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Two tests of a new film: ORWO NC500
When does new color negative film material come onto the market? Now it's here, the NC500 in 16mm, which is not allowed to be called ORWO. Our testers from the USA and Germany have taken a close look at the film. Is it better to develop in ECN-2 or C-41? How does the NC500 differ from Kodak films? Is the material suitable for developing yourself?

The Light-Sensing
Artist Max de Esteban from Spain has taken a close look at film cameras and film projectors. He breaks them down into layers, sprays them white, photographs them and finally puts them together to create special X-ray images. Why does he do this?

Andreas Marschall: Filmmaker on the Dark Side
Monsters, myths and neuroses - the film world of Andreas Marschall from Berlin. He has already shot over 100 music videos, many of them on Super 8. And a few feature films. But it all started with record covers and film posters that he drew. An interview about his work and the latest project that was created in Russia. On Fomapan.

Thriller on 150 Super-8 cassettes
A Super 8 film in the cinema? Emil Ink from the USA has achieved just that. A film that was shot on 150 cassettes in Super 8 format - and for which he was able to get a well-known US actor to appear. The thriller is now being released in the USA.

Another feature film: Single-8
Who remembers the 2011 feature film Super 8, directed by JJ Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg? Something similar has now been made in Japan: the feature film Single-8. It also includes scenes that were actually shot on Single-8. And a story with young people who filmed with Single-8 sound film cameras in 1978.

Fight the cassette clamp!
What to do if the film does not run properly through the Super 8 cassette?

The Eumig Nautica and the Skeleton
A film that is created underwater: The Eumig Museum in Austria stages a horror story in the pond next door.

Real film look in 2K
The Berlin scanning company screenshot has acquired the latest scanner from MWA, called Nova. screenshot boss Mario Loose reports on his experiences with the device: "Finally, a real film look" is his conclusion.

3x Single-8
Now click & surr supplies a total of three materials in the Single-8 cassette: two in black and white with ISO 100 and 200, and one in color with ISO 200. The best thing about it: the prices have been reduced by over 20 percent. All black and white films now cost less than 50 euros including development. click & surr is now the only supplier of Single-8 films worldwide.