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San Francisco 1958
8 months ago
More surprises. A reel labeled "Alameda 1958" happened to feature quite a few urban scenes set in San Francisco. This footage features only my grandfather; both behind and in front of the camera. Preceding this piece of film was a document of his travel there; aboard a Navy Aircraft. That will be posted soon.
Music by Air "Alone In Kyoto"
Music by Air "Alone In Kyoto"
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the wagon turned around manually, classic.
Gosh, how I love the light leaks on the right of the footage!
This reminds me of the San Francisco depicted in "Vertigo."
the song is called alone in kyoto by AIR.
Keep in mind that these are home movies. He would make popcorn and show these to his family as a Friday night activity. Editing was part of the spectacle. I can't imagine there was very much thought put into preserving the raw footage as a historical record. He wasn't a professional; just a hobbyist.
I'm doing no editing on my part with any of these movies. Only adding music.
Unfortunately, with most of these things, my choice in music seems to be polarizing for a lot people. The best I can do is choose something which reinforces the imagery to me. Primarily based on feel rather than any rational thought.
You enjoyed the images, though? Thanks for your input; I appreciate your constructive criticism.
I am curious how you transferred it, my father has a bunch of old films I would love to save, but there aren't many options I know of that aren't very expensive.
Can you talk a little about the transfer process?
Your choice of music was well considered.
Great stuff here. Thank you for sharing it.
Dad also had a 16mm DeVry camera, and I wish I could afford a Spirit transfer of his footage.
Thanks for posting it! And the music was a nice choice, sort of a wistful feeling that fits nicely with footage from the past.
very nice video thank Jeff for shared!!!
Yes I do remember these type of home movies, every neighborhood had a neighbor who took us 'traveling.' For those of us in Frisco it was Hawaii. It is just that quality that I enjoyed so much and in part made me mention the music mis-match.
i LOVE the choice of "alone in kyoto", makes me think of thoughtful bus rides on the 38 geary to work with my headphones on.
thanks for sharing!
It's abosulutely fantastic this.
Hurrah for film!
I've got lots of 30 year old 8mm and none of it looks as clean as this....you have a beautiful timeless piece here, just amazing!
I just finished writing about San Francisco; it's been 20 years since I left, and your video brought back some great memories.
A real masterpiece...
SF has not changed that much :)
this is terrific stuff. Would I be right in thinking this was shot on Kodachrome? I transfer a lot of film myself and Kodachrome seems to withstand the ageing effects of time better than any other filmstock.
Your Grandad's film is in beautiful condition and has been shot by someone who was clearly comfortable with the technology of the day.
One of the other contributors above bemoaned the fact that his newer 8mm films didn't transfer over as well and this could be explained by the much larger image size of 16mm. But also by the emulsion, in my opinion, Kodak hit the jackpot with Kodachrome II and none of their other emulsions (before or since) looks as nice as KII.
I would stick my neck on the block and say your film was shot on KII
Thanks for posting your Grandad's films they are a brilliant tribute
However, I'm aware that the footage was all real time and not edited down except for the flash frames, so it I guess it wasn't short for your grandpa. SF rules!
it seems that james stewart and kim novak are going to appear at any moment!
Thanks for posting.
Thanks.
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Sublime video. I love it.
An Artist You Are.
It seems to me (with your excellent music pairing) to represent life and death side by side. The people in the movie, they are all gone now, but we see them so fresh, in a dream or a memory.
Thank you for sharing this, it has been inspiring.
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