Amateur-Film and Home-Video, Tips and Information from C'est leToon

Friends of us who had a vacation at the same time as we did. In addition to my own super 8 films Wil shot his footage.

A horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies. Many different horse breeds and equestrian disciplines hold competitions worldwi...

Caldey Island also spelled Caldy Island , island in Carmarthen Bay of the Bristol Channel, Pembrokeshire county, Wales. It lies 2.3 mile...

    Acousmatic sound is sound that is heard without an originating cause being seen. The word acousmatic , from the Fren...

Super 8mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement over the older "Double" or ...

Kodak super-8 cameras For years, the Eastman Kodak Company had worked to develop a system of movie equipment and film that would be easy ...

A narrow-gauge railway (or narrow-gauge railroad) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) of standard g...

In the United Kingdom, the term trail is used, but mostly for longer distance walking routes through open country with rough surfacing. ...

a super8 mm film The super 8mm system was one of the few film formats where the requirements of sound were designed in from the start. The...

London has played a significant role in the film industry, and has major studios at Ealing and a special effects and post-production comm...

Filminfo: Amateur Film is the low-budget hobbyist art of film practiced for passion and enjoyment and not for business purposes. Amate...

Scene length is also a handy device for emphasizing the type of action you're filming. To accentuate fast action, include many short s...

There’s so many things that go into making a film. The director, the actors that you're working with, the time that you have to rehear...

Capri is an Italian island off the Sorrentine Peninsula. On the south side of the Gulf of Naples, it has been a celebrated beauty spot a...

Common issues with video camera systems Some people find video to have a grainy and less desirable look than film, and indeed a great man...

A tracking shot is any shot where the camera follows backward, forward or moves alongside the subject being recorded. In cinematography, ...

Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts. Black-and-white ...

A picture tells a thousand words. Truth is, life is rich where the photographs are best. Ullapool and Wester Ross offer riches beyond your...

Relaunched because of ruined sound A soundtrack , also written sound track , can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the...