On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Scott Dorsey <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The only hope for Kodak's film operation is for Kodak to split it off and > get some people who actually understand film and the film market to run it. > It's going to take some capital investment too... some of those long alleys > are going to have to be split up and transformed into facilities more > conducive > to small production runs. They are going to have to figure out how to make > film in small runs and actually get that film to customers. > > I agree completely. The company needs to be broken up with motion picture being separated or bought by a company like Eastman Chemical. Perez, the board, and executive level management are stuffing their pockets with money through the sale of stock holdings and giving themselves raises and bonuses as the ship sinks. > So, I am hoping this is a good thing. If not, well, Fuji is making record > profits today. True, we'll have Fuji and ORWO and maybe AGFA (print and sound films), but Kodak MP makes stocks in 16mm that are not available from these other companies. 7363 and 3374 to name two. Though I believe AGFA still makes optical sound recording film in 16mm, getting it is cost prohibitive with minimum order requirements. I hope Kodak MP can survive in another form, but the current model needs to go. Alain -- 40 FRAMES Alain LeTourneau Pam Minty 40 FRAMES 5232 North Williams Avenue Portland, Oregon 97217 USA +1 503 231 6548 www.40frames.org www.16mmdirectory.org www.emptyquarterfilm.org
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