Re: [Frameworks] 8mm/16mm looping
hey matthew check out http://www.looper8.ch have fun, paul On 20.01.2013 07:34, matthew brown wrote: Hi, I am trying to set-up a basic loop on a super-8 projector and also a 16mm projector, the film would be pretty short, no more than 10ft. anyone with experience with looping have suggestions/readings/instructions??? thanks so much, matthew brown ___ 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
Re: [Frameworks] 8mm/16mm looping
You can avoid a lot of scratching by winding some teflon tape around the cores of the reels. Make sure that the film flattens the end of the tape. Best, David Le 20 janv. 2013 à 15:33, Tom Whiteside a écrit : > If your loops are short enough you don’t really need anything special. Put a > supply reel and a take up reel on the projector, but of course the film does > not attach to them, it just passes through them. > > If you have slot loaders you can make (and keep) the loops, just splice the > film into a loop of the appropriate length, load it on the projector and go. > When done you can remove the loop intact and store it in a can. > > If you have any kind of a self-threading projector you need to thread up the > length of film the same way you would load a regular reel, then make the > splice to join the tail to the head and you are good to go. In either case > the length is limited to a fairly small range, but it’s a loop. Can be kind > of challenging to make that splice in midair, or on top of the projector, but > it’s not too hard. To unload this you should undo the splice, let the film > run out of the projector, and keep the length of film intact. Of course tape > splices are easiest in this situation, and you need not lose any frames > undoing the splice. > > I am rather loopy these days, the piece I am showing Friday at Strange Beauty > Film Festival here in Durham is CIRCLE SPIRAL SLOW. Not sure how many > frameworkers know about Strange Beauty, it is annual and this is #4 and it’s > a rather wonderful little fest. Drop in if you are in Bull City. > > Tom Durham Cinematheque > > From: frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com > [mailto:frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] On Behalf Ofmatthew brown > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 1:34 AM > To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com > Subject: [Frameworks] 8mm/16mm looping > > Hi, > I am trying to set-up a basic loop on a super-8 projector and also a 16mm > projector, > the film would be pretty short, no more than 10ft. > > anyone with experience with looping have suggestions/readings/instructions??? > > > thanks so much, > matthew brown > ___ > 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
Re: [Frameworks] 8mm/16mm looping
If your loops are short enough you don't really need anything special. Put a supply reel and a take up reel on the projector, but of course the film does not attach to them, it just passes through them. If you have slot loaders you can make (and keep) the loops, just splice the film into a loop of the appropriate length, load it on the projector and go. When done you can remove the loop intact and store it in a can. If you have any kind of a self-threading projector you need to thread up the length of film the same way you would load a regular reel, then make the splice to join the tail to the head and you are good to go. In either case the length is limited to a fairly small range, but it's a loop. Can be kind of challenging to make that splice in midair, or on top of the projector, but it's not too hard. To unload this you should undo the splice, let the film run out of the projector, and keep the length of film intact. Of course tape splices are easiest in this situation, and you need not lose any frames undoing the splice. I am rather loopy these days, the piece I am showing Friday at Strange Beauty Film Festival here in Durham is CIRCLE SPIRAL SLOW. Not sure how many frameworkers know about Strange Beauty, it is annual and this is #4 and it's a rather wonderful little fest. Drop in if you are in Bull City. Tom Durham Cinematheque From: frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com [mailto:frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] On Behalf Of matthew brown Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 1:34 AM To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Subject: [Frameworks] 8mm/16mm looping Hi, I am trying to set-up a basic loop on a super-8 projector and also a 16mm projector, the film would be pretty short, no more than 10ft. anyone with experience with looping have suggestions/readings/instructions??? thanks so much, matthew brown ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] 8mm/16mm looping
hi matthew, what do you need to achieve with the loop? 10ft is pretty easy, especially for 16mm. if you want to hang the loop or make it change direction i would recommend using daylight spools–that is, if you don't mind some fine scratches. anything can be used to help form a loop...some have suggested coathangers, suspended wire, and i have a friend who uses those 1" steel rings that unclip (i think they are office supplies...they have a hinge and are used to clip things together through a hole punch) to suspend the film which is also good because it only touches the edges of the film and keeps it much cleaner. regardless, there is going to be crap accumulating in your projector so make sure you can clean it at intervals. most of what i know about loops comes from old frameworks conversations anyway, so i won't take the credit away from other people...it's googlable on the archive. there was a thread about "the loop" in academic writing on FW about a week ago, come to think of it. oh! and one thing i really like is if you can have your film illuminated from the back so it's easy to look though (if the projector is in a public space). just lends kind of a neat sculptural touch. cheers, RW On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 10:34 PM, matthew brown < matthewfrancisbr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to set-up a basic loop on a super-8 projector and also a 16mm > projector, > the film would be pretty short, no more than 10ft. > > anyone with experience with looping have > suggestions/readings/instructions??? > > > thanks so much, > matthew brown > > ___ > 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] 8mm/16mm looping
Hi, I am trying to set-up a basic loop on a super-8 projector and also a 16mm projector, the film would be pretty short, no more than 10ft. anyone with experience with looping have suggestions/readings/instructions??? thanks so much, matthew brown ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
