On Sun, 24 Mar 91 18:06:00 EST <GU090IHC@ITHACA> said:

>When you say a technological shift, what do you mean?  Do you mean thhe shift

>from film to video?  16mm is becoming very hhard to get a hold of.  There

>aren't

>too many cameras being made.  It seems that in order to teach a film production

>class, you need 16mm.  The cameras are basicly the same as 35mm, but they are

>obviously smaller.  Public perception wise, film is considered obsolete.  I

>don't know how many times I've been asked why I'm studying film when "video

>is going to take over."  It seems to me that it is more a public opinion

>shift than a technological one.

>eyes

 

Right.  I don't mean to suggest that video has superceded film as a

"superior" medium (they just serve different functions), but that teaching

super 8 film has become nearly impossible due to the lack of equipment and

stock.  And I was wondering if film teachers have found ways around

these problems.

 

Has anyone?

 

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