What is Super 8 wedding film, & is it worth it?

Every so often a couple sees a few seconds of grainy, golden, slightly flickering footage & goes "wait, what IS that?" It's Super 8. Real film, through a real vintage camera.

What is Super 8?

Super 8 is a film format from the 60s & 70s, the one most families used for their home movies. We shoot your day on real Kodak film stock through vintage cameras, then send the film to a dedicated lab to be developed & scanned in high resolution.

There's no filter or preset anywhere in it. The grain, the warmth & the soft flicker are the film itself, which is why you can't really fake it in an app.

Tegan & Caleb, Whitford. Shot on real Super 8.

Why do couples choose Super 8?

• It looks like your parents' home movies. Digital video is sharp & literal. Super 8 is soft, warm & grainy.
• It's the same look families got in the 70s. Real film grain doesn't come from a preset.
• Hardly anyone has it. Everyone has phone videos. Very few couples have real film of their wedding.

What should you know before booking Super 8?

A few things, so nothing surprises you:

• There's no sound. Super 8 is silent, so we cut your film to a song you love. If you want your vows & speeches, that's what digital video is for.
• It's a daylight format. Film needs light, so we shoot it from getting ready through to the last golden light.
• It's short & sweet. Super 8 is sold by minutes of footage. Our add-ons run from 2 to 3 minutes of raw footage up to 8 to 9 minutes, each with an edited cut.

How does Super 8 work with Selah?

Most couples add Super 8 to their photo or video collection, & we roll real film through the day alongside everything else. One team, so there's no extra crew to work around. You can also book Super 8 on its own if we've got your date free, which is lovely for elopements & smaller days.

Every film booking includes a pre-wedding film plan, Kodak stock, lab processing & scanning, a hand-cut edit, & a private gallery to keep.

Is Super 8 worth it?

If you love old photos of your grandparents, film cameras or vinyl, you'll probably love this. It sits next to your photos really well: the photos are the full record, & the Super 8 is the 2 minutes everyone rewatches. Film dates book out on the same calendar as everything else, so check yours early.