I have to thank Dave Hinett for giving me the idea for this short series.
When ‘Film Making’ and ‘Movie Maker’, the UKs two small film gauge magazines disappeared from the news stands, everyone at Derann agreed that their passing was only going to be detrimental to the ‘Home Movie’ market, whether it be package movies or the home movie making enthusiast. After giving it some thought it was decided to launch Derann’s own magazine to try and fill the void, and this eventually evolved into ‘Film For The Collector’ (FFTC). Here’s the full story.
From as early as 1934 there had always been a number of magazines on the market specifically aimed at those whose hobby was either, attempting to catch the first wobbly steps of their first born, capture that holiday of a lifetime or for the many groups of budding professionals how to make their amateur movie look slicker than their rivals! “Amateur Cine World”, (which went to a weekly in the 60s), “8MM Movie Maker”, “Cine Camera” and “Amateur Movie-Maker” had been available to both the serious amateur and those who only got their cameras out for special occasions, from as early as the 1940s, however by 1966 “Film Making” and “Movie Maker” had assimilated all the earlier magazines and in November 1980 “Film Making” was incorporated into “Movie Maker”! Derann was probably not the only company who received a short letter, in the middle of 1985 announcing that it would cease publication with its November issue. “Making Better Movies” began its life the following month, but had only a small section allotted to 8mm.
With the UKs only small film gauge magazine about to disappear from the news stands, everyone at Derann agreed that its passing could only be detrimental to the ‘Home Movie’ market, whether it be package movies or the home movie making enthusiast. After giving it a great deal of thought it was decided to launch Derann’s own magazine to try and fill the void, and this eventually evolved into ‘Film For The Collector’ (FFTC).
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