Author: Eivind

Thanks to all of you who participated in this year’s quiz! I hope you all enjoyed it!

Each correct answer in the quiz gave you one “ticket” in the lottery. The numbers were drawn using random.org who produces true random numbers based on atmospheric radio wave noise.

As noted, the prizes are coupon codes for Super8warehouse. This years winners are:

1. David Tatham (winning a coupon code worth 60 EUR)
2. Eberhard Nuffer (winning a coupon code worth 40 EUR)
3. Shorty Caruso (winning a coupon code worth 25 EUR)

Congratulations to all three of you! All three has received an email with further information.

In case you were not certain about some of the answers, here are the correct answers to the quiz:

1. Which film title is the most viewed film on Super8database (as of November 1st 2020). Correct answer: Star Wars
2. In the film Psycho what was Norman Bate’s hobby? Correct answer: Stuffing birds
3. In which country is Super8warehouse located? Correct answer: Netherlands
4. Which of these films won actor Humphrey Bogart the only Oscar of his career? Correct answer: African Queen
5. Which of the following companies were not a British film distributor? Correct answer: IE International
6. Which actor was born in the 1920s, spoke English, French, Spanish, Italian and German fluently, won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and turned down the role of an inept police detective? Correct answer: Peter Ustinov
7. Which comedy act can be found in a film from 1929, having a hard time selling Christmas trees in July? Correct answer: Laurel & Hardy
8. In 1965, a beer was brewed to help celebrate the launch of Kodak’s new film format “Super 8”. In what city and country was the brewery located in? Correct answer: Antwerp, Belgium
9. This actor, who passed away in 2018, starred in a Western movie in 1969, as a Private Detective in a film from 1973, and was in a sports comedy film in 1974. All of these movies are available in Super 8 format. Correct answer: Burt Reynolds
10. On the Super8database, this “Tag” appears more than any other, in fact over 1,170 times…What “Tag” is it? Correct answer: Comedy
11. What was the name of the first camera to be sold for the Super 8 format? Correct answer: Kodak M2
12. When did Super8warehouse open? Correct answer: 2012
13. Which comedy act has the most films on Super8database? Correct answer: Laurel & Hardy
14. Which was Derann’s first animated Disney feature release? Correct answer: Little Mermaid

Happy Christmas to all of you!

Note: The quiz is now closed, and the winners will be announced shortly

It is Christmas time! With long dark nights, it is a good time of the year for watching films. And if you have been good this year, maybe you get a film wrapped up under the tree? In any case; here is another chance to get a film or two: Super8warehouse and Super8database have teamed up for a Christmas quiz!

Three lucky winners will receive coupon codes that can be applied at the checkout at Super8warehouse to cost of films and shipping costs:

• First price: A coupon code for 60 EUR
• Second prize: A coupon code for 40 EUR
• Third prize: A coupon code for 25 EUR

You can only send in your answers once, so make sure you have got it all right! Each correct answer will give you one “lottery ticket” increasing your chances to win when we make the draw for the winner.

The coupon codes for the winners will be valid with the address you have registered in the quiz, so enter the address you would like to use at Super8warehouse.

The name of the winners will be published on our websites. Last chance to participate is Christmas Eve.

We wish you all a happy advent!

Bert & Eivind

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We have reached the end of November. Here in Norway where I live, the sunset is now at 4pm and it is completely dark from 6pm, a clear sign that the winter is right around the corner. Although I miss the summer, I look forward to the long dark evenings, perfect for watching films.

Someone asked at the Reel Magic Film Forum what would get a better result; a modern mobile phone or a scanner from a few years back. I found the question quite interesting, so I grabbed a cover and tried both, and here you can compare the results.

Cover images taken with a camera needs some love before it is ready to be used on Super8database. As the technique might be of interest for personal use too, we have made a short video for you on how we improve the cover images for our site.

Before VHS, before Betamax, before Laser Disc … there was SUPER 8!

We eagerly await the publishing of a new book called “Bootlace Cinema — The History and Lost Art Of The Package Movie”. Described by author Mark Williams as “the first book to document the history and dynamic graphic art used to market both US and European Super 8mm package movies.”

Mark has worked as a Film Projectionist for CIC and Paramount and also directed two cult indie documentary movies “VHS Forever? Psychotronic People” (2014) and its 2019 sequel “VHS Forever? Once Upon A Time In Camden”. He has also written, directed and produced a six part web series on the UK 1970’s Punk music scene called “Smash It Up The Series” which will be released eventually as an expanded feature film. He still has a “modest” film collection at home and can often be seen at Film Collector’s Events in and around London.

— Keith Mockett