On 2/18/12 5:55 PM, John Woods wrote: > While its certainly flammable and should be treated with caution I think > there is a lot of misinformation about the danger of nitrate film
> http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/new_offscreen/dangerous_film.html My Uncle was a Union projectionist back in the day - mostly standby. He told me that one night he was going to project a roll of nitrate and was told that if it caught fire just to leave the booth. My understanding is that the fumes turn to Acid in your lungs. In any case, if you look at old projection booths, they are build to be fireproof, that is with fire doors and panels that slide over the projection windows. The idea being to contain the fire within the booth. This stems from the days of Nitrate - I believe. -- Steven Gladstone New York Based Cinematographer Gladstone films Blog - http://indiekicker.reelgrok.com/ http://www.blakehousemovie.com http://www.gladstonefilms.com 917-886-5858 _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
