STANDARD 8mm FIRST
Kodak's idea behind Super 8 was to make things as simple as possible for people to film their memories.
To make a film with direct sound, you acquired all equipment with sound facility.
Alternatively, a soundtrack could be added afterwards on silent film stock, using with a sound projector which doubled as a recorder.
Super 8 was never intended to replace 16 mm for documentaries, TV work, education, promotional, industrial, training films nor to distribute commercial and 35 mm films on a smaller format. That role was taken over by video.
Super 8 was targeted at the general public so that they could produce their personal home movies in the easiest way possible.
However, some enterprising independent film makers soon diverted Super 8 from its purpose to use it as an experimental, avant-garde, creative, militant, free type of cinema that could be shown easily anywhere. So dedicated Festivals were put together, super 8 films were presented on television, there were competitions between various stations and for a while, Super 8 went for a tour round the world.
