MEMORIES OF SUPER 8
Proof how the Super 8 nut of yesterday...		Became the sophisticated auteur of today!

Yes, and it's all due to Super 8mm!  It was a time when every shot counted; You impatiently waited for the "rushes" to come back from Kodak, or your local Fotomat; when every splice was a life's decision; and you were considered a bit 'off'.  I would have loved to have gone to a film school. (Who ever heard of such a thing?) It's a major business today. But perhaps it's just as well. I knew I was legitimate way back when. Pretty awful, but legitimate.  (My friend, film maker Mark Pirro, took the format to it's zenith with several excellent Super 8 features, including "A Polish Vampire in Burbank".) I wonder how many celebrated the release of "Ektachrome 160", which allowed us mini-mavens to work with existing light! (and even more existing grain) And of course.....sound! We had to learn a whole new aesthetic to editing, for the sound was ahead of the picture. Finally, it was holding that 50 foot plastic reel up to the light, even before you (dared) to thread it up. Your film. Your one and only original.

So, I suppose this is a personal section of Scrabo.com.  Here, for anyone who was in my old films, is the nostalgia you couldn't live without. In this installment, I've included a rundown of three dumb movies I made with "The Underground" in high school.  I also threaten to update this section with more gems like these, so check back!  As a reward, however,  you should also check out the "FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE MUMMY" section,  a well done 8mm film by Rich Scrivani that has more "Universal" appeal.