I have given the case (inside and out) a "sterilisation spray", I always do this with "old" items.
NO personal names or other writing on the case or label
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 noticed the leader film was just straight cut at the end but it still fed into the projector without any problems, perhaps it could be re-shaped to the normal "half moon" if the new owner's projector was a bit fussy about these things
I ran the film through the projector for the first five minutes, to observe the colour and sound.
Yes, joy oh joy! finally a film with a decent amount of full colour. Sure there is a little of the Red hue's showing but at least I have Greens, Blues and Yellows! I am beginning to think that most producers of these movies used cheaper less stable dyes than others, I have noticed that the Columbia product is generally less affected by the dreaded Red "tinge" Anyway, nice enjoyable to watch colour on this film.
Sound is good, crisp, clean and at a good level and not muffled
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 pretty good "technical" condition.
Anyway, I am very fastidious and careful with these films and I have now packed it back into the original case AND sealed the film within clear plastic - waiting for a Super 8 film enthusiast to give it a new home
