Hi all Thanks for all the responses. Very encouraging. I’m waiting to here back from the archive who currently have the films and will update you when I know more!
All best, Mary On 15 Dec 2018, at 20:19, Larry Urbanski <lar...@urbanskifilm.com> wrote: > I'm quite curious as to the title or content of this nitrate film. Although > one archive may not want it, another might. I've sent nitrate to the LOC > several times, and I know other archives had footage (it was a Chaplin film, > Those Love Pangs), but the LOC still wanted it for their collection. > Larry > Urbanski Film > > On 12/12/2018 6:31 AM, Mandar Gotad wrote: >> >> You can do film scanning >> >> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018, 16:18 mstark...@gmail.com <mstark...@gmail.com wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I have three reels of 35mm suspected as nitrate and confirmed by my local >> film archive recently. They want to dispose safely of the film via a third >> party… And don’t recommend that it is taken back into a domestic environment >> as they told me it will invalidate my house insurance. I’m torn between >> recklessly wanting it back to set fire to myself (!) and document as an >> artwork. I have very little idea what is on it apart from it’s 1920s (and >> presumably not thought to be significant if the archive want to destroy it). >> It’s not in bad condition and has just been sitting in my studio for the >> last three years. I suddenly panicked about it spontaneously combusting >> after watching Bill Morrison’s Dawson City: Frozen Time, which includes lots >> of footage of film setting on fire! >> >> Any recommendations, thoughts, warnings, advice from an artist filmmaker >> perspective, rather than an archival perspective, are welcomed. >> >> Mary >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > -- > We will be closed Thursday, December 20th until Wednesday, January 2nd. > Re-open Thursday, January 3rd. Please note this on your calendar. > **************************************************** > Visit Urbanski Film's Websites for film, equipment, supplies: > http://www.urbanskifilm.com > http://www.presstapes.com > Visit Moviecraft Home Video's online catalog at: > http://www.moviecraft.com > Larry Urbanski > 708-460-9082 > **************************************************** > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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