If your loops are short enough you don't really need anything special. Put a supply reel and a take up reel on the projector, but of course the film does not attach to them, it just passes through them.
If you have slot loaders you can make (and keep) the loops, just splice the film into a loop of the appropriate length, load it on the projector and go. When done you can remove the loop intact and store it in a can. If you have any kind of a self-threading projector you need to thread up the length of film the same way you would load a regular reel, then make the splice to join the tail to the head and you are good to go. In either case the length is limited to a fairly small range, but it's a loop. Can be kind of challenging to make that splice in midair, or on top of the projector, but it's not too hard. To unload this you should undo the splice, let the film run out of the projector, and keep the length of film intact. Of course tape splices are easiest in this situation, and you need not lose any frames undoing the splice. I am rather loopy these days, the piece I am showing Friday at Strange Beauty Film Festival here in Durham is CIRCLE SPIRAL SLOW. Not sure how many frameworkers know about Strange Beauty, it is annual and this is #4 and it's a rather wonderful little fest. Drop in if you are in Bull City. Tom Durham Cinematheque From: frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com [mailto:frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] On Behalf Of matthew brown Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 1:34 AM To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Subject: [Frameworks] 8mm/16mm looping Hi, I am trying to set-up a basic loop on a super-8 projector and also a 16mm projector, the film would be pretty short, no more than 10ft. anyone with experience with looping have suggestions/readings/instructions??? thanks so much, matthew brown
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