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On the next series of pages Drex gives a step-by-step explanation of how he did each effect in the film.
Superbman Special Effects by Drex Reed
Ah, the good old days, when special effects, for the most part, were done in the camera. That’s the way it was on Superbman: The Other Movie.
Superbman was shot on 16mm film stock. The special effects were shot on 7242 reversal film stock and there was one roll of negative stock used for some flying shots that I will explain later. The camera I used was a spring wound H-16 Bolex that enabled me to do accurate single frame exposures, leave the shutter open as long as I wanted, back wind the film to any point for double exposures plus the lens changing capability made this camera the one to use.
As I explain how these effects were achieved, remember this is back in 1980, way before the digital effects that you can do on your home computer, today. I will start at the beginning of the film and cover everything as if you were watching it.