Because it is easy to use and possess a character amateur Super-8 camera this is why it was used to shoot in homes for many years, since its inception in the 1960s. Professional filmmakers like Oliver Stone and Wim Wenders, already used this camera to create climates in special scenes from his films.
All this had been in the past, but the camera came to light with the announcement of the movie "Super 8 ", produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by J. J. Abrams. In the long, six filmmakers want to make a movie about zombies in the city of Ohio, but encounter with an alien escapee from Area 51, a U.S. military base. The boys filmed the action with the infamous Super-8.
Made of LEGO
Inspired by the film, the builder of LEGO Friedemann Wachsmuth created his own Super-8 camera with toy parts. The camera is 99% made of LEGO. The only parts that are not toys are the coil, the lens and the tape compartment. Unlike the original Super-8, the camera has 120 mm Wachsmuth for writing and film at 24fps.
Wachsmuth also adapted an LED light to give a glow to the more interesting footage. If you want to check the camera in action and all details explained by the creator himself, watch the video below:
