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Bring New Life to Your Old Family Films
So, you've got shoeboxes filled with lots of home movies stretching back to the 1940s and 1950s. What can you do with them?" The answer: Lots!
If all you want to do is free your old 16mm, 8mm and Super 8mm films from the back closet and make it possible for you to view them again (without having to set up a screen and projector), have them transferred to DVD. You probably have a local company that'll do this for you (check with photo developers or with companies advertising video production services). The great thing about this is you'll be able to pop a DVD into your player and watch your long-ago relatives once again. The downside is that your movies might be transferred in no particular order. You may find yourself jumping decades forward and backward as the reels change. To prevent this, screen your movies beforehand and number the reels so they can be transferred in the proper chronological order. This will require a projector, of course. If you don't own one, see if a local camera store has one available for rent. Or ask the film transfer service you plan to use if it can help you screen your films.
Another option: Use your films to tell stories. Instead of having your footage transferred directly to DVD, get it put onto miniDV or Digital 8 tapes that you can play back using your own camcorder. These are formats that you'll be able to use in conjunction with a computer that has digital video editing software. Once your films are on tape, review them. Think about the events they chronicle, the stories they bring to mind and the people they feature. Then transfer your films-on-video into your computer. Once you've done this, you can use your video editing software to create your own family history video.
There are a number of techniques you can use. You and/or other family members can narrate the films, describing the events and the people as you see them on screen. You can interview family members on videotape and ask them questions about the events and people in the films. Then you can combine the interviews with the films, and with family photos, to create a family documentary. You can also incorporate titles, sound effects and music. Once you're done, you can output the finished program to tape or burn your own DVD.
Be as creative as time and your ambition allow. Whatever you do, please realize that there's no reason to let those old family films continue to collect dust.
About the Author
Steve Pender is a personal historian and video biographer with over thirty years of experience as a scriptwriter, producer/director and video editor. He founded Family Legacy Video, Inc. in 2003 to pursue his passion: helping individuals, families and businesses preserve, celebrate and share their stories in the form of video biographies. Family Legacy Video is on the Web at: http://www.familylegacyvideo.com
Bell and Howell Super Auto Load Film Projector Question?
It's probably 30 - 40 years old - thinking. When attempting to view old 8mm films power cord (original) gets hot. There's no ground only two prongs. I could not find manufacture date. But did find the following 5amp 115 volt AC Design 363 60 cycle.
I called local electronics shop and he told me possible short - anyone have more info or suggestions?
If it has been lying around for a long number of years the oil and grease on the spindle of the electric motor has probably dried up. You need to get an expert to take it apart and clean off all the old dust and gunge then use something like Singer sewing machine oil to lubricate it again.(Not 3 in 1 oil).
If the motor is getting hot this could be the answer but if it's only the power cord, a good electrical store could make up a new one for it. Don't worry about no ground, that's quite OK on some domestic equipment.
