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 ...
MGM HOME MOVIE - Super 8 Film
Commercial release for the Home Movie market
Selected scenes
Catalogue # M28
ICE STATION ZEBRA (1968)
Typical Cold War story line, Americans racing against the Russians to reach Ice Station Zebra in a nuclear submarine.
Housed in a moulded, hinged styrofoam Black case.
Leader film fitted
7" 400' Blue PLiO MAGIC (Made in USA) plastic reel
Colour
Sound
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
Film stock and the reel are both undamaged
The styrofoam plastic case is in good condition, with no damage.
Cover slip graphics are clear (front and rear) as is the spine identification and the rear printed information is very useful
No smell of vinegar was detected coming off this film, or any other odours for that matter.
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 ran the film through the projector for the first five minutes approximately, to observe the picture and check that the sound quality.
The colour picture is distinctly missing Blues, Greens etc with Red dominating the screen. Another person viewing this commented "looks like the sub is travelling across The Red Sea" still watchable but a bit like watching a Black & White movie but its all in Red!
Nothing wrong with the sound though, crisp and clean, no "noises" and it is easy to follow the dialogue
In my opinion, after this brief test, I am happy that the film is as stated on the case and looks to be in fairly good "technical" condition.
I am very fastidious and careful with these films and I have now packed the film into a sealed clear plastic packet to maintain the current condition and it now patiently awaits a Super 8 film enthusiast who loves Cold War suspense motion pictures (or selected scenes at least)
