I would love to be a part of this collective for sharing prints. Totally dead-on idea.
Bernie On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 2:15 PM, <cbifi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I shoot 16 and 35 (and super 8) as much as I can, but it's getting > challenging with the labs going down. I do not own camera gear beyond a > regular 16 bell and Howell wind up and some super 8 cameras. I shoot so > many different formats that camera gear is impossible to keep up with! The > Atlantic film co-op still has 16, 35 and Super 8 camera gear and I have been > loosely planning a project with a local film maker who has her own 35mm kit. > > The cinema has been very satisfying though, although it can be a challenge > getting prints. I would like to explore the idea of a film print Collector's > Collective, where collectors can share, trade and screen each other's prints, > and there is a central database of some sort. It is impossible for each > collector to be able to afford a complete library, but we all have an > interest in seeing these prints screened, and distributors are quickly > getting out of film based product. It would be interesting to hear thoughts > from the frameworks group on this topic. > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network. > Original Message > From: Nicholas Kovats > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 09:07 > To: Experimental Film Discussion List > Reply To: Experimental Film Discussion List > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] 35mm/16mm screening space > > Great to hear that you and your 35mm theater exist, Christopher! I am > also from the Martimes originally and it's great to see indigenous > film based micro-cinema! Are you still shooting 35/16mm film and do > you have your own equipment? I will be in touch. > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 3:59 AM, Christopher Ball <cbifi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I want to introduce frameworks members to a rare 35mm / 16mm / Super 8mm / >> HD screening space in the East Coast of Canada. I have a 25 seat theatre >> with Dolby digital surround for 35mm and HD with flat, scope and 1.33 >> projection lenses and a platter or reel to reel transport system. More >> details can be found at my website, www.cbifilms.com click on "of interest" >> then "Church Lake Cinemateque" The Cinemateque is located in rural Nova >> Scotia on a 60 acre property bordering a lake. I also collect 35mm and 16mm >> prints. I believe I am the 2nd last facility in Atlantic Canada that can >> still support 35mm projection, the other being the Vogue Cinema in Sackville >> NB. >> >> Christopher >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
