i would never ever send unexposed film through the mail. it's against all safety rules in filmmaking practice. how would you really know it's not going to be exposed to x-rays, even if you're told so by the people at the counter? how do they know what the guys at some remote airport or facility really do? not to mention mishandling, as Francisco points out. Marco
On 31 January 2014 21:12, Francisco Torres <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe by a courier service, never through fedex or HDL.... I have heard > horror stories of missing film. X rays may be a minor risk compared to > misplaced negative. > > > On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:29 PM, ev petrol <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> hey folks >> wondering if it's safe to use the US postal service (in terms of x-rays & >> the like) for sending unexposed film from the US to Ireland ...? Any advice? >> thanks! Moira >> >> moiratierney.net >> vimeo.com/moiratierney >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > -- "A brave flat world." marco poloni usedomer strasse 8 d - 13355 berlin gsm de +49.163.6294080 gsm ch +41.78.6322028 skype marcopoloni _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
