Re: [Frameworks] Help: 16mm looper to rent - East Coast Options!

[Christopher Ball]

Robert Film Services in Montreal makes custom loopers.  Sent from my BlackBerry - the most secure mobile device - via the Rogers Network From: neba...@pnca.edu Sent: July 19, 2018 21:22 To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Reply-to: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Help: 16mm looper to rent - East Coast Options! That is frickin' brilliant.  I once made a contained loop the right length to just run through the projector and across the reels on its own, but it was so short it was only a few seconds of footage. Looked really cool though. Nicole Elaine Baker MFA in Visual Studies, 2019 Pacific Northwest College of Art Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies www.magiklantern.com On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 9:41 AM, jimmyschaus1 <jimmysch...@gmail.com> wrote: Just ran the loop through a regular 16 projector and had the extended arm of a mic stand placed a couple feet behind the projector, perpendicular to it, and looped the back part of the loop around that.  Adjust the distance of the stand from the projector to effect the tautness.  Made one big loop that went round and round.  Took a cue from audio tape looping techniques I've seen at experimental music gigs lol.  Just put another object somewhere that can take up the slack and voila.    Not the safest bet--the material the mic stand's made out of isn't abrasive but also its not designed for celluloid running smoothly over it for hours on end.  You could end up with some scratches.  But if you really want to do the loop and can't acquire a proper looping projector, it works.   On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 11:20 AM, Nicole Baker <neba...@pnca.edu> wrote: Hey Jimmy Schaus, Could you elaborate on how you set that up?  It sounds like a really useful trick! Thanks! On Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 8:54 AM jimmyschaus1 <jimmysch...@gmail.com> wrote: I used the arm of a mic stand to take up the slack of the loop and just a regular 16 projector for an art show once, worked pretty well!  On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 9:37 AM Margaret Rorison <margaret.b.rori...@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Friends,  A student of mine is looking to show a 16mm film in a Juried show at her school in Baltimore, MD.  Can you recommend any professional places that would rent a looper for a reasonable price.  ​I have a beautiful handmade looper made by Kenny Curwood- but I am not able to lend this and wanted to see what other options there are for renting one for a couple of weeks.  thanks! Meg​ ------------------------------------------- http://margaretrorison.com/ http://sightunseenbaltimore.com/ _______________________________________________ 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

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