straight 8
one super 8mm cartridge, no editing
hi
straight 8 began in 1999 when a bunch of people were invited to make a short turnaround no budget three minute film on a single cartridge of super 8 without editing but with a cinema audience guaranteed
25 people: directors, producers, runners, d.p.'s, editors, writers, actors, a d.j., a cinema manager and various others braved the challenge. it was bold and it was loose. there was no expectation. then it grew and great things have happened including the films becoming a lot more polished and clever. but the experimental spirit is still very much part of the DNA. i t's just grown bigger and cleverer as more and more people have joined in and we want you to too because if you've got a film in you, we want to see it
in 2008 we had a record 175 entries from all over the place. that's one hundred and seventy five short films that might still be in heads or on paper but are now in the can. and that makes us smile
here's 'the last trip' made by malcolm finlay, a cardiologist who had hardly made any films before
we had it shown on channel 4's '3 minute wonder' after the evening news and it played at cannes too
it's a great straight 8
the last trip - malcolm finlay
and still feeling the fear ourselves, here's an effort from us for 08:
bike film too - ed sayers
read what wikipedia has to say about us
so please join our mailing list so we can invite you to join in. we won't share it. promise
have a look around the site. there's more about the rules below and more films to see on the films page which updates regularly, so come back soon. and bring friends
feel free to contact us anytime with any questions or just to say hi
thanks for dropping by. we hope to see you somewhere soon
straight 8