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As much as I appreciate 35mm, I generally recommend that my film programmers
avoid booking old 35mm prints, because the large distributors can't easily
control or guarantee the quality of the print shipped.
Sandra, that's an excellent point.
I've run 35mm theaters for the past decade and am a skilled projectionist, as
well as a manager.As much as I appreciate 35mm, I generally recommend that
my film programmers avoid booking old 35mm prints, because the large
distributors can't easily control or guarantee the quality of the
As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated
audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of
estimates--I appreciate it, everyone!
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
relating to the selection,
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp
maureen_tr...@emerson.eduwrote:
As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated
audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of
estimates--I appreciate it, everyone!
I should also mention that it
I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things might
have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation in
the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had
ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major
All too true, Jessica. *Unlike* independent distributors such as Janus, Kino,
New Yorker and Milestone, the staff at Swank have little knowledge of their
35mm inventory. The prints are very hit-or-miss. Sometimes they're pristine (as
was a print OUT OF THE PAST), but other times they're
But a 4K or 6K scan off of Technicolor 3-strip negatives with proper color
balance and digital correction for registration can look absolutely
stunning! I know it's not at colleges now (though I think Indiana U and a
few others do have it) and I know that by the time that becomes commonplace
the
Hmmm. They're doing at least 4K scans of some pretty obscure films
(Monogram's Charlie Chan's for example) off of archival prints so anything
is possible. Jessica, you're thinking film rental. They're thinking
preservation/streaming. If theaters want to rent a 4K scan, I suspect they
will be made
Again I would not be so sure they will make them available for screening.
For YEARS WB refused to allow theaters to project DVDS of films they had
actually released on DVD. To be fair they will be no less helpful with 4K
material than they are with 35MM with the notable execption of Universal.
On
