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footage to tape and then pay for
editing time.
Instead, most invest in a Super 8 editing
bench and very carefully edit their original
footage in their own homes, unhurried by
hourly rates. There is a widespread miscon¬
ception that once the film is cut apart and
spliced back together, it will invariably be so
scratched and dirty that it will be unwatchable. One look at tapes of films like the clean
and scratch-free Jet Benny proves that this
simply is not true.
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simplest Super 8 splicer I've ever used, it
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splices that are strong enough to hold under
the tension of the Rank, yet are virtually
invisible. The [Wurker splice] tapes don't
distort the image of frames adjacent to
the splice and the soundtracks aren't
interrupted."
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students to the fundamental techniques of
filmmaking. While many film professors
agree with Boehm that Super 8 will contin¬
ue to be the best choice for introductory film
production courses, some even question the
wisdom of requiring students to "step up"
to 16mm for more advanced classes. Finding
that students can produce a Super 8 feature
film for less money than most short 16mm
films, and realizing that making a feature
film significantly raises a student's career
prospects and self confidence, some film
schools are altering their programs to en¬
courage (or require) students to produce a
feature film during their course of study.
Many students are excited about such
changes, knowing that they'll learn more
about making feature films by doing one
than by shooting several shorts. As Jon
Teboe, a recent graduate of the film program
at the University of Miami remarked, "Who
wants to make short films when you

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John Boehm, a film instructor at
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