Please Forward Dear Filmmaker, the MadCat Womenıs International Film Festival is still accepting submissions. MadCat exhibits cutting-edge independent and ...
Hello, I am looking for any information on a cartoon animator by the name Boyd La Vero. He was the creator of the "Marty Monk" series, circa 1929,1930. The...
Bradley Reeves
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Apr 15, 2003 5:45 pm
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Tried an experiment the other day at our local museum. I set up 8mm and super 8 projectors and projected them on the screen of the 150 seat auditorium. As you...
Bradley Reeves
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Apr 15, 2003 5:59 pm
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What sort of Super 8/ Regular 8 projectors are you using? There are all kinds, some great and some totally crappy. There's no reason that, with the right...
Steve Polta
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Apr 15, 2003 6:20 pm
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Hi Bradley- I sope to him and he has some stuff that sounds cool. he was interested in a photo of a Fuji projector. I need to get to my warehouse and take the...
You can only put a limited amount of radiant energy through that tiny 8mm or Super-8 frame! However, there were arc light sources used for some projectors,...
For many years people have been encouraging me to invest in a Kodak Moviedeck projector because it is Dual 8 and sprocketless, so easy on shrunken film. I've...
Brad's smallgauge post has gotten me to thinking more seriously about figuring out the projection I'm going to use in August. I think we should come up with...
Those last two messages were meant to go to the Home Movie Day organizers only...but I guess there's still some generally relevant information in them....
I wonder if it would be possible with some of these projectors to convert them to more powerful lamps. I don't know about the 8mm projectors but I have a book...
There's instructions for modifying the Elmo GS-1200 for taking a Marc-300 lamp in Brodsky & Treadway's "Super-8 Filmmaking in the Video Age" (although Toni...
Steve Polta
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Apr 16, 2003 9:31 pm
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Hi all: I'm pleased to announce that Squeaky Wheel/Buffalo Media Resources, a non-profit media artist access center founded in 1985 (www.squeaky.org) will be...
blue spool
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Apr 17, 2003 3:45 pm
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-My experience with the Moviedecks/Ektagraphic projectors have been more negative than positive. I've owned three or four of these and when they break...they...
Bradley Reeves
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Apr 18, 2003 2:19 am
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Bradley - Your ideas sound good .. thumbs up from T-Town... I agree on those self thread decks... they are tough to keep running , however they still wan them...
Just wanted to weigh in on the Kodak Moviedeck debate with some technical info and experience. I've used them many times for small venues. The early silent ...
Stephen Kent Jusick
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Apr 20, 2003 8:03 am
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It seemed like there are opportunities here for articles about small-gauge/amateur film. --Dwight CFP: The Velvet Light Trap #54--Fall 2004, Innovation and...
Might I also suggest for topics in this vein a tribute/obituary for Stan Brackhage? Reviewing his book "At Wit's End" taken from lectures he gave on the...
libbyb@...
Apr 23, 2003 4:39 pm
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We are trying to get away from using Perchloroethylene as a film cleaner because health concerns, but I have not found an acceptable alternative yet. We've...
Chad Hunter
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Apr 23, 2003 6:17 pm
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Phil Johnson, a film collector here in Texas City, reccomends Goo- Gone from WalMart to clean films. After the film dries to lubricate it with a silicone film...
Dear Chad: The Kodak website has a list of solvents that may be used to clean film: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/hse/solvent.jhtml?id=0.2.16.20&lc=en If...
We have not gone to the HFE -- but try giving Lipsner-Smith/RTI a call for a references list if no one responds. 847.677.3000. Scott Smerdon Monaco ... From:...
Scott Smerdon
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Apr 24, 2003 5:42 pm
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Thanks to everyone that supplied info. We are going to try to use HFE8200 from 3M because it is more people and environmentally friendly than most other...
Chad Hunter
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Apr 25, 2003 3:59 pm
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Spoke too soon. Apparently HFE8200 is only a viable solvent when used in conjunction with an ultrasonic cleaner. To be continued ........
Chad Hunter
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Apr 25, 2003 7:01 pm
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Winnipeg auteur Guy Maddin, on the joys and dilemmas of shooting Isabella Rossellini in Super 8, from his Village Voice journal: "Sad Songs Say So Much" by Guy...
I recently found 60 polavision carts containing priceless pictures of my family back in the early 80's. My problem is my player won't play any longer. Does...
Anybody ever use one of these? Brad Title of item: Developing Tank 8mm 16mm neg/rev film Boxed Seller: parazoom Starts: May-05-03 13:47:54 PDT Ends: May-12-03...
stymiedc@...
May 8, 2003 9:42 pm
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I am selling my Kodak 8mm & 16mm titler. It is in mint condition, I posted it on ebay with no reserve and it is set at just $1. You can find it at ebay by...
... This is a Russian made Lomo tank. You can still buy these from Russian dealers. Here is a link to a site which has more information and the manuals...