Monorail (short film/Super8 and 8mm) - HD remaster

An experimental short film shot on Super8 and 8mm film. Originally, I was testing a Bolex C8 8mm camera and shot some footage on the PRT (personal rapid transit... essentially, a monorail) at West Virginia University. After getting the footage back and discovering the camera had some problems that produced bizarre looking images, I decided to shoot some more footage on Super8 with a Canon AutoZoom 518. I then spent a few weeks working on the audio, which contains a lot of layers of all sorts of sounds, ranging from foley I recorded to the sound of a malfunctioning Casio SK1 keyboard.

All in all, it was a pretty fun project.

Originally, this project was created using a DIY off-the-wall telecine of the film. In 2016, the short was restored in 720p HD with new 1024x768 scans of the film elements reconformed to the original master.

Shot, edited and directed by Justin Channell

Starring Donna Moore

Filmed on:
Cine-X B&W Regular 8mm (processed by Prep Film Labs)
Kodak Ektachrome 64T Super8 (processed by Walmart/Dwayne's Photo)

Other Equipment Used:
Kodak Moviedeck 425 (for telecine)
Casio SK1 (audio)
Panasonic DVX100a (audio and telecine)
Canon ZR500 (audio)
Vegas Video 5.0
Adobe Audition 1.0
Final Cut Pro (HD remaster)

Filmed on Location in Morgantown, WV

[MotionBoatFilms]

Absolutely loved it! Could watch endless amounts of 8mm footage. The soundtrack was amazing too.