Transfering film to dvd

Assuming we are tralking about 8mm films, here is the cheapest way. Project your movies onto a screen or a white sheet. Get a DV camera and a tripod and set it up right underneath the projector as close as possible. If you project and shoot from different angles everything will look funky (it's called keystoning) Turn off all the room lights and do tests. Try setting different gain levels on your camera...try whitebalancing while the film is projecting something with white in the frame. Don't touch the tripod. Then download your tapes to a computer with a dvd burner.
I have used a fan blowing the sheet (copying espn)..it's a pain but it worked and the reporter won an award for it.
Just be sure to play with the gain on your camera to get it right.

The piece of equipment is called a telecine. When I started in broadcasting in the mid 80's they were still around..but just barely..it is still they way that films are transfered to video. Basically a video camera is pointed towards a mirror...the film projector is pointed towards another mirror and then makes its way towards the camera lense. You can buy a home version, but like I said above..it's a lot easier to point it ast a sheet.
Steve