Small Gauge / Amateur Film Bibliography
The Small Gauge and Amateur Film Bibliography, compiled by Margaret A. Compton, Katie Trainor, Karan Sheldon, Dwight Swanson, and William O’Farrell with the help of other small gauge luminaries, is a project launched in 2000 by the Small Gauge Task Force. Intended as a growing document, it was last revised in 2005 by editor Margie Compton. The entire document may be downloaded for printing, Small Gauge and Amateur Film Bibliography, 2005 (.pdf) -- or may be browsed by section:

History & Criticism
Filmmaking Manuals/Guides
Periodicals
Technology
Miscellaneous

PERIODICALS

Amateur Movie Makers, 1926-1954. Amateur Cinema League monthly journal.
George Eastman House has a full run; also Library of Congress; Northeast Historic Film is working on completing a set.
LC Call No. TR845.A5

Amateur Cine World, London, Link House. Vol 1 (1934) - Vol 13 (1967). Merged with 8mm Movie Maker & Cine Camera to form Movie Maker.

The Bolex Reporter, For All Movie Makers. Linden, N.J., etc., Paillard, Inc., etc. Semiannual, 1961-v. 1-24, no. 1; 1950-1974.

The Cine Almanac: The Universal Year Book of the Cine Amateur, edited by
Tony Rose, Focal Press. An annual roundup of the British Cine Club scene, listing Clubs, Film Competitions, Libraries, Laboratories, and articles. (The 1953 version includes articles such as Choosing a Cine Camera, Join A Cine Club?, Budgeting for Sound, Laboratory Service, 235 pages)

Coming Attractions, The World Wide Publication for the Super 8 Collector
2248 Acosta St. Kettering, Ohio 45420 tel (513) 294-5650

Filmmakers Film & Video Monthly. Monthly magazine with column on Super 8 from 1979-1982, by Bob Brodsky and Toni Treadway. List of articles, reprints available from Treadway, Littlefilm.org. (978) 948-7985

Flicker, Your Guide to the World of Super 8. Flicker in LA c/o Norwood Cheek, 6310 1/2 Primrose Ave, Hollywood CA 90068. flicker@mekons.com; www.flicker.org

Foreign Correspondence: The International Super 8 Phenomenon, Toni Treadway, International Center for 8mm Film and Video, Inc. May 1986. Magazine format monograph, 32 pages. A collection of articles and photographs from 21 filmmakers. Copies still available from Treadway, Littlefilm.org. (978) 948-7985.

Home Movies "Hollywood's Magazine For The Movie Industry," ed., Arthur E Gavin, Ver Halen Publications, Los Angeles CA. 193? through 195?.
This magazine was published monthly and included articles and editorial advice from cine clubs throughout the USA and Canada.

Home Movie Quarterly, published by Buckingham Movie Museum, Buckingham, England
ISSN 0266-7010

The Independent. Published 10x a year by the Foundation for Independent Video and Film, NYC. Articles on Super 8 by contributing editors Bob Brodsky & Toni Treadway from 1982-1990.

Journal of Film and Video, vol. 38, no 3-4, 1986. University Film and Video Association. 152 pages. Edition dedicated to amateur film.

Journal of Film Preservation, Volume 24, No. 50, March 1995 through Volume 25, No. 53, Nov 1996.

The Moving Image. A journal of The Association of Moving Image Archivists. Jan-Christopher Horak, editor. University of Minnesota Press, 2001. Bi-Annual publication.

Pathescope Monthly. Published from September 1929 through May 1955 when it was renamed The Pathescope Gazette till May 1959.

Reel Image, 2520 Blackhawk Ohio, Kettering, Ohio 45420
Tel (937) 296-9036. Published 3x a year.

This is an initial bibliography for those interested in learning more about small gauge and amateur film. These categories are not definitive: History and Criticism, Filmmaking Manuals/Guides, Periodicals, Technology, Miscellaneous. A listing may well fit into more than one category. A majority of these listings are still available at libraries and archives. This bibliography is an ongoing project; additions are welcome. Please send suggestions to Katie Trainor, trainorkatie@hotmail.com.

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