Super 8
Proper noun
Meaning
Super 8
A motion picture film format introduced in the 1960s, nominally 8 millimetres wide, but having smaller perforations than earlier formats, allowing for greater exposed area.
Examples
I think by around the time I was about 8 or 9, the idea of filmmaking probably took hold. I made little Super 8 extravaganzas when I was a kid, the first being my own version of 'Romeo and Juliet,' and where I played all the parts except for Juliet.
I started when I was eight, doing super 8 films.
I got a Super 8 camera when I was eight years old, and I just wanted to tell stories - I love telling stories.
When I was really young, I shot a lot with my Super 8.
My mom had gotten a Super 8 camera to make home movies with, and my brother and me got our hands on it and ran with it.
My father had a Super 8 camera when I was a kid and sometimes he would use it. I did some animation with it. I did a lot of flipbooks.