Old 8mm Film (Gatlinburg, TN) Bear Eats Watermelon. Lol.
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- This is some old 8mm (regular 8, not Super8) film footage I got in a box from an estate sale. It's old family vacation footage and looks to be from the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.
There's one part where a bear eats some picnic watermelon.
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Alright now. Mr. Crafsman, you instigated a trip down into a rabbit hole with this new video. It appears what you have here is a late 50s to early 60s video of River Rd, Gatlinburg, Tn. Interestingly, Ogle's grocery has a long history as the store began in 1850 and was passed down in the family until 1970. Now Mountain Mall and Ripley's stand in its place. Carroll Blankenships mercantile, with the rocket ship ride, was west down River Rd. Now the bear and cub...we all know they were a problem after tourists began feeding them. Great find!
GREAT info, Rebecca! Glad to get confirmation it was indeed Gatlinburg. But knowing that Ogle's was where Mountain Mall is now... that really places it for me. I can completely picture that location, as we go up there about every 3 years. So incredible to see the place as it once was.
I grew up in Eastern Tennessee and I remember going to the Smokies as a kid and seeing bears come right up to people for food. Seems crazy to think about today, but that's just how it was back then. I still love spending time in Gatlinburg (and Pigeon Forge), but it's not quite the same special place it was when I was a kid.
Thank you for sharing this information with everyone ☺
@@BoomerKeith1 I'm from Church Hill TN. Where are you from, If you don't mind me asking. I left there in 72. But I still have family there. And all around, I'm one of 18 children LOL. I would still be going up there now if it wasn't for my health. Starting to get old.
@@dukesworld3020 I'm originally from Macon, GA. However, I lived in Knoxville for many years. The majority of my family is in the eastern part of the state (Johnson City & Elizabethton). I love going back, but don't get back often enough. 18 kids! Wow, that's incredible. I know how that works though because my family in TN is huge. When he all get together there's almost always over 100 of us.
The one dislike you received is from the bear. He prefers seedless watermelon as the seeds get caught in his teeth.
L O L ! ! ! ! ! My wife laughed so hard at this comment when I read it to her! Cracked us both up!
I was thinking about how sad it was that probably none of those people (or their kids/ grandkids probably by now) know about this film, and then you talked about that. But at least it was sold to someone who treasures and appreciates it, even if it wasn't the family. Also, aside from the bittersweet thing, this was really interesting to watch from a historical perspective, those old cars, the clothes they wore, really neat to see.
Interesting how nonchalant they seemed about ol' bear eating their watermelon. Yunno, i think maybe they wanted the bear to have some watermelon. What nice folks..
just because it eventually wound up in an estate sale doesn't mean the film was never enjoyed by the family during its time with them
It would be just wonderful if one from the family, down the line, SOMEHOW picked up on this. I would gladly mail them the original.
When I die, I hope someone like Crafsman gets my stuff. Someone who will appreciate it.
If this family lived around laurel falls then they are pretty close to me
As Paul Simon sang:
Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
Oh, dear CrafsMan, my father was a 8 and super 8mm film person, he took so many films of us, I have a film of the moment my sister met me for the first time in hospital, me being a newborn, and that was 52 years ago! Now everybody has their memories in a phone... would they keep them or will they disappear as they change for a newer mobile.,.. will they regret losing their memories? Mine are kept in tins, very similar to the ones you show, and have been digitalized as well so it is now easier to watch them. My father edited the films piece by piece, then sent the edited roll to get a soundtrack ribbon on and then recorded music and voice, mixed in his old big roll magnetophon and then passed it to the edited film about our vacations and things. It was his hobby and also he earned some money doing it for other people. I am so proud of having my childhood summer holidays thoroughly documented. He also made some films recreating Fairy tales, like the Milkmaid, if you feel like it you can have a look here, this is an English version, the original version is in Spanish: czcams.com/video/EP_cXbA0eK8/video.html
Ohhhh, wow. There's just so much feeling I get from this comment. I do enjoy that old song, and your description of your dad's process for editing film and adding audio made me smile so big. I used to do "old school" film editing myself. I shot footage of me showing how the splicer on this Kalart machine works, but ended up keeping it mostly about the family's vacation footage.
That short film is phenomenal! There's just so much warmth and charm to the film medium, and this was so well-edited and performed. Delightful!
I thought of this song too!
@@TheCrafsMan Thank you so much for reading my comment and specially watching the Milkmaid film my father took me ages ago... I have so many like that one I feel very lucky, they are a treasure, a Family treasure. The best thing is that my father's father is the one who started it all and who even filmed in 16 mm the stories from his own family, so my dad, who was born in 1929 had footage of when he was just two years old!
I would love to see that footage you kept about the splicer but I know every video you show may be done thinking about your subscribers interest, so I know you may not want to show that, whenever you feel like it, thank you very much for your answer.
Wow you are very blessed to have such wonderful memories to look back on.
Your concerns about how the digital age being lost in time is not alone. I have seen many reports of historians and archivists discuss that specific topic. How with copies once they are produced as long as they are taken care of will remain for possibly centuries but digital formats change might cause the inability to access all this stuff people produce now. (Something like in one year as much as everything done before digital came along) Even most pictures are never printed and those that are do not survive for long due to the technology causing fading and stuff over years rather than decades
The metal film case made me think of the movies we’d watch in elementary school.
Looks like you were right on the Money, Crafsman. EE Ogle was the first supermarket in Gatlinburg, that was open until 1975, when it closed due to a Mall. Looks like you got someone's summer vacation footage.
Chad Roberts was it at where the "mall" is now? Next to the aquarium?
Also caught a glimpse that they're at the Blankenship campground.
Thanks for the confirmation, Chad! So neat to get feedback on exactly where this was filmed.
Wow, this reminds me of all the old 8mm movies my Dad took when me and my siblings were young. My brother copied all of those old movies onto DVD, so we have a more permanent copy and now my family enjoys watching them from time to time. Things were so much simpler back then. It is kind of sad they all ended up in a box for sale, but at least they are still being enjoyed and appreciated.
That "Watch out!" made us both laugh really hard just now. You're a natural. Never stop.
It's so incredibly satisfying to hear these old cameras working!
Thank you for the feedback! I have a BUUUUUUUNCH of them. The old Swiss-made windup ones run smoothest.
Y'all ASMR folks make me wonder about putting out a nothing-but-camera-sounds video one day. But then I feel like all my crafsy people will be like "What is this mess right here?"
@@TheCrafsMan I personally love that you have a nice variety of content on your channel! I show up for the kindness and passion you have in all of your videos, the interesting content is just a bonus. :)
The most wholesome video ever
:) Thank you, Derek! Glad you liked this!
You’re an inspiration to everyone who sees your videos, I watched you’re free range chicken videos and started surfing your entire channel and I love it all! There’s literally no one who could replace you or do what you do for so many people, you’re amazing Mr Crafsman
Wow. Mighty kind comment, Miguel. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this kind of encouragement and kindness. Means a lot to me, my friend.
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I second that, Jenn! I would love to listen to Crafsman read me a bedtime story 💖
His voice is SO soothing and lovely.
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Thank you ALL for the kind comments!
That bear was “CGI”. Cafsmans Generated Imagine
Oh, snap.
L O L ! ! ! ! ! This tickled me!
I have several of these old cameras too. I am always amazed at the build quality and intricate engineering that went into them for the time period they were produced. Nothing is built to that level of detail and quality anymore.
You're so right. And the older they are (wind-up ones), the more chance they still work. The electronic/battery-powered ones are usually corroded and don't work right.
Keep Steady Craftin CrafsMan.
I love what you did here, I love how you immortalized these people you found in their film.
What an honor.
Maybe one day their family will look here and see what you did.
Maybe one day they'll know how they ended up sharing their amazing mementos with the world to enjoy as well.
Thank you, and thank you again CrafsMan.
Hello, my friend! I quietly hope that someone from that family, at some point, ends up seeing this. I would be so happy to mail them the reel. :)
Hey CrafsMan ... everybody loves your stuff. Thank you.
That makes me so happy, Mr. Dennis! Thank YOU.
Thanks CrafsMan for turning some strangers memories into a story that we all can enjoy.
I like that, Rob. Thank you so much!
My friend is also into old film and his grandfather fixed up and old projector that was supposedly used in the Pentagon. The way you talk about it reminds me of him. He invites me over all the time to watch the new films he's acquired. Such an amazing feeling to see them each time. It never gets old. No pun intended... lol.
:) Wonderful comment! Thank you! Ohhh, I do have a fondness for this old stuff. No doubt. And your friend's grandfather sounds like a neat guy to hang out with. Old projector from the Pentagon... wow!
Wow! Thanks for the trip, the sound of that movie running brought me back in my grandparent's living room with the whole family watching our latest outing or gathering. My Grandma was the shutterbug, she'd have loved your collection. And I too felt that twinge of sadness for the family no longer connected to these memories, like we're no longer connected to ours. And remember camping with bears like it was normal, only in the Sierra Nevada not the Smokies. Now is all we got, except for the gift of memory. Thanks again for sharing your inspirations!
"Now is all we got, except for the gift of memory." Priceless, Ms. Janice. Wow. Thank you so much, as always, for your insightful, heartfelt comments. I appreciate you!
My favorite thing in old pictures or films, are the old cars driving around.
Oh man, Harold - I like that too! The only part with the cars was the little glimpse shown in this video. Really the stuff I didn't show was mountain shots, trees, etc. All pretty, though! But at that time they weren't thinking "These cars will be classic some day." That's neat to think about... how to them, then, those were just the cars that were around. No big deal. We look at them now and it's like "Mannnnnnnn, look at those cars!" :) I feel you on that.
TheCrafsMan SteadyCraftin - I know what you mean. It’s funny, when I’m with my kids somewhere, and they will call out old cars, cuz they know Dad likes that, and I look, but it’s a car from the 90’s. It’s not old too me, but it is to them. I just laugh and say “Yep. That’s a classic all right.” Lol!
"I don't think I want anymore watermelon, ya'll ready to go?" made me lol :D
I live a little over an hour from Gatlinburg in Elizabethton, TN. We have a Laurel Falls up in Hampton, TN. Maybe that was shot around here. Your videos make me so happy. I'm interested in a lot of the same things that you talk about. Old toys from the 80's and 90's, antiques, all sorts of repurposable items also. Your videos help me to look at a project in a way that I might not have thought of before, and to not get too frustrated with the project I'm working on. Thanks for the videos Craftsman!
My favorite part of any day is when the Crafsman uploads. It feels like seeing an old friend💗
Aww! I always appreciate you, my friend!
@@TheCrafsMan i appreciate you too!
Hello I live in Knoxville, That's Gatlinburg TN the Ogle family has been there for generations and used to have stores. It's mostly tourist things now, but that's where that is. 🙂
It’s very neat to get confirmation on that! It definitely had that Gatlinburg feel to it. Thank you so much for the feedback!
Your welcome! Thanks for the fun videos 👍
I am from the Northeast Tn. and there was a couple of Ogle's store in and around there. I think one is still open. Yep, that's TN. The smoky Mountains all right. Back in the '50s and 60's they would put out watermelon out for the bears. We use to call them tourist traps, And I've been to Laurell Falls. It was a hiking trail back then and it's in NC. Brings back a lot of my childhood memories. But we never had a video camera. Just a little box camera called a Brownie. Great video! 👌
Thanks for sharing this, Wayne! I really appreciate it. It's been so neat to read more of the background about Ogle's and the area. And I've a couple of Brownie cameras in my lineup too. Neat old outfit. :D
Your autogenerated captions are the best: "Hello and welcome to the grassman show. My name is your hoax the craft man."
Oh Crafsman. You're so right that it's sad when something special ends up in a box. But this film went to someone that values and appreciates it, and has the depth to realize it was a special time for those people. You gave that film a really good home. Those people would be happy that you have it! ❤️
Mighty nice, Ray. Thank you so much!
Love, love, LOVE watching old film footage, especially home-movies with little or no context. I used to collect old Super8 and 16mm footage and shot a lot of Super8 in the 90's and early 00's before they got rid of my beloved KODACHROME! 😢 You are so right; the rich, saturated colours where so beautiful, lush and magic, it truly was the greatest film stock ever made. ❤️
I think of those things too and it's sad. Love your videos
:) Thank you for watching! Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so.
I love antiques like this. Not only do they provide a glimpse into the past that I would have never otherwise experienced, but there's a lot that a DIYer can learn by using/tinkering with such devices. Thanks for the video!
Thanks so much, Palingi! I agree with you!
Couldn't have been found by a better person.
Very kind of you, my friend. Thank you for watching!
Thank you for sharing, Crafsman. I found peace in that family's home video that I didn't know I needed.
You ask what I think about it.... I think it looks like a lot of old photos I have of my family back then. TN is beautiful, and I am happy to live here again.... and I almost miss those time when people didn't think about how incredibly dangerous it was to go picnic in the Smokeys, lol Thank you for keeping treasures alive!
So glad you enjoyed this, my friend! Thank you for watching!
(And yes, it was a different time then! :) )
It's so sad to see things thrown aside... the history, clothes, cars, small town America. I remember how to splice broken 8mm films. Setting up Bell and Howell projector, used a sheet hung on wall. My first camera was a Bulleyes box. 👍🏼👍🏼✌🏻
Hello Sandra! :D Great comment! I almost showed y'all how to edit film on this little Kalart machine, but decided to keep it focused more on the family footage. Glad someone else out there is familiar with old-school splicing and projecting. :D
I was just in Gatlinburg a few days ago. We go every year. It’s a tradition. :)
Army Ants! Lost from my memory until today. As always, thank you Crafsman.
Army ants had the best commercial. The toys would not sell without it! Check it out on CZcams.
So happy others know about Army Ants figures. :D I'm about to go hunt down the commercial on CZcams! :D Thank y'all!
Amazing how that film was a portal into the past. Even though we don't know the people in the film, it's interesting to see their surroundings the way they did back then. Film has a texture and color that is soulful. Thank you for sharing your discovery at the bottom of that film box.
So glad you enjoyed this. I've got such a fondness for film in general, but when it holds memories from a sweet past like this, I just had to share with y'all. :)
Very cool Crafsman!
Thanks for sharing.
Love your channel.
Thank you so much, my friend!
LOVE this video! In the future, we won't see anyone doing this sort of thing with smartphones. This film stuff is like Magical...like Alchemy - I recommend everyone to find a way to go through the process of loading negatives into a cannister, taking pics, developing negatives, and developing out some pictures (using an enlarger and whatnot) The tactile aspect, the smells of the chemicals, the darkness, the quiet, the red light...its all meditative and relaxifying. Used to do it back in the 90's. So peaceful and creative. Keep SteadyCraftin' XOXO
Mannn, we're on the same page with this right here! Yesssss! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I’m old enough to remember setting up the projector to watch home movies. I still remember how much I loved the smell of the movie screen that snap-rolled back into the blue metallic tube. I don’t know WHAT made that smell (maybe I don’t want to know), but I loved it.
Oh, that evokes some memories. There were certain smells that had that effect on me as well. I still remember how much I enjoyed opening an action figure (and got to experience it with my kids)... that "fresh action figure" smell. One of my favorites! Thanks for this comment!
I relate to your love for old film. Years ago, in college, I got to edit either 8 or 16mm film. That was fun, but so much different than editing today. Keep on steady filmin'
It is a lot different - you're so right! Thanks so much for watching!
My family had a projector and slides of our camp in the Adorondacks we used to watch all the time. This makes me nostalgic. The camp has long been sold but is still there. My mom and I took a ride out to it last year and met the new owners. How strange is time that it distorts our view. What once was the size of a great camp to an 8 yr old child was now a small cabin.... But I digress. Loved this video. Made me feel homey.
Ohhhhhhh, I know exactly what you mean. Yes indeed. I remember tracking down old places I played as a kid, and you could almost overlook it. "That's the same place?!?" Seemed HUGE at the time, right? :) Thank you for watching!
@@TheCrafsMan exactly. I mean how we live our life is all in our perspective but when we were kids it literally was our perspective that shaped our perception. Too funny. Have a blessed day.
I love it when your videos go beyond crafts and explore humanity
This is reassuring to hear, because sometimes I just don't know if a video will "click" or not. Glad this one seems to have resonated!
@@TheCrafsMan wow thanks for responding! You are the best. I had a teacher tell me that if it makes you cry, it will make the audience cry. So I think if you yourself find the video touching, there will be an audience that finds it touching. You are such a cool person Mr Craftsman, I can't wait to watch more videos!
I've watched this video a few times now and surprisingly the moment that keeps drawing me back is the moment the Crafsman asked.... "Do ya'll like honey?". Maybe it was the 45 seconds preceding it that set the stage but that question... in that tone...at that moment was the essence of purity. It's the small details in a video like this that make the Crafsman channel what it is.
I appreciate that my little videos, and parts within them, resonate with you. It encourages me. Thank you!
I think the best thing that can happen with your things once you are no longer around to enjoy them is for someone else to enjoy them, and you are spreading the enjoyment to everyone on CZcams.
I love y'all too. I'm so glad I found your channel all the way over here in the UK. Be safe fella.
Thanks so much, Russell! :D You too!
Don't be sad that home movie got sold at an estate sale, because it landed in Your hands and TheCrafsMan appreciates things like this. It's much better that you have it and can appreciate it rather than it rotting away in sum attic sum place. And that's the truf right there!
There is an Ogles furniture store and Ogles Broom shop in Sevierville TN which is a couple of min outside Gatlinburg. I was just there with my family for Christmas and we saw a black bear while driving to the Summit!
Ryan, my professional friend! Thank you for the confirmation! It has been wonderful reading these comments!
They have a shop just for brooms?
LOVE this one CrafsMan! What a great find with that film--the bear was unexpected. I agree with you, whenever I find old things like that I wonder about the family but I also just enjoy watching and taking in all the little bits of scenery and landscape from years ago. What a treat! LOVE how you ended this one with the sunlight/tree at the end. Keep on making great little videos.
Mrs. Kellllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyy! :D :D :D :D :D So happy you liked this little video. You know me... I'm never 100% sure about throwing a random one out there, but the response to this one has been refreshingly wonderful! Glad you enjoyed it too!
Excited to share the next one with you. :)
Take me back to the days of home movies on 8mm film for sure. That was always a fun night for the family to watch our vacation movies together, so many fond memories and laughs shared as a family is a priceless treasure. I am glad you ended up with this film, cause you shared it with us and will take great care of for years to come. Thank you for sharing your love of film CrafsMan ♥ Much Love from Arkansas!!
Another great one CrafsMan. Again sharing with us how wonderful life was, is and still can be if we try. Thank you for reminding us. Love you and May God Continue to Bless you and us.
Mighty nice comment here. Thank you so so much! God Bless you as well!
I've been to Gatlinburg, TN because it's off of the Appalachian Trail that I'd hiked some in 2012. I'm listening to you narration now but I'm looking forward to seeing what the town was like those years back.
Woo boy, that's the last time I leave my phone charging upstairs. I'm a whole hour late to my favorite online personality, the one and only Crafsman! I've always got time to sit down and watch your videos, Crafsman. It's like sitting down for a coffee and a one sided conversation with a friendly voice. I've said it before and I will definitely say it again, great video my dude, keep on at it and well keep on listening and viewing.
Absolutely delightful comment, my friend. Thank you for this. So much!
@@TheCrafsMan you're very welcome! Keeping an eye out for your next one as always! Love the DIY and these other left field videos equally lol
CrafsMan! I too found a box of twelve 16mm films from an estate sale. It took 11 years for the archiving house in Mississippi to get the funding, but they finally had it transferred. Priceless footage of the MIssissippi Delta in the late 1940s and 50s. Amazing! Even found the family who was in it. And, yes, it was sad to see them separated from the family for decades, but a reunion then ensued. They too...were steady craftin'. 8-)
Looking at home movies and photographs of folks from long ago puts me in a very pensive mood. I wonder who those people were, where they are now and what kinds of lives they had. They are also very compelling and hard to pass up; I'm the one going through the stack of old photos at the secondhand store. I love that you see the value in these bits, Crafsman, and thank you for sharing them with us.
Me too! Me too... Can't help but wonder that. It would be SO wonderful if somehow one of the family members recognized this or the folks in it. I know the details are a little fuzzy, but it would be so neat. I would gladly mail the reel to them. :)
Look at that Patreon credit page filling out. Makes me glad.
Kasey Ray I noticed that too! He’s going to have to start producing a quarterly index soon enough to keep up.
Not going to lie... I had to go look up what is "quarterly index". LOL! Y'all don't worry, if I get bigtime like that, I'ma have to let someone else handle the particulars. I feel like a business man when I say "the particulars". :D
You are a wonderful gentleman. Thank you for sharing you. I promise I'll be "steady crafting" and dreaming of watermelon bears.
This channel really is one of a kind . I am a 32 year old and alot of this content is before my time but i can still feel such a connection to it and feel the love for the same interest or passion just different generations.
This comment really means a lot to me. Thank you!
Ok so I just discovered you with the sogmaster mold. I've been watching for the past hour or so and gotta say I love this channel. The sincerity you put into the videos. I seen one comment saying it's because you do videos about what you love and passionate about and it shows. New sub for sure can not wait for a new video. Thank you!!!
Absolutely wonderful comment to read this morning. Encouraging, my friend. Thank you! Please continue to hang around here. Happy to have you!
60's 70's Gatlinburg for sure Crafsman.
Thanks, Alan! Thank you for watching!
TheCrafsman, you are the Wizard of the Crafting World.
Craftsman, thank you for sharing. A family member " lost" all of our 8mm films from the early 70s of us when we were kids....heartbreaking. I hope someone like you finds them at a sale and can appreciate the memories.
Sorry to hear that, David. :( I appreciate your kind words.
My great grandma passed away recently. And you talk just like her, your my favorite channel. Never stop making videos
So very sorry to hear of your loss. I’m grateful you found my channel, and hope you continue to enjoy my videos. All my best to you.
Man! Old film cameras are my favorite. I don't know why, but I love the sound when film is rolling. I'm looking to put a raspberry pi into my brownie vi and make it digital!
Randall JOHNSON! Buddy, it's nice to hear from you. If you wind up getting that going, you know I want to check it out! :D I don't know much about Raspberry Pi, but I did look into Arduino recently. I'm thinking they are related. ? Sounds like a great project!
I live about 20 mins away from Gatlinburg, spent a lot of time there growing up. Thank you for this!
More stuff like this , please .
It may not get the views of some of your other videos , but it's just so interesting whenever you go "outside of the box".
Thank You , Crafsman, for all that you do for us.
Each of your videos is a joy. This one especially. I love the way you show your appreciation for the things that interest you. I always feel better having watched one of your videos. I look forward to the next one. Wishing you a nice day from across the pond.
Man, this is a great comment to me. Thanks so much, Jonathan! Happy you liked it. Hope you have a nice day over there! :D
I love that the closed captioning is so filled with errors. That proves that the Crafsman’s voice and narration are like no other. I just love your videos - all of them.
Oh mercy... is it still calling me "The Grass Man"? LOL!
Hold on to your memories. The photographs, movies, etc. You'll never know how much you loved them until you lose them.
God Bless you. You are very kind. The world needs more people like you ❤️
Thanks so much, Wendy! You're too sweet! ❤️
I thought that looked like Gatlinburg and the Smokey mtns too! We used to go up there in the summers when I was a child. So many good family memories!
:D It's a beautiful place. I feel like it's more "touristy". Or well... I guess it's always been that way. Maybe a little more "gimmicky", is the right word. If you see one new thing (like a mountain coaster) then you're about to see three more pop up about the same time. :/ I guess it's not a terrible thing, but I feel like some of the old charm is gradually fading.
It is crazy touristy! We always went to my uncle’s cabin way out in the mountains in NC but we passed by G’burg on the way and, even as a kid, I saw that it just seemed packed with tourist traps. That was 30 years ago, now, so I can only imagine what’s become of it in the meantime.
This was neat. Made me think of my dad, he collected cameras and made home movies of us kids, we from Rochester ny so Kodak was are backyard...thanks for this , peace and love, Crafsman.
Memories are all that we can take away at the end which is why it’s important to make as many good ones along the way
Well-said, Timothy! One thing my family always says, especially when we're out on a trip or at an event: "We makin' memories."
It's a beautiful thing.
Very cool. Makes one realize how lucky we are with digital video technology. We can shoot 45 minutes of footage and edit it down to the best 30 seconds, no sweat. Meanwhile, this fella had to pay cash to not only buy the film to shoot with, but also to see how he did with it! Seems like one heck of a challenge to improve filmmaking skills in those conditions. Great little bit of perspective. Thanks for the video!
Andrew, you made a point that few consider nowadays: With that old film, you never really knew how it was going to turn out! For me, it added to the surprise/excitement of it. I remember getting footage, and later, 35mm stills and having feelings of "Wow, this turned out better than it looked in the viewfinder!" (Depending on the film stock used.) OR... "I had that waaay underexposed." LOL!
Kodachrome is like an old friend...best film ever made.
If there was ever any doubt that Crafsman has a genuine & kind heart, 6:15 - 7:00 completely removed it.
One of the coolest CZcams videos I've seen. I would watch a whole channel of this. ...I often have the same sad reaction especially when I find things like this in the trash. I feel compelled to save and appreciate these lost treasures!
My favourite is the bear eating the watermelon!! 🐻 🍉
:D Glad you liked it, Jason Jason!
TheCrafsMan is like a mix of Bob Ross and Mr. Rogers, but with the comedic style and timing of Zack Galifianakis, and the crafting chops and love of unique and peculiar things similar to Adam Savage. It's so many of my favorite things rolled into one channel and has already inspired me to get into sculpting and crafting. After around a week of watching your show I have ordered several types of sculpting clay, a 3d scanner, 3D resin printer, and I plan to order some casting materials soon. I have been intentionally buying most of these through your sponsored amazon links to help you out because I love this channel and want it to never go away. I also plan to make me some free range chickens as soon as my 3D printer comes in. Thanks for all you do, and keep steady craftin. :)
This is such a wonderful, encouraging comment. Thank you so much for this, for your consideration and support, and for watching my little videos!
Gatlinburg Tn around 1956-1960
Thanks so much! I'm glad to have confirmation that it is indeed Gatlinburg. I knew it looked vaguely familiar. We go up there every few years, so it's interesting to see how much it has changed.
Craftsman goes Spielberg.
Hooooo, snap. Don't know about all that! LOL! :)
I like Crafsman goes Kodak
Hello! CrafsMan, I do enjoy all your video a lot! Thank you! In this one, I agree to your saying”… people put good time memory into a box and let it go...”, that really arouse me a little sadness.
I'm glad you enjoy my videos, friend! Thank you for taking time to comment. It is indeed a little sad, but also heartwarming to see a family enjoying a vacation, and a glimpse into a different time. :D All the best to you!
Yes!, I see the warm side from all your videos too! Thanks to your reply! Best regard~
I love the look of film every so often a 16 mil film comes up at auction
Fun to watch sometimes it’s a dud sometimes a treasure always an adventure
Thanks for watching, Dale! Like you said - sometimes it's a treasure, sometimes it's a dud. That adds to the excitement! :D
Thank you for sharing these treasures. You are a treasure, too.
Aww, that's very kind of you! Thank you for watching!
I'm so glad you got and filmed this, Gatlinburg is one of my favorite places on Earth. This is so freaking awesome.
I grew up in KY and went down there a few times as a kid, and those beautiful mountains just blew my mind. Can't wait to go back.
Glad you enjoyed this! We visit there every 3 years or so. Beautiful indeed!
Wow that’s really cool I live there the mountains are BEAUTIFUL
I gotta tell you that I really enjoy your videos! I feel what your saying about videos from estate sales. I like old photos myself. I could look through old photo albums for awhile. We are only here for a short while!
That’s crazy you got hold of this vintage footage. I go through there to get to Pigeon forge every few months . We have a house there and it’s just so nice out in those woods. Hiking there is amazing you can see the Appalachian trail, Clingmans’s Dome, and Smoky mtn. national park all in one and then gamble afterward.
Hello CrafsMan even though i don't have the time or resources to make the stuff you do, i really enjoy your content not just for the content itself for the personality that's behind it too.
Keep doing what you do.
Saludos desde Costa Rica!
Thank you SO much for this! Hope you are well in Costa Rica! Thank you for watching!
Dear Mr. Yourhost TheCrafsman:
I love your videos! My wife and I watch your videos together and they make us laugh. We especially like watching before bed because your voice helps us relax before a night of sleep. This video was my favorite thus far! Old cameras are also one of my favorite things; I have a small collection as well.
Could you do a series about your film cameras, and maybe go into the history and mechanics of each one? That would be nifty.
Much love from Durham, NC!
Elliot! I appreciate y'all so much, my man! Happy you both enjoy my little videos. I'm pleased and surprised to hear this one is your favorite so far, because I was not sure at all how folks would take it. :D It's reassuring. I want to do a video just on film cameras in the future!
What a neat find! I can't believe how nonchalant that family was about the bear and how close they all were to it!
For real! LOL! Thank you for watching!
That is definitely the Gatlinburg area. Thank you for sharing some footage of a place i loved as a kid. Its not as pretty anymore, with all the stores and traffic. But it is still part of my home.
Thanks, Alvis! So glad you enjoyed this! We make the trek up there every 3 years or so. Still like it, but these days we don't do the main drag through all the touristy shops. We usually head south-east to a little place called Greenbrier, where if anybody's there, it's just a fly-fisherman and a jogger. :)
Aw I live in Knoxville TN and I go to Gatlinburg pretty frequently. :) it’s a gorgeous town
Watching Mr. Crafsman while working on my craft.
:D Makes me smile! Thanks so much!
I don’t understand how you only have 200k subs so far your content deserves so much more and I can’t wait to see you hit a million!
Hey Crafsman! From what I can find out, that big old 35mm film is a copy of "Les Jardins de Mouton", a film about the gardens of Captain Robert L. Mouton, in Lafayette, Lousiana, and dates to 1940. Lafayette U has a copy of it in their archives. I can't really find much else, and I can't post a link, but here's an excerpt from their listing:
"Collection 468
Mouton, Robert (Captain) L. (1892-1956). Film, 1940
Robert L. Mouton was born in Duchamp on October 20, 1892 in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Mouton moved with his parents to Lafayette, where he attended public schools. He graduated from Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). During WWI, Mouton enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving as an interpreter and intelligence officer attached to the first squadron of the first marine aviation outfit overseas from May 1918 to January 1919. After the war, he returned to Lafayette and engaged in horticultural pursuits. He served as mayor of Lafayette from 1919-1927 and 1931-1935. He was a postmaster from May 1929 until November 1930. He served as a member of the United States Marine Corp Reserve with rank of captain. He was a delegate to the 1936 Democratic National Convention, and was elected as a Democrat to the 75th and 76th Congresses, January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1941. He died in New Orleans on November 26, 1956. He was interred at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Lafayette.
This collection consists of a 1940 film of Captain Mouton’s Les Jardins de Mouton in Lafayette, Louisiana with native cypress and oaks covered in moss. There was a grotto or shrine with Stations of the Cross and benches. There is a reference to a rock garden with statuary and a Shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes. Plum trees were in bloom and there was a statue of Evangeline. Camellias were in this garden, which included the celebrated and rare Governor Mouton camellia, Pink Perfection, and the rare “Hermey” There were hundreds of flowering plants, which were rare and costly. The field ends with a solemn salute by Captain Mouton to the Evangeline Statue.
Donated by Richard C. Broussard, Lafayette, Louisiana."
I hope you get to watch it one day! Take care and keep on steady craftin' my friend.
Best Channel on CZcams! Thanks Craftsman.
You produce content in what YOU want to share of what you enjoy, and it is loved by the steady craftin family, i love this channel, because its you, and that is magical ❤