A silent musical comedy? Is there an optical soundtrack? Nitrate was common up until the early 50's, way past the silent era.
If I were you I'd get rid of it. A funky looking roll of nitrate is no joke. But it sounds like it might be worthwhile to photograph those stalagmites on the reel. Just be careful with your lights! Perhaps you could ask PFA if they are interested in it, or could recommend someone who would be. If you don't mind sacrificing a few frames it's rather instructive to cut off a short bit, put it outside on the sidewalk and put a match to it, maybe with some kind of a short fuse. Now imagine 200' of tightly wound film. A nitrate fire is unstoppable. Good luck and be safe! - Tom From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of k. a.r. Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 4:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Frameworks] What to do with one roll of nitrate film? hello. I have one roll of nitrate film in my collection. I recently looked at it for the first time in a year or so, I keep it stored in a drawer with more modern 16mm. The metal reel that it is on has started to grow these oxidized looking stalagmites and the whole reel is looking kind of funky. I wonder what I can do with it? The images are a partial reel of some musical comedy from the silent era. It is 35mm. Seems to be about 150-200' long. I'm assuming that if anyone wanted it, I can't mail it, due to it's extremely flammable nature. So any ideas or suggestions of what to do with this roll? thanks. Kristie Reinders, B.F.A. Director of Cinematography, Electric Visions Curator and Head Projectionist, Electric Mural Project The Mission, San Francisco, CA 'A first class technician should work best under pressure.' - - - Issac Asimov
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