Nitrate film can be dangerous, but if the film is in good condition, the dangers that the press talk about are greatly exaggerated. There is a great deal of nitrate film that has lasted over 100 years. If the reel of film looks like a solid hockey puck, is glue like or there's a great deal of dust (from the film, not the can), than there is reason for concern. Otherwise, if it looks like film, then it's a good chance it can last another 100 years under proper storage conditions. In New York, the best place to take film is to the Anthology Film Archives (Andrew Lampert, though he's only working part time these days while making his own films), the Museum of Modern Art (Katie Trainor is the head of the film vaults) and the George Eastman House (Jared Case) in Rochester.
Dennis On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Steven Gladstone <[email protected] > wrote: > > > > On 2/18/12 11:25 AM, Tom Whiteside wrote: > A nitrate fire is unstoppable. > > > Because it releases it's own oxygen as it burns. The Fumes are toxic. > > I've a large roll I rescued from a film with a plot point of burning > down an old film lab. > > How do I get it to someone who would like it? > > It's sealed and in the freezer. > > > -- > Steven Gladstone > New York Based Cinematographer > Gladstone films > Blog - http://indiekicker.reelgrok.com/ > http://www.blakehousemovie.com > http://www.gladstonefilms.com > 917-886-5858 > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > -- Best regards, Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: [email protected] www.milestonefilms.com www.comebackafrica.com www.yougottomove.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com <http://www.killerofsheep.com> Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook and Twitter! and the Association of Moving Image Archivists <http://www.amianet.org>! Follow Milestone on Twitter! <http://twitter.com/#!/MilestoneFilms>
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