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8mm Film

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The relatively low cost of 8mm film and its production made filmmaking more accessible to both amateurs, artist and filmmakers. The addition of a magnetic sou..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Overview of 8mm production

United States, 1973
Similarity: 81%

16mm Film

Similarity: 81%

Film cameras

Similarity: 79%

VHS

Similarity: 75%

Early sound recording equipment

Similarity: 74%

16mm projector

Austria, c. 1950
Similarity: 73%

The Language of film: the technique of super 8 production

Canada, 1977
Similarity: 73%

Eight in the 80's

Australia, 1989
Similarity: 72%

Early film equipment

Similarity: 72%

16MM Sound Projector, RST Series

Japan, c. 1970s
Similarity: 72%

H-16 camera with wood and aluminium tripod

Similarity: 70%

Film firsts. Pt. 1

United States, 1959
Similarity: 70%

Kodascope 8 8mm Film Viewer

Similarity: 69%

How talkies talk

United Kingdom
Similarity: 69%

Arrival of film

Similarity: 69%

The History of the cinema

United Kingdom, 1958
Similarity: 68%

Film strips

Similarity: 68%

Origin of the motion picture

United States, 1955
Similarity: 68%
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