i like to collect things. well-made and specific things; like japanese cameras, german lenses, fashion magazines, party flyers, match books, vintage postcards, and more. i will be posting a series of thing i collect under the post “COLLECTING”. i hope this isn’t just another word for HOARDER.
back in the day, 2004, DAME DASH published one of the most innovative and forward fashion magazines the american market had ever seen. it was especially remarkable, because it included a lot more people of color being photographed and styled by fashion icons. the magazine folded (i believe a year later), which is a shame because it was a great piece from beginning to end.
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before digital film and before everyone and their mom became filmmakers due to the accessibility and cost-effective onset of digital cameras, film was an super expensive and arduous practice.
i can remember in film school, before they trashed the film room and equipment – we had STEENBECKS, a machine used for editing film. i remember having to wear white dust-free gloves in order to handle the film. then you’d have to run through all your footage and make cut marks with a grease pencil, then use a splicer to cut the film and tape it back together with special film tape that came with perforated holes that you’d have to match perfectly in order to make a correct edit. it was exhausting but exhilarating.
(sure we had video classes, but the focus was the true art and history of FILM…RIP)
*STEENBECK
*STEENBECK
*SPLICER
*SPLICER
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long story short – i’ve collected what i could of old film relics…here’s a SUPER 8 FILM SPLICER
September 7, 2010
loving the pharrell and kanye cover <3
September 8, 2010
Film making sounds FUN with all that equipment!
September 8, 2010
You know, there is one good thing that all are becomming filmmakers. There are a lot of hidden talents who couldn’t do movie editing before, because it was to expensive.
That means content over equipment.
September 8, 2010
yeah, but quantity is not the same as quality. Its good everyone has a chance to afford filmmaking, but it also waters down the art form. If someone really wanted to fulfill their talents they’d make happen
September 8, 2010
I didn’t say that everybody with a cam and iMovie is a good filmmaker.
And I don’t think it waters down the art form – Art is about expressing yourself and not about being able to afford it.
But it pushes the overall quality further and that’s a good thing.
September 8, 2010
I remember the America Magazine and thought it was refreshing too. The covers remind me of Giant now.
September 8, 2010
very cool, i collect polaroid cameras too and vogue mags
September 14, 2010
I’m pretty sure you’ve heard by now but Dame is actually re publishing his magazine he’s calling it “NU-AMERICA”