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Fueling Creativity in the Classroom through Film: An Interview with Professor Paul “Bear” Brown

“I think because students are so used to instant results and gratification of digital, there is a love/hate relationship (with film), and not much in between. To some the physicality of handling film is a rush, but others find it…

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Making of ‘Heaven After’ – a New Super 8 Music Video by Singer / Songwriter Greta Ruth

Features 01/22/2020 0Comments

Since the launch of our motion picture scanning and color grading initiative, the Film Photography Project has received hundreds of orders for 8mm, Super 8, 16mm movie film and developing / scan service orders from aspiring and established cinematographers.…

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Podcast Episode 241 – Polaroid Land Camera 120 Film Conversion!

Features, Podcast 01/15/2020 0Comments

FILM PHOTOGRAPHY PODCAST Episode 241 – January 15, 2020 On today’s episode Michael Raso, John Fedele and Mark Dalzell ring in the new year with listener letters, film news and discussion about Norman M. Dean’s 120 medium format film…

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20 years of straight 8 – The incredible edit-in-camera super 8 film competition!

Features 10/08/2019 0Comments

20 years of straight 8 Founder Ed Sayers chats with the FPP about the origin and evolution of his incredible annual edit-in-camera-super-8 film competition (and gives FPP’ers a 20% discount on entry fee – read on!) For those not…

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Super 8 Profile – Gloriously Gothic Short “Rhapsody in Blood”

Content, Features 08/07/2019 0Comments

Celebrating Super 8! An Interview with Director Tommy Gillard and Cinematographer Boris Hallvig on their Gloriously Gothic Short Rhapsody in Blood Rhapsody in Blood – a straight8 film from Tommy Gillard on Vimeo. Tommy Gillard and Boris Hallvig are…

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Happy Birthday George Eastman!

Features 07/12/2019 0Comments

Happy Birthday to George Eastman, the Father of Film! It’s no secret that the FPP is a big fan of Kodak Film. As much as we love seeking out and testing new & experimental film stocks or adapting industrial…

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Beware of Expired Ektachrome Type A and Type G Super 8 Film!

Features 05/01/2019 0Comments

Introduction I asked home movie enthusiast and shooter Owen McCafferty to pen this blog after receiving many e-mails from Super 8 shooters about how to get their Type A or Type G Ektachrome processed. It seems that unknowing Super…

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Should I Shoot Expired Kodak Film?

Features 04/10/2019 0Comments

Should I Shoot Expired Kodak Film? That film in the familiar little yellow box? Look on the side of it and you’ll see printed there a date; an expiration date to be exact. Just about every large-scale film manufacturer…

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The Mystery of the Missing Fukkatsu 110 Film!

Features 04/02/2019 0Comments

Like the Phoenix, Fukkatsu Film from Film Reborn Rises Again! (Sort Of) Or, The Mystery of the Missing Fukkatsu. Fukkatsu – Japanese word meaning revival Back in 2012, the internet was abuzz with curiosity about the new Fukkatsu BW…

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Project Your Slides! Vintage Kodak Slide Projector History / Advice

Features 04/01/2019 0Comments

It’s baaack………Ektachrome Color Slide Film – Project Your Beautiful Slides Let’s face it, there’s nothing like seeing your slides projected on the big screen. Big screen? Yes, an actual folding screen that you set up in your living room…

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