8MM Projector

You sit gazing at the glow against the wall inside this dark cavern of suburban stillness and cinematic speed. The thunderous turning of the projector's wheel wanders off into the background of sound that subtly suspends your disbelief and sends your senses into a far away fantasy land. The 8 mm film format was developed by the Eastman Kodak company during the Great Depression and released on the market in 1932 to create a home movie format that was less expensive than 16 mm. Common length film spools only allowed filming of about 3 minutes to 4.5 minutes with one meter of film containing 264 pictures. In 1965, Super-8 film was released and was quickly adopted by the amateur film-maker, overtaking standard 8mm. It featured a better quality image, and was easier to use mainly due to it's new cartridge-loading system. There has been a huge resurgence of Super-8 film in recent years due to advances in film stocks and digital technology. Film can handle far greater variations in contrast than video cameras. This sound uses the following file from Freesound: http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=60453