16mm Film

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Normally I’m just a ship geek, but in my collecting, I sometimes come across a few surprises… like this B&W 16mm home movie footage shot aboard the airship Hindenburg. The photographer included a few still clips toward the beginning, then goes into aerials, shots of the public rooms, and even a chilling shot of a portrait of Hitler hanging on the wall — hard to imagine such a time.

When the late Ralph O. Mortensen was superintendent of the Rolfe Community School District in Rolfe, Iowa, he shot 16mm movies of several activities. In the 1990′s, through the encouragement and facilitation of Helen Gunderson, who attended the Rolfe school from 1945 to 1963 and is now a video producer living in Ames, Mr. Mortensen gave his films and photographic slides to the Iowa State University Special Collections Department in the Parks Library. Ms. Gunderson originally edited the films for the Rolfe High School all-class reunion held in 2000 and added music that was custom-created by Emily Anderson, a former Rolfe teacher and school board member who now lives in Story City, Iowa. For further information: www.rolfealumni.com www.gunderfriend.com

When the late Ralph O. Mortensen was superintendent of the Rolfe Community School District in Rolfe, Iowa, he shot 16mm movies of several activities. In the 1990′s, through the encouragement and facilitation of Helen Gunderson, who attended the Rolfe school from 1945 to 1963 and is now a video producer living in Ames, Mr. Mortensen gave his films and photographic slides to the Iowa State University Special Collections Department in the Parks Library. Ms. Gunderson originally edited the films for the Rolfe High School all-class reunion held in 2000 and added music that was custom-created by Emily Anderson, a former Rolfe teacher and school board member who now lives in Story City, Iowa. For further information: www.rolfealumni.com www.gunderfriend.com

When the late Ralph O. Mortensen was superintendent of the Rolfe Community School District in Rolfe, Iowa, he shot 16mm movies of several activities. In the 1990′s, through the encouragement and facilitation of Helen Gunderson, who attended the Rolfe school from 1945 to 1963 and is now a video producer living in Ames, Mr. Mortensen gave his films and photographic slides to the Iowa State University Special Collections Department in the Parks Library. Ms. Gunderson originally edited the films for the Rolfe High School all-class reunion held in 2000 and added music that was custom-created by Emily Anderson, a former Rolfe teacher and school board member who now lives in Story City, Iowa. For further information: www.rolfealumni.com or www.gunderfriend.com

I am a high school sophomore working on my master screenplay. I go to a vocational high school. I will write, produce, and direct my movie, probably using 16mm film. Anyway, my story is an homage to old whodunnut? mysteries. It is original, and fresh, plus it has a twist at the end of it that I really enjoy. Yet, while directing, and rewriting it, I want to give many cliches to the film. Examples are a young woman screaming after a gunshot and a sinister German doctor. If someone could provide me with a lengthy list of Whodunnits from the era I would greatly appriciate it. On a plus, if you could maybe give me some cliches you know of, I will be sure to add them to the screenplay, to raise the style.

My movie will be sent into festivals. Thank you.

Rare 16mm home movie on the set of Gilligan’s Island. 1966. BTW. I didn’t edit this or put the music on. I received it as is…

Over the years, most families accumulate a large amount of videos of their children, so how can you transfer your old 8mm films to something more updated? Well, there are some websites that specialize in turning your old movies into quality DVDs, these are usually referred to as “one stop Film to DVD Production.” And they specialize in Transferring Home Movies on 8mm Film to Video, Super 8mm Film Conversions and 16mm Film to DVD. I tried this a few months ago because our garage had boxes and boxes full of movies from me when I was a child, so I decided to try it. I have to say not only was it incredibly easy, but it’s also convenient and it’s a great way to save space! Most people know that the film reels are quite bulky, and compared to DVDs they are even bulkier! Another great aspect is that my movies looked 20 times better than they originally did on film!

These businesses take the time to process, inspect, repair, clean and lubricate every foot of film by hand! You would be stunned by the quality of some of the older vintage 8mm/16mm or Super8mm films that we have restored. The quality is unbelievable, and really, isn’t that the most important thing? Most of these old film reels have a lot of blemishes, spotting, and a lot of other cosmetic problems. However, if you put your old movies on new DVDs you won’t have any of these problems. Technology is constantly moving at the speed of light! Take advantage of this technology and use it in your favor! This is absolutely something you will be more than happy with! Here is an example price list of what you can expect:

8mm / Super8mm / 16mm Film

Transferred to DVD without editing or music – 10 cents per foot

Transferred directly to your Hard Drive – 10 Cents per foot

8mm / Super8mm / 16mm Film

Transferred to DVD Including

Complete Digital Restoration – 15 Cents per foot

VHS and 8mm Video Tapes

Transferred to DVD – only $9.95 per tape

If you look in the phone book you will find a lot of these types of businesses, but a lot of the time the same business you see offline are the same ones you would deal with online anyway. For me it’s all about quality and convenience, you already have the quality down pat, so utilize everything you can to make it easier and quicker to transfer your movies now!