[Frameworks] Liquidol / Eco Pro...any experience???

2019-07-27 Thread Ben Balcom
Hi all. Hoping someone might have some input/advice here. I teach an
Advanced 16mm class in which students do most of their own B+W Reversal
Processing for the semester. I'm looking for a Dektol alternative that
comes in liquid concentrate to avoid the powder mixing. These are what I'm
considering:


1) Eco Pro Chemicals:
https://www.digitaltruth.com/products/ecopro_overview.php
<https://www.digitaltruth.com/products/ecopro_overview.php?fbclid=IwAR2rT4rxzOTenuF_RMWWLS1C40P6LR6EpZavbAllUz-v195_0bu6SUuLG5g>
Eco pro makes eco-friendly developer, stop, fix  might be good for
the students and their nervous sloshings around.

2) Liquidol: http://stores.photoformulary.com/liquidol-paper-developer/
<http://stores.photoformulary.com/liquidol-paper-developer/?fbclid=IwAR3n1UBp9sU9_z8EqIW-bBGHrQv3rdln197YwnmiJkAtEKuLITE4aoZBP9g>
Designed as a high-yield Dektol substitute.

I've tried both and get solid results with small test strips. Still haven't
run a full 100', but I feel like they're good options.

Has anyone had any experience with either one??

Many thanks,
Ben

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Re: [Frameworks] tips for shooting on print stock?

2019-03-22 Thread Ben Balcom
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>> >>> I'm seeking any advice/ tips for shooting on 3383 color vision print
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Re: [Frameworks] Digital Projector Recommendation

2017-08-25 Thread Ben Balcom
Thanks Jeff!

On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 5:12 PM Jeff Kreines <j...@kinetta.com> wrote:

> projectorcentral.com always has trustworthy reviews of projectors in all
> price ranges.  Worth checking.
>
> Jeff Kreines
> Kinetta
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> Sent from iPhone.
>
> On Aug 24, 2017, at 9:28 AM, Ben Balcom <benbal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Frame-brain,
>
> I'm wondering if anyone has a strong recommendation for small digital
> projectors. I've been using a Mitsubishi HC3000 for years. Couldn't be
> happier, but we've been borrowing form a University and it's time to stop
> exhausting their resources.
>
> We screen in relatively small spaces, typically for crowds of 20 - 50.
> Ideally it won't break the bank, but I'm under the impression that the $600
> range of projectors is likely to disappoint.
>
> Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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[Frameworks] Digital Projector Recommendation

2017-08-24 Thread Ben Balcom
Hello Frame-brain,

I'm wondering if anyone has a strong recommendation for small digital
projectors. I've been using a Mitsubishi HC3000 for years. Couldn't be
happier, but we've been borrowing form a University and it's time to stop
exhausting their resources.

We screen in relatively small spaces, typically for crowds of 20 - 50.
Ideally it won't break the bank, but I'm under the impression that the $600
range of projectors is likely to disappoint.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Re: [Frameworks] Milwaukee Underground 2017 - CFE

2017-01-24 Thread Ben Balcom
Hi, I'm not sure if this last email went through. Could you please confirm
receipt?

On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Ben Balcom <benbal...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> We are delighted to announce that submissions are open for the 2017
> edition for the Milwaukee Underground Film Festival. The deadline for
> submissions is *February 15th*, so please don't hesitate! It's $15 for
> one entry and $20 for multiple entries. Our entry fee is waived if you have
> exhibited at MUFF in the past. Here's a link to our submission page:
> http://film-milwaukee.org/submissions/
>
> The Milwaukee Underground Film Festival is a student-run, international
> film festival dedicated to showcasing contemporary works of film and video
> that innovate in form, technique, and content. This annual event exhibits
> independent films from around the world. We are interested in publicly
> presenting the best in artistic, experimental, original, humorous,
> political and visionary film and video work.
>
> Questions can be directed to m...@film-milwaukee.org
>
> Cheers!
>
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[Frameworks] Milwaukee Underground 2017 - CFE

2017-01-07 Thread Ben Balcom
Hello all,

We are delighted to announce that submissions are open for the 2017 edition
for the Milwaukee Underground Film Festival. The deadline for submissions
is *February 15th*, so please don't hesitate! It's $15 for one entry and
$20 for multiple entries. Our entry fee is waived if you have exhibited at
MUFF in the past. Here's a link to our submission page:
http://film-milwaukee.org/submissions/

The Milwaukee Underground Film Festival is a student-run, international
film festival dedicated to showcasing contemporary works of film and video
that innovate in form, technique, and content. This annual event exhibits
independent films from around the world. We are interested in publicly
presenting the best in artistic, experimental, original, humorous,
political and visionary film and video work.

Questions can be directed to m...@film-milwaukee.org

Cheers!


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[Frameworks] looking for a video...

2015-07-04 Thread Ben Balcom
Hello hive mind,

This might be a serious long shot, but sometime in the past year I saw an
excerpt posted somewhere of a film/video (?) that was shot in the streets
in which there were numerous television monitors that would be zoomed
into/out of from various anglges...how's that for specificity?

I am trying to recollect what that was and where I even saw it...does this
ring *ANY *bells for anyone???

Many thanks,
Ben

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Re: [Frameworks] looking for a video...

2015-07-04 Thread Ben Balcom
AHA! Thank you, David! It was TV Interruptions: TV Shoot-out piece, which
is up here: https://vimeo.com/80365655
Thank you thank you thank you
-bb

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 Is it David Hall's TV Interruption ? I think you can find quotes online
 on
 Vimeo.

 David Kidman
 On 4 Jul 2015 21:04, Ben Balcom benbal...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hello hive mind,

 This might be a serious long shot, but sometime in the past year I saw an
 excerpt posted somewhere of a film/video (?) that was shot in the streets
 in which there were numerous television monitors that would be zoomed
 into/out of from various anglges...how's that for specificity?

 I am trying to recollect what that was and where I even saw it...does
 this ring *ANY *bells for anyone???

 Many thanks,
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[Frameworks] super-8 repair in boston area

2013-12-27 Thread Ben Balcom
in boston for a few days  wondering who does super-8 repairs in the area?
many thanks!

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[Frameworks] Fwd: MIGC 2014 CALL FOR PAPERS CREATIVE WORK

2013-10-20 Thread Ben Balcom
I'm not sure if this got through to the list the first time around...

Hello Frameworkers,

The 2014 Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference, hosted by
UW-Milwaukee, has an call for papers and creative submissions.  The call is
only open to current graduate students.  Please submit your work and/or
your writing!

The topic of this year's conference is ANIMACY.  The deadline for
submissions is November 20th.

Call for papers:
http://themigc.com/cfp

Call for creative submissions:
http://themigc.com/creative-cfp

Derived from linguistics, “animacy” is the condition of being alive or
animate, and serves in grammar as a way to classify or rank words on this
basis (*OED*). Yet the rich and overlapping senses of “animacy”, *e.g*.
animate, animation, animus, and animal, reveal the term to more broadly
encompass notions of agency, expressivity, sentience, cognizance, and
mobility. These notions are often categorized hierarchically, and are
saturated with social, cultural, and political implications. Animacy is
being increasingly invoked in contemporary discourses of posthumanist and
nonhumanist theory, critical ethnic studies, affect theory, object-oriented
ontology, queer theory, disability studies, animal studies, eco-criticism,
etc. Animacy is a way of troubling the binary of animate vs. inanimate, and
instead suggests a more complex system of inter-relatedness between things.
As theorist and keynote Mel Y. Chen’s book asks, how does matter that is
considered immobile, insensate, or deathly, animate our cultural lives?

Best wishes,
Ben


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[Frameworks] MIGC 2014 CALL FOR PAPERS CREATIVE WORK

2013-10-15 Thread Ben Balcom
Hello Frameworkers,

The 2014 Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference, hosted by
UW-Milwaukee, has an call for papers and creative submissions.  The call is
only open to current graduate students.  Please submit your work and/or
your writing!

The topic of this year's conference is ANIMACY.  The deadline for
submissions is November 20th.

Call for papers:
http://themigc.com/cfp

Call for creative submissions:
http://themigc.com/creative-cfp

Derived from linguistics, “animacy” is the condition of being alive or
animate, and serves in grammar as a way to classify or rank words on this
basis (*OED*). Yet the rich and overlapping senses of “animacy”, *e.g*.
animate, animation, animus, and animal, reveal the term to more broadly
encompass notions of agency, expressivity, sentience, cognizance, and
mobility. These notions are often categorized hierarchically, and are
saturated with social, cultural, and political implications. Animacy is
being increasingly invoked in contemporary discourses of posthumanist and
nonhumanist theory, critical ethnic studies, affect theory, object-oriented
ontology, queer theory, disability studies, animal studies, eco-criticism,
etc. Animacy is a way of troubling the binary of animate vs. inanimate, and
instead suggests a more complex system of inter-relatedness between things.
As theorist and keynote Mel Y. Chen’s book asks, how does matter that is
considered immobile, insensate, or deathly, animate our cultural lives?

Best wishes,
Ben


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[Frameworks] Contact for Robert Fenz

2013-10-05 Thread Ben Balcom
Hello,
Does any have contact information for Robert Fenz that they can share? If
so, please contact me off list:
benbal...@gmail.com

Many thanks,
_Ben

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