Re: [Frameworks] 25mm Lens EIKI 16mm projector

2016-10-16 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
Hi Luis,
Are any of these lenses what you are looking for?


best

> On Oct 16, 2016, at 8:57 AM, luis ?  wrote:
> 
> Dears colleagues,
> 
>  
> I´m looking for a 25mm lens for 16mm Eiki Projectors. I have one but I need 
> other like this for a double screen project. Someone knows where I can find 
> it?
> 
>  
> I could buy it or change for a 35-60mm zoom for EIKI or B&H.
> 
>  
> Best
> 
> Luis Macías
> 
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Re: [Frameworks] Archival Footage on Iran

2015-09-16 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
Thank you Fred. I will contact him shortly.
best,
> On Sep 16, 2015, at 6:02 PM, fred truniger  wrote:
> 
> last year swiss filmmaker samir, who is of iraqui origin, premiered his 
> documentary IRAQUI ODYSSEY. Its a (hi)story of his family in which he used 
> mainly private but also - if I remember correctly - other archival footage. 
> you might want to contact him @ the production company dschoint ventschr.
> this is the webpage of the film: 
> http://www.dschointventschr.ch/en/inproduction/documentaries/iraqi-odyssey 
> <http://www.dschointventschr.ch/en/inproduction/documentaries/iraqi-odyssey>
> good luck! Fred
> 
> 
> 
> Am 16.09.15 um 19:40 schrieb Roshanak Elmendorf:
>> Hello Friends,
>> I am looking for archival footage or photographs on 1979 revolution in Iran 
>> and on the events after that, which I can use in my recent film. I am 
>> familiar with Prelinger archives but I find very little on the subject. 
>> Please advise. 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> https://vimeo.com/137631818 <https://vimeo.com/137631818>
>> aroomwithoutaviewfilm.com <http://aroomwithoutaviewfilm.com/>
>> 
>> Best
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[Frameworks] Archival Footage on Iran

2015-09-16 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
Hello Friends,
I am looking for archival footage or photographs on 1979 revolution in Iran and 
on the events after that, which I can use in my recent film. I am familiar with 
Prelinger archives but I find very little on the subject. Please advise. 
Thanks in advance.

https://vimeo.com/137631818 
aroomwithoutaviewfilm.com 

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Re: [Frameworks] Looking for films made in "THE OTHER"

2015-02-08 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
Having experienced that situation, I totally understood the title!! Good luck 
with the program my friend.
Best,
Roshanak
On Feb 8, 2015, at 4:44 AM, Lena Ditte Nissen  wrote:

> Thank you everybody for your replies so far!
> 
> And yes, i also think Francisco is in is right here. But also i never ment to 
> increase the definition of "the other" as being somthing that lies outside of 
> white western dominated society only - but rather as something that lies 
> outside your regular perspective by any means. "you" being from where-ever, 
> going into another "place" (on a physical or psychological level) than that 
> you are used to, than that you know the best. 
> 
> Best wishes, Lena
> 
> 
> 
> LENADITTENISSEN.COM
>   BERGERNISSEN.COM
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 4:44 AM, Caryn Cline  wrote:
> Francisco makes a good point.  It is all about perspective.  
> 
> Perusing the Women Make Movies catalog might be helpful.  Here's an idea: 
> Johanna d'Arc of Mongolia--a mash-up before that was a concept.  
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> CC
> 
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Francisco Torres  
> wrote:
> Interesting how the concept of ''The Other'' is used mostly by the 
> dominant/normative. Like when they talk about ''foreign films''...
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnvWH85gaMk
> 
> 2015-02-03 12:51 GMT-04:00 Jorge Lorenzo Flores Garza 
> :
> 
> Rosario Sotelo, Mexican-American in San Francisco has some great films.
> 
> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 13:37:28 +0100
> From: lenadi...@gmail.com
> To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com
> Subject: [Frameworks] Looking for films made in "THE OTHER"
> 
> 
> Hi Everybody --
> 
> I am looking for films made by women and made "in the other", meaning in 
> another country, in another society, another world; trying to cope with the 
> occuring differences or the attempt to establish new, fictional narratives in 
> order to counter the expierienced "other". 
> 
> I am putting together a program that will be titled " The Other; I." for an 
> off-space in Copenhagen, Denmark and would love to show recently produced 
> pieces...
> 
> 
> Looking forward to your suggestions!
> 
> Alle the best, 
> Lena
> 
> 
> www.lenadittenissen.com
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Re: [Frameworks] 100ft daylight spools for Eyemo Camera

2014-11-12 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
They are $4.99 on eBay!
On Nov 11, 2014, at 7:42 PM, Jon Behrens  wrote:

> Hello Frameworkers 
> I thought I would ask if anybody could point me in the right direction to 
> pick up some 100ft daylight spools for my Eyemo, I only have about 8 and 
> would prefer to have about 20, nobody seems to have them. 
> 
> any information would be great
> 
> Best Regards
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Re: [Frameworks] removing dust marks on transfer

2014-06-27 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
Wonderful information. Thanks Dave.
On Jun 26, 2014, at 8:42 PM, Dave Tetzlaff  wrote:

>> I was thinking it would be an expensive process to remove digitally.
> 
> It's not necessarily _monetarily_ expensive. You can do it manually if you 
> can afford the time. Of course, you want as clean a transfer as possible, but 
> there are still likely to be some big nasty dust spot every X number of 
> frames.
> 
> The trick to manual dust removal is that your spot is only on one frame while 
> the image likely persists over several frames. 
> 
> 1. So you put the film in a timeline in FCP or Premiere or whatever in two 
> layered tracks. 
> 
> 2. The top is the copy-to-be-repaired and the bottom os the "patch". 
> 
> 3. Offset the bottom track/layer a couple frames in either direction.
> 
> 4. Make a four-point garbage matte around the first dust spot, applying a lot 
> of smoothing to the outline and a lot of feather to the edge.
> 
> 5. Voila. The frame below should now fill in the dust spot.
> 
> 6. Copy the matte, paste it into the other frames with dust spots, and move 
> it over the spots. (This is easier than drawing a new matte). Frames with 
> more than one spot need more than one matte.
> 
> 7. Review each filled spot. Most will probably look OK as the part of the 
> patch frame peeking through will be similar to the hole in the repaired 
> frame. Where the camera or subject have moved enough, though, there will be 
> no match and the patched hole will as obvious as the original spot. So we 
> need to get a proper fill under the hole:
> 
>   A. Cut and trim the video in the patch track, so you can move this 
> particular patch frame around without messing up any others.
>   B. An appropriate fill area is likely to be available either in some other 
> part of the patch frame, or a on a frame offset in the other direction - i.e. 
> if your patch track is +2 frames offset from the main track, a frame at -1 
> offset might work. 
>   C. To save time you'll prefer to do one or the other: 1) offset the XY 
> center of the existing patch frame,  2) try a different patch frame a few 
> frames away, but not both unless it's absolutely necessary.
> 
> 8. of course, you only want to perform this operation on frames that are for 
> sure going to be in the finished film, so it comes after you have a tight 
> edit (but before you do any slo motion effects in software...)
> 
> ...
> 
> Yes, I've done this for a half-hour film. Yes, it was incredibly tedious. 
> Yes, it took a very long time. Yes, it took several passes because I kept 
> finding spots I'd missed on the previous pass. Yes, the results were worth 
> it. In this case anyway.
> 
> As Jeff noted I think only half-jokingly, a certain amount of imperfections 
> can be part of a filmic aesthetic. It all depends on material and purpose. 
> Sometimes you'll want a little dust, sometimes it won't matter, sometimes you 
> need the frame to be really clean to preserve the fragile poetics of a shot. 
> So when I say my labor was worth it, that's contextualized by how much 
> clean-frame-vs.-dusty-frame mattered in terms of the aesthetics of the 
> particular work at hand. YMMV.
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Re: [Frameworks] Student Film/Video Fests?

2014-04-03 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
Hi Benjamin,
Try Athens Film Fest(ohio). They have accepted one of my experimental films.  
Also a  friend send me info about this festival in Rome:
http://www.i-m.co/inte/intecinemafestival/home.html. There are wonderful venues 
in New York city for experimental films. I will share them with you as I 
discover them. Good luck!
Roshanak





On Apr 2, 2014, at 11:59 PM, Benjamin Pearson  wrote:

> Hello all!
> I am wondering if anyone has any leads/suggestions for fests that are 
> friendly to (undergraduate) student experimental film and video makers? By 
> friendly I mean something along the lines of no/low cost, preferential focus 
> on young/emerging artists (or have specific categories for such artists as 
> part of a larger fest) whose emphasis is on works other than traditional 
> narrative, documentary or music videos. Any and all ideas would be greatly 
> appreciated by me, and even more by the young artists who are subject to 
> benefit from such info!! thank you in advance!
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Re: [Frameworks] Uploading long dv video online, youtube, etc.

2014-03-18 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
I've found Vimeo much easier to work with. 
Roshanak
On Mar 18, 2014, at 9:56 AM, Michele Smith  wrote:

> 
> Hi, I am having a lot of trouble uploading my films online. Theoretically, 
> everything is checked and right with youtube, but after 9 hours, each time it 
> says cannot upload. I've tried different methods. Is there some trick to 
> this? Thanks in advance if anyone has any ideas.
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Re: [Frameworks] Installation works that incorporate hand-painted film

2014-02-25 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
Hi Adam,
Please check my website and let me know. All animations are hand painted (shot 
frame by frame by a digital camera) and most of the films are direct scratch 
and manipulation on film. Some of the drawings for the animations are 6 ft x 8 
ft. I can send you the links and passwords if interested. 
Best,
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On Feb 25, 2014, at 8:20 AM, Adam R. Levine  wrote:

> Dear Frameworks,
> 
> This is a very specific RFI but I am looking for artists or works that check 
> as many (at least two, let's say) of the following boxes as possible, listed 
> in order of preference:
> 
> 1. Installations or possibly live performances...
> 2. ...That incorporate abstract footage (preferably 16mm loops)
> 3. Hand painted, scratch film, or hand animation
> 4. Sculptural elements or constructed environments
> 5. Use of text or voice
> 6. Preferably by female artists or filmmakers
> 
> Like I said - specific. But perhaps you can help.
> 
> Many thanks,
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Re: [Frameworks] Ooops. Ektachrome. Divorce.

2014-02-19 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
Hi Mark,
I have 2 rolls of Kodak Ektachrome color reversal film(7285) that I bought last 
year. It is yours if that is the right film stock. I'll get it to you or lynne 
asap. Please let me know.
Best,
Roshanak

On Feb 19, 2014, at 9:18 AM, Mark Street  wrote:

> Hi Brothers and Sisters,
> I'm a bit out of the loop on what stocks are discontinued, and just shot my 
> wife's last roll of 16mm Ektachrome reversal (which was processed beautifully 
> by Pac Labs here in NYC, incidentally).  
> Any alternative to this stock so that I can replace this roll? Ebay?  Fuji?  
> Anyone out there holding and willing to sell?
> She's not on frameworks so with your help I can pull this off.
> Otherwise it's a move to the Super 8 motel for me.
> 
> From the doghouse,
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Re: [Frameworks] would you send unexposed film by us mail to europe?

2014-02-01 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
Hi Isaac,
When you use FedEx do you( is it necessary to) mention unexposed film and do 
you request special handling?

On Feb 1, 2014, at 10:06 AM, Isaac Brooks  wrote:

> Moira, 
> 
> I've received and sent both unexposed and exposed film quite a few times 
> through the mail, more usually domestically as opposed to overseas, but I 
> have never once had a problem with either x-rays or handling. I think both 
> Francisco and Marco are in good practice however, as they're encouraging you 
> to protect your materials from the inconsistent stuff that happens from one 
> place to another. 
> 
> That said, I have had film go through the x ray machines at airport security 
> a lot, and practically all the film I have received is the mail, or, I am 
> willing to bet, was mailed at some point. Regarding the service used, I'd 
> actually trust FedEx over USPS + another postal service ANY day of the week. 
> Better tracking, better handling, less multiple carriers, faster, but 
> certainly a bit more $. But not worse in terms of handling or reliable 
> delivery. Just insure it for the max. 
> 
> I say perhaps mail some, and bring some with you personally. If anyone's 
> traveling with you, beg them to bring some too. Bring a dummy can/roll to 
> show airport people what you are carrying. Also, have a plan to protect your 
> exposed stock even more, as that's the priceless entity. I'd say that's your 
> bigger issue actually, unless you'll be processing somewhere over there. Good 
> luck, 
> 
> Isaac
> 
> On Saturday, February 1, 2014, Marco Poloni  wrote:
> i would never ever send unexposed film through the mail. it's against
> all safety rules in filmmaking practice. how would you really know
> it's not going to be exposed to x-rays, even if you're told so by the
> people at the counter? how do they know what the guys at some remote
> airport or facility really do? not to mention mishandling, as
> Francisco points out.
> Marco
> 
> On 31 January 2014 21:12, Francisco Torres  wrote:
> > Maybe by a courier service, never through fedex or HDL I have heard
> > horror stories of missing film. X rays may be a minor risk compared to
> > misplaced negative.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:29 PM, ev petrol  wrote:
> >>
> >> hey folks
> >> wondering if it's safe to use the US postal service (in terms of x-rays &
> >> the like) for sending unexposed film from the US to Ireland ...? Any 
> >> advice?
> >> thanks! Moira
> >>
> >> moiratierney.net
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Re: [Frameworks] Middle Eastern film + video

2014-01-20 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
Hi Ghen,
Please check my website. I have the excerpts of some experimental films( mostly 
about Iran). Please contact me off the list if interested.
Best,
Roshanak Elmendorf
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On Jan 20, 2014, at 7:50 PM, ghen zando-dennis  wrote:

> Seeking contact information / links to experimental / narrative  documentary 
> work made by Middle Eastern artists. And to the artists themselves, too. I am 
> co-curating a program of work at the end of the year.
> 
> Ideas? Thank you.
>  
> Ghen Dennis
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Re: [Frameworks] EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

2013-12-20 Thread Roshanak Elmendorf
Hi Kim,
Please send me a fee waiver for submission.
Thanks,
Roshanak Elmendorf
On Dec 20, 2013, at 4:24 AM, Kim Knowles  wrote:

> Dear Frameworkers,
> 
> It's that time of year again!
> 
> 68th EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL JUNE 18 - 29 2014
> CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BLACK BOX EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS SECTION
> DEADLINE 18th February 
> 
> EIFF is once again inviting experimental submissions for its BLACK BOX 
> section. I'm looking for works of short or medium length on any format. As 
> always, I strongly welcome films on 8mm, 16mm and 35mm. EIFF continues its 
> support of analogue film! We also do our best to cater for works requiring 
> multiple projectors.
> 
> Films should be UK premieres, should not be available online at the time of 
> submission, and should be no more than 12 months old by June 2014. For EIFF's 
> submission rules and regulations please visit: 
> http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/submissions/rules-regulations. 
> 
> Fee waivers apply for Frameworks subscribers so if you'd like to submit a 
> film please contact me directly at this address. You will most likely receive 
> a generic response with the fee waiver form attached. Don't take it 
> personally!
> 
> Looking forward to receiving your films, as always.
> 
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