Standard 8 is an 8mm wide cinematographic format created through a modification of the older 16mm film format. The latter had for long been institutionalized and stardardized in filmmaking processes, but the invention of the Standard 8 introduced a cheaper and more affordable alternative for family and amateur filmings.
A Standard 8 film is 16 mm wide and must be manually cut and then developed, in order to be proyected on an 8mm format. Splicer machines are used to divide the film. The following is a design of a Standard 8 splicer that can easily be built to breathe new life to this virtually obsolete format.
Step by step
1.- Print the design on a 3D-Printer.
2.- Attach the upper part to the lower part and put a blade in the lower slot.
3.- After having put together the splicer, open it and align the film on it, then close and lock the splicer from both sides. Finally, cut and edit your film. A help of another person is recommended to pull the film, while the other one cuts it.
