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
Moira,
I've received and sent both unexposed and exposed film quite a few times
through the mail, more usually domestically as opposed to overseas, but I
have never once had a problem with either x-rays or handling. I think both
Francisco and Marco are in good practice however, as they're
Hi Isaac,
When you use FedEx do you( is it necessary to) mention unexposed film and do
you request special handling?
On Feb 1, 2014, at 10:06 AM, Isaac Brooks isaacbrook...@gmail.com wrote:
Moira,
I've received and sent both unexposed and exposed film quite a few times
through the mail,
No, I've never mentioned it. I have always been afraid of the package being
held up due to its uniqueness. Probably a risky idea.
I'll say again, that precautions are justifiable, and that Marco's previous
comment about the overseas scanning is correct when it comes to the mail.
I've often just
Isaac is right about motion picture film. You might end up in a hand
inspection siuation for the very simple reason that a motion picture
film can, contrarily to a still photography roll, contain a knife
(16mm) or a gun (35mm). So make sure your film is packaged in its
original light-tight plastic
