back from sabbatical or something...?
- Jim
Jim Campbell wrote:
>Reel change markers are small black ovals with a thin yellow outline in
>the upper right-hand corner of a print. You'll usually see 6 per 2 hour
>movie, or one every 20 minutes or so. I haven't been a projectionist
>for a long time, so it's possible they've changed the reel change
>markers since then, but in older theaters, I still see the ovals (in
>newer ones, they get the entire film on one reel).
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>- Jim
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>William H Bowen wrote:
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>>'tis possible you were seeing the "reel-change" markers. AFAIK they
>>occur every 13-15 minutes.
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>>'tis also possible you were just seeing a bad print. I'd tend to think
>>the former tho' not so much the latter.
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>>will
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>>Paul Ihrig wrote:
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>>>ok so i am watching underworld in the theater yesterday afternoon.
>>>there where like 4 other people there.
>>>was great.
>>>
>>>but every so often i would see for 1 frame some thing like
>>>::. or :.: or ..:. but in red, probably the size of several of those
>>>laser
>>>pointer things...
>>>
>>>the person i was with didn't notice them...
>>>but i saw them at different times on different locations on the screen..
>>>
>>>any ideas, or am i mad?
>>>he said it could be blue screen markers, but i doubt they would leave them
>>>in the film..
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