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8MM FILM [6 records]

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Record 1 2015-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

Eight-millimetre cine film with a frame size of 4.22 x 5.58 mm and 72 frames per foot.

OBS

It has greater frame height and perforation pitch and smaller perforations than the older 8 mm film standard ... resulting in a 50 per cent larger image area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
OBS

Ce format, lancé par la Société Kodak, en 1965, présente de nombreux avantages par rapport au 8 mm traditionnel, et principalement : - Une augmentation d'environ 50 % de la surface de l'image projetée; - Des images plus lumineuses et plus nettes; - Une mise en place instantanée du film. Celui-ci est contenu dans un chargeur, une cassette, que l'on glisse très facilement dans la caméra.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
OBS

The 8mm ViewCam [camcorder], which Sharp released in Japan last October, might easily be mistaken for a small liquid-crystal television with a handhold attached to one side. The ViewCam is unusually versatile because users can pivot the lens, which sits atop the handhold, separately from the display. This arrangement allows users to play a variety of tricks with the gadget, such a holding it at arm's length to film... while tilting the screen back to watch.

OBS

ViewCam™: A trademark of Sharp.

Key term(s)
  • ViewCam

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
OBS

ViewCamMC : Marque de commerce de la société Sharp.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Cinematography
Key term(s)
  • 8mm motion picture film

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Cinématographie
Key term(s)
  • film ciné 8mm

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Cinematography
CONT

From 1961 onwards’ 8mm film, sometimes with sound recorded on an added magnetic stripe, began to be used for educational and industrial purposes with school classes and other small audiences groups.

DEF

... cine film which is 8 mm wide. The older type of film, called cine 8 or regular 8, had 80 perforations located at the frame line. The newer type, super 8, has 72 perforations per foot with perforations located opposite the middle of the frame.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Cinématographie
CONT

Dans le film 8mm (qui en réalité, à la prise de vue, est un film de 16mm- dont on n'impressionne qu'une seule demi longueur et une seule demi-largeur d'image 16mm) les perforations sont réparties de la même façon que dans le film 16mm classique, c'est-à-dire de chaque côté de la bande.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

Motion-picture film 16 mm (approximately 3/5 inch) wide; used widely for educational purposes and for amateur motion-picture making.

CONT

16mm film : The 16mm silent film has 18 frames per second and sprocket holes on both sides. The 16mm sound film has 24 frames per second and sprocket holes on one side. The other side is used for the sound.

OBS

Films for educational and commercial uses are produced in several sizes :8mm, 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm. The "mm" stands for millimeters-i. e., width of the film in millimeters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
CONT

Il existe plusieurs formats de films d'enseignement : le film 16 mm, le 8 mm Standard et le Super-8. [...] le 16 et le Super-8 existent en version muette ou sonore [...]. [...] le film 16 n'a pas rencontré dans l'enseignement les succès escomptés [...]

CONT

La définition dépend [...] de la surface de l'image et, si elle est satisfaisante avec le film de 35 mm, elle peut l'être moins avec le 16 mm [...]

CONT

[...] 83,6% de ceux qui ont des films en ont en 16 mm. [...] Les films en 16 mm dominent très largement.

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Performing Arts
OBS

film loops 8mm : films 8mm en boucle(BT141)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts du spectacle
OBS

(ONF)

Spanish

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