BACKGROUND INFO:
I am not a ‘film enthusiast’ and my past working life has revolved around electronics (many fields including communications, industrial and audio) and “The Arts”, more specifically, creative arts such as handcrafted fine china, ceramics and landscape artworks.
An associate has asked me to help find new owners for HIS large collection of photographic and film items … this is yet another one of those items. I am frequently asked “THE QUESTION”
So how many films do you have, Russ?
My response is … boxes and boxes of them, perhaps 350+ films are now left for me to look through … plus a few projectors
Another question I am often asked “Can I come and have a browse through the films?” Sorry, but the answer has to be a flat NO!
ALL film stock is safely away in my storage units, nice n cool and out of harms way, each day (or so) I will retrieve a few films, take a look (and smell!) at each film … absolutely NO ONE can just casually “browse” the collection. My associate wouldn’t like that and neither do I.
There is a lot of detail on this page plus even more HERE … I strongly suggest anyone who is interested in this film to read everything carefully, including looking at the link. To not do so is at your own peril!
Vinegar Syndrome “smell test” = Negative
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME (1979)- Super 8 Film
This is definitely the 1979 release, not the 1936 original
Fletcher Films
Commercial release for the Home Movie market
This is the motion picture “Shape Of Things To Come” which visualises the very advanced for it’s time SciFi book written by HG Wells back in 1914. HG Wells was a “seer” of the future with such predications as atomic motor vehicles (well, not quite there yet) and the atomic bomb – 30 years before it was created.
1979 version

Labelling information is sparse, with only a dyna-label on one side of the 8″ library case and no markings at all on the generic Black reel.
Motion picture released 1979
Leader film is fitted
8″ Black plastic generic reel ***
*** Note: that this is an 8 inch reel, you will need an 8″ or larger takeup reel
Colour
Sound
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
The reel is not cracked or damaged
NO damage to the library case
NO personal writing on the film reel, or the library case.
TESTING:
Test machine: ELMO 1200ST
The projector film path has been completely cleaned prior to running this film through the machine. I now have a “running sheet”, my maintenance schedule if you like – I record when each maintenance is performed because I am running a lot of films through the machine.
I ran the film through the projector for approximately ten minutes, a test viewing only and not the entire reel
The colours are substantially shifted towards the Reds but I must say that while the Red is most often dominant, at times Greens are also visible however no Blues to be seen!
Sound is good, although just slightly muffled (loss of high end) but clear enough to here what is going on.
This film is now stored in a cool, low humidity environment while it awaits a new projector to bring it back to life again!