tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42693247865558512432024-02-19T02:37:12.146-08:00straight 8 newsrufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-78618346391669554532014-01-11T03:25:00.000-08:002014-01-21T02:22:03.117-08:001st straight 8 app challenge is live now<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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london short film festival 2014 straight 8 app challenge<br />
it's on!<br />
NOW
for one week only<br />
your chance to screen sunday 19th jan at <a href="http://shortfilms.org.uk/events/2014-01-10-straight-8-challenge-its-not-too-late-to-have-a-film-screened-at-the-festival" target="_blank">london short film festival</a> in the gorgeous ICA cinema<br />
just make a film in the next week on the new free straight 8 app<br />
you DON'T have to be in london to do this people!!<br />
all rules/details here: <a href="http://straight8app.com/enter/">http://straight8app.com/enter/</a><br />
free entry<br />
good luck!!<br />
straight 8</div>
rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-89318472953675341732013-06-21T04:19:00.000-07:002013-06-21T04:20:15.456-07:00try our new app / bust our bugs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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TEST OUR FORTHCOMING APP... BUST OUR BUGS<br />
have an iphone 4s or iphone5?<br />
curious?<br />
then be sure to read this one carefully...</span></div>
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hi<br />
<br />
how are you?!?<br />
<br />
if you read our last newsletter - some time ago sorry - you'll know we said the annual comp may take a fallow year in 2013<br />
<br />
then we didn't clarify as we went into a holding pattern waiting for
some things to materialise that would have seen us offer the competition
with a twist for 2013... sorry again!<br />
<br />
the fallow year was so that we can work on some exciting new developments<br />
<br />
one of which is an app<br />
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THE STRAIGHT 8 APP<br />
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it's going to be a digital <u>alternative</u> to straight 8 applying the straight 8 ethos to making an in-camera film on your iphone<br />
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RIGHT NOW we are looking for 40 people anywhere in the world to give the
beta build of the app a real bashing... in the coming days<br />
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you'd need an iphone 4s or iphone5 and some time over the next few days
to use the app so that your device can send us data about how the app is
performing<br />
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this will help us kill final bugs<br />
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the films won't go public, this time it is all about quantity not quality!! since the more it's used the more we will learn<br />
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there will be some small, fun incentives - details to follow<br />
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so please let us know asap if you'd be up for it by clicking <a href="mailto:ed@straight8.net?subject=i%20will%20help%20you%20bust%20bugs&body=hi%0Ai%27m%20on%20an%20iphone%204s%20%2F%205%20%28please%20delete%20one%29%0Aand%20can%20spare%20some%20time%20over%20the%20next%20few%20days%20to%20use%20the%20app....%0AANYTHING%20ELSE%20YOU%20WANT%20TO%20ADD.....%21%21%0A%20" style="color: darkorange; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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it's first come first served so don't delay<br />
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(we reserve the right to select the team and total confidentiality will be expected of course)<br />
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hoping to hear from you<br />
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straight 8</div>
rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-91180831658226908342012-12-10T08:08:00.004-08:002012-12-10T08:08:47.108-08:00big news from shed-quarters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
big news: / THE FILM / THE APP / THE 2013 COMP /<br />
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hi<br />
<br />
how are you?<br />
<br />
here's a little update from shed-quarters<br />
<br />
we have been quiet but we've been busy with two major new developments which we're still working on...<br />
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THE FEATURE FILM<br />
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we are attempting to make the first straight 8 feature film, working
with an adaptation of a known story of 30 chapters with 30 x brilliant
past straight8ers (not all selected yet) taking a cartridge each to make
a feature length film together. we'll need some luck and a following
wind but we reckon we can do it<br />
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the idea is for the feature film to become an annual or bi-annual event,
each time selecting directors from the growing pool of past
straight8ers succeeding in the comp<br />
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what do you think?<br />
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THE STRAIGHT 8 APP<br />
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it's not an app to make your iphone shoot like a super 8 camera. we've
all got them, right? and they're gr8 - but not as good as shooting on
the real thing :)<br />
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no...<br />
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this is going to be a digital alternative to straight 8. (note: we didn't say 'replacement' there)<br />
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the idea is to take the ethos/rules of straight 8 and apply them, or
some of them, to the 'everyman' cameras of today, with some twists and
developments (no pun intended)<br />
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it'll be free to download and use with some paid for optional extras.
initially it's for making films at will and seeing / sharing them when
you like. then some time after launch we want to release a competition
version - and then things will get really interesting!<br />
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check it all out in detail in our kickstarter campaign: <a href="http://smarturl.it/straight8KS" style="color: darkorange; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://smarturl.it/straight8KS</a><br />
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we need help to finish the app in stunning form ready for launch - so please help us spread the word<br />
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THE 2013 COMP<br />
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so you might be wondering what's happening to straight 8 2013 - when's it opening, IS it opening?<br />
<br />
there's a possibility that 2013 may be a 'fallow year' for the annual
straight 8 competition. we just completed 10 consecutive years of
premiering at cannes and it all started in 1999. glastonbury gives the
land and area around it a fallow year one in five, a quick wikipedia
search tells us the old testament says to give a fallow year every seven
years. so being straight 8, ours should be given every 8 years<br />
<br />
nothing is confirmed but we won't be announcing, either way, before the end of the year<br />
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good to know if you don't already, that until recent years, we'd only
open for entry in january / february anyway. we then brought it earlier
and earlier to allow people to use the summer<br />
<br />
and the original straight 8 allowed just 4 weeks - there was no chance to procrastinate, you were in or you were out<br />
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we're not ruling out something like this for 2013 and we really want to hear your views. and your news<br />
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so please drop us a line<br />
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very best<br />
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straight 8<br />
xx</div>
rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-46382716262256325932012-07-03T02:06:00.002-07:002012-07-03T02:08:54.914-07:00straight 8 2012 big london screeningstraight 8 2012 london screenings at the ica announced<br />double bill on july 18<br />see <a href="http://straight8events.blogspot.co.uk/">http://straight8events.blogspot.co.uk/</a>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-38351478711654656342012-06-01T06:55:00.004-07:002012-06-20T09:59:29.626-07:00straight 8 at cannes lions fringe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />PLEASE NOTE THE SCREENING WILL NOW START AT 11.45am<br /><br />PLEASE BE THERE BY 11.30am TO GET IN AND TO THE CINEMA SEATS IN TIME - THANKS!<br /><br />TICKETS IN ADVANCE FROM THE LINK BELOW OR IF NECESSARY CORRECT CASH ONLY ON THE DOOR: £8 OR €8 (proceeds to Leuka/Fireflies)<br /><br /><u><b>straight 8 / Rushes Cannes Fringe Screening! in association with Cap Gun Collective</b></u><br />22 amazing films<br />each shot on a single cartridge of super 8 film<br />never seen before!* even by the filmmakers!<br />selected from over 100 entries to straight 8 2012<br /><br />friday 22nd june 2012<br />11.30am doors. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> 11.45am sharp screening</span> (not noon as previously advertised)<br />the star cinema<br />98 rue d’antibes<br />cannes<br />tickets are 8 euros only from:<br /><span></span><a href="http://straight8.ticketbud.com/lions2012" target="_blank">http://straight8.ticketbud.com/lions2012</a><br /><br /><br />proceeds in aid of The Fireflies Leuka fund<br /><a href="http://www.straight8.net/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.straight8.net</a><br /><a href="http://www.thefirefliestour.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.thefirefliestour.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.leuka.org.uk/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.leuka.org.uk</a><br /><br />facebook event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/389349154444686" target="_blank">here</a> . - join and invite your friends<br /><br />films listing is below...<br /><br />this event is happening with massive thanks to and support from:<br /><a href="http://www.rushes.co.uk/" target="_blank">Rushes</a> & co and from <a href="http://www.capguncollective.com/" target="_blank">Cap Gun Collective</a><br /><br />***nb: <u>DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE 3 EVENTS WE HELD AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL IN MAY</u>*** (MANY PEOPLE HAVE... THERE IS NO PARTY ON SAT 23RD JUNE!)<br /><br />* apart from four seen at cannes film festival may 2012.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b6zdGx9EoQG9MPm9ZE5H_d5mqaMR3RDBEEKzzn8pyyTVnZglzser570uWrfaL68fK_h7Ftplk8synRaRatjZKuEx7XzaWe7pxznCYTRMwtZ1tAGfsHDdLbmurG3dMktW9CLvZ8UF87PN/s1600/straight_8_comp_v01.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b6zdGx9EoQG9MPm9ZE5H_d5mqaMR3RDBEEKzzn8pyyTVnZglzser570uWrfaL68fK_h7Ftplk8synRaRatjZKuEx7XzaWe7pxznCYTRMwtZ1tAGfsHDdLbmurG3dMktW9CLvZ8UF87PN/s400/straight_8_comp_v01.jpeg" border="0" height="400" width="287" /></a></div>we are screening (in alphabetical order)...<br /><br />* * * - klara arten<br />a rough guide to time travel - ian rough<br />beer goggles - shazzy & sooz<br />biskremosis - mark holtbecker, robert neumann, annette schneider, caro stoeckermann, andre wlodrski<br />breakdown - mark wong<br />chemistry - naked zebra<br />curiousciousness - helen nias<br />hell's kitchen - joel green & miranda howard-williams<br />knotted - nick carew<br />l'adaptation (the adjustment) - nathan small & luke tredget<br />love triangle - lucy izzard & mark simon hewis<br />marceau - james henry<br />misty's horror movie - benjamin scrimgeour<br />slow dance - nicola baldini<br />speak & spell in st leonards - bohemia club collective<br />strange attraction - elizabeth lively<br />untethered - richard jung<br />we're different - peter mallett<br />what a party - michael carstens<br />what you doing? - damo cross<br />waste - francis martineau<br />yesss! - megan hill<br /></div>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-17585934835628995682012-05-10T04:41:00.001-07:002012-05-23T04:13:46.125-07:00straight 8 at cannes - year 10!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">our tenth year at cannes film festival already!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">here's the lowdown for straight 8 2012 at cannes</span><br />
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<strong style="font-size: 18px;">7-9pm, monday 21st may </strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">- </span><b style="font-size: 18px;">crème de la cannes premiere </b><br />
at the uk film centre. screening only the best entries of this year's crop<br />
massive thanks to: <a href="http://straight8.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=3801a697daa2e21b0f32ea211&id=124371a7a7&e=c9e9899724" style="color: darkorange; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="s1">kodak</span></a>, <a href="http://straight8.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3801a697daa2e21b0f32ea211&id=b28e391cce&e=c9e9899724" style="color: darkorange; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="s1">rushes</span></a>, <span class="s1"><a href="http://straight8.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3801a697daa2e21b0f32ea211&id=fe13fd8bbb&e=c9e9899724" style="color: darkorange; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;">the salt company</a>,</span> <a href="http://straight8.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3801a697daa2e21b0f32ea211&id=9a521f368b&e=c9e9899724" style="color: darkorange; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="s1">british council</span></a> and <span class="s1"><a href="http://straight8.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=3801a697daa2e21b0f32ea211&id=78a5290966&e=c9e9899724" style="color: darkorange; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;">uk film centre</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>6-8pm , wednesday 23rd may</strong> - </span><b><span style="font-size: 18px;">straight 8 premiere take 2</span></b><br />
at the <a href="http://straight8.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3801a697daa2e21b0f32ea211&id=bb109240b6&e=c9e9899724" style="color: darkorange; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;">american pavilion</a>. a reprise of the premiere shown at the uk film centre on monday 21st<br />
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<strong style="font-size: 18px;">9-12pm, wednesday 23rd may - straight 8 year 10 celebration drinks </strong><br />
at the <a href="http://straight8.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3801a697daa2e21b0f32ea211&id=143d562f90&e=c9e9899724" style="color: darkorange; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="s1">stella artois cannes cinema club</span></a> - strictly by invitation only, <a href="mailto:will@straight8.net?subject=i%20wanna%20come%20to%20the%20cannes%20cinema%20club%20party" style="color: darkorange; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;">email us</a> for details<br />
massive thanks to <a href="http://straight8.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3801a697daa2e21b0f32ea211&id=ee8737cac8&e=c9e9899724" style="color: darkorange; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="s1">stella artois</span></a><br />
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</div>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-91713435395169925982012-04-03T09:26:00.001-07:002012-04-03T09:27:37.487-07:00straight 8 2012: final call for entries<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">last chance to enter @straight8 2012</span></p> <p class="p4">enter by 4pm tomorrow, shoot over the weekend, see your film at cannes film fest</p> <p class="p2"><span class="s3"><a href="http://www.straight8entry2012.blogspot.com/">http://www.straight8entry2012.blogspot.com/</a></span></p><p class="p2">even if you live outside of the UK you can still enter using your own cartridge - <a href="mailto:will@straight8.net">email us</a> for details</p>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-11906268914937766972012-03-26T08:51:00.006-07:002012-03-27T04:14:45.110-07:002x straight 8ers receive hollywood awardsmassive congratulations to the two young straight 8ers whose films won awards in the the <a href="http://iffilmfest.org/2012/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131:2012-selections-announced&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50">hollywood international family film festival</a><br /><br />they are: harvey griffin for “going up” and hannah turner for “man from the moon”<div><br /></div><div>the films were made as part of goole straight 8 - a 6 month film project for young people held at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.junctiongoole.co.uk">junction</a>, in goole, yorkshire<br /><br />check out their films here:</div><div><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/39260629?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=fc575e" width="470" height="352" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/39261574?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=fc575e" width="470" height="352" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>there's still (just) time to enter straight 8 2012 at <a href="http://straight8entry2012.blogspot.com/">www.straight8.net/enter.html</a><br /><br /><br /></div>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-90577099786129340092012-03-19T09:17:00.003-07:002012-03-19T09:37:08.821-07:00straight 8 2012 cannes advertising fest screening announcedwe’re back at cannes advertising festival for the 6th consecutive year<br><br>showing the best of the 2012 crop made by people from ad-land<br><br>plus the very best films of the year, fresh from their 10th annual premiere at cannes film festival.<br><br>it’s happening on fri 22nd june 2011 at the star cinema, 98 rue d’antibes.<br><br>doors: 11.30am. screening: noon.<br><br>straight 8 2012 is open now, at www.straight8.net/enter.html<br><br>the deadline for completed films has been extended to midnight on april 11th<br><br>so you can still enter and see your film for the first time in packed cinema…<br><br>… in cannesrufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-59101285538761844852012-03-16T08:47:00.008-07:002012-03-16T08:52:45.853-07:00deadline extension + HD scans<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vbpX7tdrLMHnIJtL0gqzl8K0PXnglcG7YvzYmjh86TAqTjgWlSG8V_6ELrPKwWff0aY6FfEUlMteBXpCteY86k8xIWZUdfANHIZyDqKdwqJH5L2nX4c77kArv29lnwiOVkUjZsUQ4f_N/s1600/pro8%252Bstraight8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 177px;" 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100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span>we've teamed up with </span><a href="http://pro8mm.com/"><span class="s1">pro8mm</span></a><span> in burbank, california to process and HD scan the films for straight 8 2012</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; "><span><br /></span></div><span><span><div style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; "><span>and because they're going to do them FAST, we are able to extend the deadline </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">for straight 8 2012. </span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><b><span ><span>your exposed, unprocessed cartridge must be with us in london by </span><span class="s2">midnight, april 11th</span></span></b></div></span></span><p class="p1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>so you've got just under a month left to make a film - time enough to make it amazing - and you can use the easter weekend to shoot</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>the deadline for soundtracks is april 18th</span></p><div style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>final worlwide entry dates are below</span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; "><span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span>remember... we send you the cartridge you film on and you can only enter at </span></span><span class="s1"><a href="http://straight8.net/">straight8.net</a></span></div></span><p class="p2" style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><b><br /></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span class="s1"><a href="http://pro8mm.com/">pro8mm</a></span> are going to transfer the films using their state of the art cintel millennium II film scanner</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>we almost never bang on about techie stuff, but the level of detail that they get from a tiny super 8mm frame is amazing</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>the whole crop of films from straight 8 2012 will be in beautiful, 1080p HD</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>meaning we're even more excited about watching -and making- them than usual</span></p>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-79421637766991048302012-03-07T04:47:00.002-08:002012-03-07T05:07:46.807-08:00straight 8 is seeking...<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /> hi<br /> <br /> we are excited to be working with past straight8ers paul and joe from <a href="http://www.widebeamdigital.com/" style="color: #ff8c00;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;"><span class="s1">widebeam digital</span></a> on our forthcoming app</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> now we are looking for <strong>a straight 8er who's a gr8 graphic designer</strong> to work with us all on it<br /><br /> it <span class="s1">is</span> paid and will make you rich in many senses, but not monetarily</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> app knowledge useful but not essential</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> please <a href="mailto:ed@straight8.net?subject=i%20make%20things%20look%20pretty%20%2F%20cool" style="color: #ff8c00;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">email us</a> if it could be you - or feel free to pass this on<br /><br /></span></p><p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> and<br /> <br /> we are looking for <strong>someone to sound-lay the new crop of straight 8 films</strong> in april - dates tbc</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> this would mean working in final cut pro on your own mac and lining up each soundtrack with the first frame of each film</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> it's a volunteer position<br /> <br /> the upside is: you'll get a sneak preview of the 2012 crop - you'll be one of only three people in the whole world to have seen them at that point</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> the down side is: when you finish we will have to kill you<br /> <br /> oh - and you can't have entered straight 8 2012 - for obvious reasons!</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> interested? please <a href="mailto:ed@straight8.net?subject=secret%20agent%20up%20for%20the%20job" style="color: #ff8c00;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">email us</a></span></p><p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /> thanks all<br /></span></p><p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> ps - straight 8 2012 is still open to enter, details <a href="http://straight8.net/enter.html" style="color: #ff8c00;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;"><span class="s1">here</span></a></span></p>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-29428568284190899332012-02-10T07:54:00.000-08:002012-02-10T08:00:43.574-08:00audio network offer all straight8ers awesome free soundtrack music<div>audio network are letting straight 8ers can use any of the music in their extensive library, for FREE, with no copyright problems at all.</div><div><br /></div><div>there are over 45,000 tracks to choose from and a great system for finding the right one for your film. have look on audionetwork.com; you might even find a track that inspires you to make a straight 8 film this year.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.audionetwork.com/">http://www.audionetwork.com/</a></div>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-11784378973279919542012-01-06T09:27:00.000-08:002012-01-09T00:34:19.335-08:00HALF PRICE straight 8 entry this week onlyif you've ever thought about making a straight 8 film<br /><br />now would be a good time<br /><br />half price until midnight on sunday 8th!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.straight8entry2012.blogspot.com">www.straight8entry2012.blogspot.com</a>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-70926951548579579952011-12-06T08:44:00.000-08:002011-12-06T09:15:35.518-08:00straight 8 xmas presents shipping now<a href="http://straight8christmas.blogspot.com/2011/12/solve-your-xmas-present-woes.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SqmKBWIofOmm3fS6_foF0LhJtbJ8WQiCOsZ4j7FYHT2I1LXHFRMkbo5gllcbv4JIF5kO-Cu_0hNhzx_vcrOHO7d5Uk3WXSv6r_QDKJ462aTCC8dtHB5VKVSPxwbnYXSE2nx_6-WgbYav/s400/-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683060931083985986" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-10423194695411151642011-09-23T07:13:00.000-07:002011-09-23T07:20:55.241-07:00enter straight 8 2012 + big new thingsfor more on our new <a href="http://straight8entry2012.blogspot.com/">2012 entry page</a><div><br /></div><div>new <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Straight-8/153110268056955?sk=app_190322544333196">straight 8 facebook page</a></div><div><br /></div><div>new <a href="http://ical.me.com/edsayers/straight%208%20deadlines">straight 8 ical calendar</a></div><div><br /></div><div>and</div><div><br /></div><div>new <a href="http://www.straight8dvd.blogspot.com/">discount dvd page </a></div><div><br /></div><div>check out the latest straight 8 newsletter <a href="http://straight8newsletters.blogspot.com/2011/09/enter-straight-8-2012-4-other-big.html">here</a></div>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-46726280058456649882011-06-02T07:57:00.000-07:002011-06-30T08:54:48.291-07:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div class="style1"><span style="font-size:180%;">announcing: 4 rounds of incredible straight 8 2011 premieres:<br />doc/fest, cannes advertising, berlin & london selections </span></div><br /><br /><b>all 8 of the awesome films from our cannes film festival selection will play at all screenings except for sheffield </b><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>straight 8 2011: sheffield doc/fest premieres</b> <b>- june 12th, 1pm, sheffield odeon </b></span><br /><br />77: the green green lanes of home - sarah thom<br /><br />blue spruce - zachary taylor<br /><br />kennedy's hat - matt houghton<br /><br />latitiude 45° 35', north - tania boisset<br /><br />london lines - rory mathieson<br /><br />picnic on the moon - helen nias, angus johnstone<br /><br />symphony - francesca weber-newth & ruth meyer<br /><br />the second law - paul cooke, alex ranken, dominic reese-roberts<br /><br />underground paris - nic fforde<br /><br />vacation island - robert christian malmberg<br /><br />we'll see what happens - jon lloyd<br /><br />worth a journey - ken hagen takenaka, jens gröger<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>straight 8 2011 'the best of an ad bunch' cannes advertising festival</b> <b>premieres</b></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>june</b><b> 24th, coffee + croissants 11.30 am, screening noon, the star cinema, 98 rue d'antibes</b></span><br /><br /><b>tickets:</b> <a href="http://rushess8canneslions2011.eventbrite.com/">http://rushess8canneslions2011.eventbrite.com/</a><br /><br />brög - michelle fraser<br /><br />excuse me - team euro<br /><br />focus - kimberly jarred<br /><br />living with barry - camille & margot<br /><br />macmillan archive #bm1907 - jamie madge<br /><br />memories of cottingley - marc holtbecker, robert neumann, steffen kramer<br /><br />mime poker - joseph connor<br /><br />near dark - luca gennari<br /><br />stiff - thom greybe<br /><br />the debt collector - david walters<br /><br />the eye-catcher - richard connel, clement woodward, thomas woodward, laura knox<br /><br />the gardener - donshades dodo<br /><br />the straight 8 commandments - bigplus & 0800 styles<br /><br />vacation island - robert christian malmberg<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>straight 8 2011 berlin premiere - july 9th, drinks 8pm, screening 10pm, venue : l</b></span>ützowstrasse 102-104, Berlin<br /><br />evil candy - tobias koppe<br /><br />memories of cottingley - marc holtbecker, robert neumann, steffen kramer<br /><br />mullet man - florian schertel, peter hall<br /><br />sundays - georg pelzer<br /><br />tango - klaus bobach<br /><br />the manual for the h-psb85 - maximilian michel<br /><br />y.s.i. - fiona browlie<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>straight 8 2011 london premieres @ rushes soho shorts festival - july 25th and 26th, 8.45pm the ICA</b></span><br /><br />all the hard ways – caryn waechter, richard kimmel<br /><br />brög - michelle fraser<br /><br />epic kraft - akseli plane, charles david<br /><br />excuse me - team euro<br /><br />focus - kimberly jarrett<br /><br />ghost -romana majid<br /><br />going up - harvey griffin<br /><br />he loves me - oliver crowther<br /><br />hermes day out - megan hill & tatiana mccabe<br /><br />kennedy's hat - matt houghton<br /><br />living with barry - camille & margot<br /><br />lost/found - paul kasprzak<br /><br />lux flux - colin dewar<br /><br />macmillan archive #bm1907 - jamie madge<br /><br />man from the moon - hannah turner<br /><br />meet the special one - dankuro shima<br /><br />memories of cottingley - marc holtbecker, robert neumann, steffen kramer<br /><br />menage a soixante-treize - dermot canterbury, isabel fay<br /><br />mime poker - joseph connor<br /><br />near dark - luca gennari<br /><br />night - robert ellsworth<br /><br />noir et blanc - andrew panatti<br /><br />picnic on the moon - helen nias, angus johnstone<br /><br />rage for sale - jack riccobono<br /><br />s8-3d - malcolm finlay<br /><br />sarah – greg & doug<br /><br />silent butt violent – darren barber<br /><br />solomon rousseaux's khrominox - andrew wilson, samuel cochrane<br /><br />somewhere in france - scott newstead<br /><br />stiff – thom greybe<br /><br />the box - dan weston & damon hatcher<br /><br />the class - rob oldfield<br /><br />the daughters of the late colonel - alex newton and avye leventis<br /><br />the eyecatcher - richard connell, clement woodward, thomas woodward, laura knox<br /><br />the gardener - donshades dodo<br /><br />the pig - darren walsh<br /><br />the straight 8 commandments - bigplus & 0800 styles<br /><br />the thing within - anita rickwood<br /><br />trapped - matt stevens<br /><br />vacation island - robert christian malmberg<br /><br /><br /><b>coming to a screening is the perfect way to get inspiration for your 2012 straight 8 entry, and we'd love to see you</b><br /><br /><b>if there isn't one happening near enough to you, and you think you'd like to change that, get in touch<br /><br /></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size:14px;">stay tuned and stay in touch - you choose how:</span></b></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="mailto:helpingout@straight8.net"><b>email us</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://straight8.net/mailing_list.html"><b>sign up to our mailing list</b></a><br /><span 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available for the special rate of £50 for just one week<br /></p><p></p><p>cannes film festival 2012 + slamdance 2012 premieres already confirmed - more to come </p> <p>anyone, anywhere can enter</p> <p>if you've got a film in you, we want to see it</p> <p>so if you're feeling inspired, now's the time to go for it - that's what it's all about</p><p>enter using the appropriate button below - you can enter now and choose your filmstock later (just choose any of the stocks and email helpingout@straight8.net to let us know not to send it yet!)<br /></p><p>if you need some help to make up your mind check out our guide at <a href="http://straight8filmstock.blogspot.com/">www.straight8filmstock.blogspot.com</a><br /></p><p></p>uk/europe:<form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><br /><input name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" type="hidden"><br /><input name="hosted_button_id" value="LFEBKX7V2VHYC" type="hidden"><br /><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><input name="on0" value="film type for your s8 2010 entry" type="hidden">film type for your s8 2010 entry</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0"> <option value="500t neg">500t neg </option> <option value="200t neg">200t neg </option> <option value="tri-x reversal (b/w)">tri-x reversal (b/w) </option> <option value="ektachrome 100d">ektachrome 100d </option></select> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><input src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_GB/i/btn/btn_cart_SM.gif" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online." border="0" type="image"><br /><img alt="" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br /></form><br /><br />rest of the world:<br /><form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><br /><input name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" type="hidden"><br /><input name="hosted_button_id" value="W8U3PEBQ9PSQS" type="hidden"><br /><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><input name="on0" value="film type for your s8 2010 entry" type="hidden">film type for your s8 2010 entry</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0"> <option value="500t neg">500t neg </option> <option value="200t neg">200t neg </option> <option value="tri-x reversal (b/w)">tri-x reversal (b/w) </option> <option value="ektachrome 100d">ektachrome 100d </option></select> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><input src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_GB/i/btn/btn_cart_SM.gif" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online." border="0" type="image"><br /><img alt="" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110429-1/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br /></form>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-57074312038734017392011-05-07T06:31:00.001-07:002011-05-07T06:59:43.509-07:00straight 8 2011 cannes results + trailer<span class="Apple-style-span">we received an awesome 115 entries to straight 8 2011.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">see them all here:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23406781?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="398" height="299" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">PLUS</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">announcing: the straight 8 2011 cannes film festival selection (alphabetical)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div> <style type="text/css"> p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px} </style> <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" >from russia with monsters - cut & paste</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" >gothic enchantment - paul walkingshaw</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" >misty's second movie - benjamin scrimgeour</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" >once in a tube - michael carstens</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" >rouge amour - kezia barnett</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" >wonderful, terrible thing - nick carew</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" >worth a journey - ken hagen takenaka, jens groger</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" >a zombie claymation - lee hardcastle</span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">the standard of films this year was incredibly high - so massive congratulations to the selected filmmakers</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">tickets for the screening are very limited only available from www.straight8tickets.blogspot.com</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">more details on our <a href="http://straight8events.blogspot.com/">events</a> page </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">stay tuned for more results announced next week</span></div><div><br /></div>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-78448409330817405912011-04-28T06:05:00.000-07:002011-04-28T06:27:35.772-07:00new cannes film festival venue<span class="Apple-style-span" >2011 is straight 8’s 9<sup>th</sup> year in cannes, for the first time the screening will take place in the <span lang="EN-US">prestigious <a href="http://www.ukfilmcentre.org.uk/">UK film centre</a> (aka the uk pavilion) - a beautiful beach-front pavilion in the heart of the international village, it's the home of the british film industry in cannes<o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" >also for the first time, we're selling tickets for €8 each at straight8tickets.blogspot.com</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" >it helps us to keep going and growing, and we promise we'll repay you with incredible films and cold rosé</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" >the screening is at 7.30pm on the 18th may - check out the <a href="http://straight8events.blogspot.com">events</a> page for more</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-82834746730434773892011-02-25T09:13:00.000-08:002011-02-25T09:19:49.997-08:00straight 8 2011 trailer<span class="Apple-style-span" >check out the updated straight 8 2011 trailer here:</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17012912?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="398" height="318" frameborder="0"></iframe></span></div>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-67025111517798887802011-02-12T01:22:00.000-08:002011-02-12T01:37:11.011-08:00edgar wright picks straight 8 film of the month on shooting people<p class="p1"><b>each month, <a href="http://shootingpeople.org/watch/filmofthemonth/best_in_show.php">shooting people</a> </b><b>hold an online film competition. you upload your short and they are all viewed and rated by the community, creating a leaderboard. the three films at the top after a month are sent to one of shooting people's high-profile judges, who gives a personal review of each, and chooses the film of the month </b></p> <p class="p2"> <style type="text/css"> p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Arial} span.s1 {color: #144fae} span.s2 {text-decoration: underline ; color: #144fae} </style> </p><p class="p1"><b>we teamed up with shooting people for a special edition: straight 8 films only and secured top movie director and straight 8 veteran, </b><span class="s1"><b><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942367/">edgar wright</a></b></span><b> (</b><span class="s1"><b><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365748/">shaun of the dead</a></i></b></span><b><i>, </i></b><span class="s2"><b><i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/">scott pilgrim vs. the world</a></i></b></span><b>) to judge your films</b></p><p></p> <p class="p1"><b>edgar made his first super 8 epic at age 14 with '<i>rolf harris saves the world',</i> a comedy about a super-agent version of entertainer rolf harris</b><b> played by a friend with a slight passing resemblance, who fights terrorists. in 2001 he dusted off his super 8 camera to make straight 8 classic, </b><span class="s1"><b><i><a href="http://vimeo.com/10087901">forced hilarity</a></i></b></span></p><p class="p1"><b>check out the top three films and see edgar's decision here: </b></p><p class="p1"><b><a href="http://shootingpeople.org/watch/filmofthemonth/best_in_show.php">http://shootingpeople.org/watch/filmofthemonth/best_in_show.php</a></b></p><p class="p1"><b>big thanks to edgar and congratulations to the winners</b></p>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-46233845146702434302011-02-09T03:14:00.000-08:002011-02-09T03:18:23.358-08:00straight 8 filmstock guide - online now<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><h2 style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-size:medium;">when you enter straight 8 2011 you get to pick from any of kodak's four awesome & very different super 8 filmstocks</span></span></h2><h2 style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></h2><h2 style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-size:medium;">your choice will have a really big effect on the look and feel of your finished film. especially since you can't edit, grade or do any post production on it<br /></span></span></h2><div><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><h2 style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-size:medium;">to help you decide, we've knocked together the straight 8 filmstock guide with a lowdown on each of the films<br /></span></span></h2><h2 style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">check it out here:</span> <a href="http://straight8filmstock.blogspot.com/">http://straight8filmstock.blogspot.com/</a></span></span></h2></span>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-44117430546457423832010-10-26T08:47:00.000-07:002010-11-22T09:45:11.618-08:00straight 8 offers you slamdance<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names" ft="{"type":"name"}"> </span><span class="UIStory_Message">for the first time ever we're having a full-blown premiere screening in the US of A<br /><br />and it couldn't be at a better festival<br /><br />we're collaborating with <a href="http://slamdance.com/">slamdance film fest</a> to premiere some of the best straight 8 2011 entries at this legendary independent film festival in utah, january 2011</span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">check out the trailer here: http://www.vimeo.com/17012912<br /><span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"><br />the theme of this year's slamdance is "all is not lost" which fits perfectly with the straight 8 ethos: one super 8 cartridge, no editing. the straight 8/slamdance jury will keep it in mind when selecting the films<br /><br />to be eligible for slamdance, just <a href="http://straight8.net/enter.html">enter</a> straight 8 2011 at before december 6th and get your film back to us by december 13th<br /><br />all films submitted will be part of straight 8 2011 as a whole, and so could also be screened at cannes film festival, london and more. a later deadline for all other screenings will still apply for those whocan't make the slamdance deadline<br /><br />thanks to <a href="http://motion.kodak.com/GB/en/motion/">kodak</a>, who are supplying us with 4 incredible super 8 stocks, 2 of which are brand new for this year- you can choose from: vision2 200t or 500t colour negative, ektachrome 100d or tri-x black & white<br /><br />and to <a href="http://sohofilmlab.co.uk/">soho film lab</a> for their super-fast processing and telecine<br /><br />so are you up for it? making whatever the hell film you want and knowing it could well show at slamdance or cannes or one of our other packed screenings in london and beyond....<br /><br />pressure's on. all that freedom....<br /><br />what's a film-maker to do?<br /><br />film. that's what<br /><br />come on. let's do it<br /><br />see you in utah, cannes..</span></span></h3>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-13764478711035492262010-10-20T04:52:00.000-07:002010-10-20T08:16:09.189-07:00final call for straight 8 at doc/fest<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">last chance to enter our documentary event at sheffield documentary festival </span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">we're showing all the entries, so make a doc about whatever you want and you'll see it premiere in a packed cinema at a great festival. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the deadline for completed films to be returned to us in london is monday 25th october at noon.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the facebook event is <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120621264658138">here</a> and you can enter on our <a href="http://straight8events.blogspot.com/">events page</a></span></span></span></span></span></div>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269324786555851243.post-9947973596516485752010-08-23T04:56:00.000-07:002010-08-23T07:09:31.824-07:00more screenings than ever beforewe've had a mad few weeks with an unprecedented array of screenings showcasing the brilliant straight 8 2010 crop, as well as some of the best entries from the last decade<br /><br />we showed films two at a time with audio on switchable headsets at the staight 8 retrospective2 in the prestigious <a href="http://www.ica.org.uk/">ICA</a> cinema in london<br /><br />it was an intensely enjoyable and unusual experience. we chose the film pairings for maximum impact and oddity...<br />watching a shocking and dark film about a man with a perversion that makes him want to eat parts of his own body preferably served by prostitutes (<a href="http://vimeo.com/13192627">damnation</a>), while hearing from outside your headphones the other half the cinema roaring with laughter at julia davis and rich fulcher frolicking in their 2008 fetishistic straight 8 caper (<a href="http://vimeo.com/3160837">black whispers in an elephant sky</a>), was plain bonkers and totally ace. whew. and that was just one of 21 pairs of films<br />not if... but when we do this again, don't miss it. we won't<br /><br />thanks to ace straight8ers jim owen and nick scott who teamed up to experiment with the first 16mm 'straight 8' which we showed without anyone - not them OR us - ever having seen! all gr8 fun<br />huge thanks to <a href="http://www.750mph.com/">750 audio post production</a> who made the arty audio mayhem possible and to <a href="http://rushes.co.uk/">rushes</a> and <a href="http://sohoshorts.com">soho shorts</a> as ever<br /><br />also at the fabulous rushes soho shorts fest:<br />the best straight 8 films of 2010 premiered over 3 electric nights in the beautiful <a href="http://www.curzoncinemas.com/#/venues/http://www.curzoncinemas.com/#/venues/mayfair">curzon mayfair</a> and <a href="http://www.curzoncinemas.com/#/venues/renoir">renoir</a> cinemas<br />the crowd was on fire with the usual blend of terror & euphoria as the filmmakers and their crews saw their work for the first time ever<br /><br />we jetted to spain as the official short film partner of the <a href="http://cortos.fiberfib.com/">FIB international short film festival</a>, a fantastic short film fest that runs alongside benicassim music festival. we screened three programmes over three days<br /><br />and we showed a straight 8 selection, including another premiere, in new york with <a href="http://www.newfilmmakers.com/">new filmmakers</a><br />thanks to them for having us and to gr8 str8 8er andy basore (a.k.a. andrewjive, director of 'scrap paper' in 2008) for introducing the show<div><br /></div><div>there are still more amazing screenings to look forward to. we'll announce them as soon as dates are confirmed</div><div><br /></div><div>next up, rome- see the <a href="http://straight8events.blogspot.com/">events</a> page for details </div>rufus kahlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09160654811282931838noreply@blogger.com0