Re: [Frameworks] spools, reels and rolls

ne-reeler, two-reeler, five-reeler, etc. to describe the length of a theatrically released silent film. spool: I think this is simply the British-English equivalent of the first "reel" definition above. - I'm interested to see how others make their distinctions among these terms.

Re: [Frameworks] 1. when was the film splicer invented? (mstark...@gmail.com)

amp;H_Splicers.htm -Interesting thread! Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturday Tue+Thu: 8-6, Wed+Fri: 9-6, Sat: 10-4 www.movettefilm.com On 4/23/2020 9:16 AM, mstark...@gmail.com w

Re: [Frameworks] Kodak Model A

Hi Sherman, In case no one has ideas here, try the AMIA listserve: https://amianet.org/engage/amia-l-listserv/ A member there borrowed a restored/repaired Model A a couple of years ago and shot some film. I got to crank it as well - what a gorgeous camera! -Buck Bito - Movette On Sun, March 17

Re: [Frameworks] Lee's Camera in London, England

Hey Alain, It looks like folks on film-tech were mourning its demise in 2011: http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=006013 There are lots of UK folks on that forum that may know alternatives... -Buck On Fri, April 13, 2018 3:19 pm, 16mm Directory wrote: > A

Re: [Frameworks] Pre paid processing?

ections/film-stock-and-processing -Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturday Tue+Thu: 8-6, Wed+Fri: 9-6, Sat: 10-4 www.movettefilm.com On Tue, June 6, 2017 9:03 am, Jon Behre

Re: [Frameworks] Optical soundtracts at Colorlab - all good?

Hi Lyra, I have no experience with ColorLab's optical sound, but this page from Gibbs Chapman may have the parameters you're looking for: http://www.gibbschapman.com/non.opti.htm -Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110

Re: [Frameworks] leads for research on USIA and avant-garde film?

.uky.edu/archives/amia-l.html -Good luck, --Sincerely, ---Buck Bito - Movette Film Transfer www.movettefilm.com On Fri, July 29, 2016 10:13 am, Ben Ogrodnik wrote: > Hi all, > I'm interested in conducting a bit of research on the film-related > activities of the United States Infor

Re: [Frameworks] Resources on history of 16mm technology

site: http://www.centerforhomemovies.org/scholarship/ -Buck Bito - Movette Film Transfer On Wed, July 13, 2016 8:11 am, Kim Knowles wrote: > Hi there Frameworkers, > > > I wonder if anyone can help: I'm writing about the use of 16mm in > experimental filmmaking of the 1970s a

Re: [Frameworks] codecs

of the Prores. -Sincerely, --Buck Bito - Movette Film Transfer On Wed, May 4, 2016 5:56 pm, Gene Youngblood wrote: > Friends, > I have on a hard drive two different encodings of a program I downloaded > from Link TV. One codec is Apple ProRes 422 (100 GB), the other is H.264 > (3.52

Re: [Frameworks] 16mm Double perf clear leader

rf)/2) * 100 long perf: 0.3" short perf: 0.2994" 0.3 - 0.2994 / (0.3 + 0.2994)/2 * 100 = 0.2% So I think the correct difference is 0.2%. -Sincerely, ---Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.)

Re: [Frameworks] Youngblood & Kuchar

Almost Gene... Here is the link with the missing "s" added: http://sfai.edu/events-calendar/detail/tarnished-angel-the-diaries-of-george-kuchar -Thanks! On Fri, April 15, 2016 11:28 am, Gene Youngblood wrote: > Sorry about the mistake in previous post. Here's the announcement of my > presentati

Re: [Frameworks] Conrad and Kuchar

Gene, Please send a link to your SFAI event. I cannot find it on the sfai.edu website and your link below is a second link to filmcomment. -Thanks, --Buck Bito On Fri, April 15, 2016 7:00 am, Gene Youngblood wrote: > For Frameworkers in general, an interview with Tony Conrad in Artforum: > ... > F

Re: [Frameworks] DPI

of pixels as a gigantic 60" 1080p HDTV, so that 400x500 image will be 1 inch wide on the phone and almost 11 inches wide on the TV. -Hope that helps, --Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-

Re: [Frameworks] b & w archival film bright yellow?

//www.motion.kodak.com/motion/About/Chronology_Of_Film/index.htm ---Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturday Tue+Thu: 8-6, Wed+Fri: 9-6, Sat: 10-4 www.movettefilm.com O

Re: [Frameworks] URGENT: Peter Forgacs Contact ASAP

Hey KPR, He has a published email on his website and that is what he pointed me to when I spoke with him at CJM: Contact: i...@forgacspeter.hu From here: http://www.forgacspeter.hu/english/documents/Contact/2 ---Buck Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Fra

Re: [Frameworks] 35mm / 16mm hot splicer question

Hi Scott, Check the manual I linked to. You setup the film that will be on the right side on the left side's pins and then clamp it for the cut. ---Buck Lawrence 'Buck' Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110 Open Tuesday through Saturday: Tues.

Re: [Frameworks] 35mm / 16mm hot splicer question

nual. Here's the index of available manuals: http://www.apecity.com/manuals/ and a direct link to the Maier-Hancock manual: http://www.apecity.com/manuals/pdf/maier-hancock_portable_hot_splicer_instructions.pdf -Good luck! ---Buck Lawrence 'Buck' Bito Movette Film Transfer 14

Re: [Frameworks] 35mm / 16mm hot splicer question

Hi Scott, The 35 pins on a 1635 splicer are always up, but from your photos, someone physically yanked them out of your splicer. The buttons are for raising and lowering the 16 pins. -Sorry for the bad news, ---Buck Lawrence 'Buck' Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St, San

Re: [Frameworks] films on film-making/unfinished films

Hi Suyash, Joel DeMott (and 'our own' Jeff Kreines): "Demon Lover Diary" (1980) ---Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturday Tue+Thu

Re: [Frameworks] Super 8 camera BROKE!!!!!

45 pm, ben.weinst...@mindspring.com wrote: > I tryed 3 different cartridges and they all did the same thing > > > -Original Message----- >>From: Buck Bito - Movette >>Sent: Aug 20, 2014 7:10 PM >>To: Experimental Film Discussion List >>Subject: Re: [Framew

Re: [Frameworks] Super 8 camera BROKE!!!!!

condensation when brought into a humid environment. It has been suggested that cartridges should be removed from a refrigerator a day or two prior to shooting to allow time to equalize... -Good luck! ---Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA

Re: [Frameworks] super 8 viewer telecine??

ing a DSLR with a mecahnical shutter you will use up a minimum of 43,200 (number of frames in 600' of S8) actuations on the DSLR. So you may end up wearing out an expensive camera saving money on scanning - most Canon DSLRs are rated at 100,000 to 300,000 actuations. -Good luck! ---Buck Bito

Re: [Frameworks] digitize shrunk 16mm magnetic sound/cordbänder

, ---Buck Bito - Movette Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturday Tue+Thu: 8-6, Wed+Fri: 9-6, Sat: 10-4 www.movettefilm.com On Mon, July 21, 2014 1:46 am, Mag.art. Nadine Taschler wrote: > I have 3x 16mm magnetic soundtracks that h

Re: [Frameworks] color separation filter -

ducts/Lab_And_Post_Production/Kodak_filters/wrattten2.htm#s1 ---Buck Bito - Movette Film Transfer On Wed, June 18, 2014 5:33 pm, Scott Dorsey wrote: > I don't know the 47B offhand, but you can get a set of gelatin tricolor > filters from the Kodak motion picture division if you can figure out the

Re: [Frameworks] Fwd: Looking to buy 8mm/ super 8mm projector

ould generate much more useful recommendations... -Buck Bito - Movette Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturday Tue+Thu: 8-6, Wed+Fri: 9-6, Sat: 10-4 www.movettefilm.com On Fri,

Re: [Frameworks] excessive bounces?

can continue to provide this important independent forum. Another knock against an open internet... ---Buck Bito - Movette * Closed Friday, 5/30/14 and closing early at 3pm Saturday, 5/31/14 * To support The San Francisco Silent Film Festival * http://silentfilm.org/ On Wed, May 28, 2014 3:52 am

Re: [Frameworks] excessive bounces?

It is also what happens when you edit with presstapes... ---Buck Bito - Movette On Tue, May 27, 2014 10:35 am, ev petrol wrote: > what are excessive bounces ...? > ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman

Re: [Frameworks] excessive bounces?

his... ---Buck Bito - Movette On Tue, May 27, 2014 10:35 am, ev petrol wrote: > what are excessive bounces ...? > > >   > moiratierney.net > vimeo.com/moiratierney > > > > On Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:29 PM, "frameworks-requ...@jonasmekasfilms.com" > wrote:

Re: [Frameworks] Fomapan

Hi Steven, I haven't confirmed, but Yale in Burbank still lists it on their processing page: Adox, Fomapan, Orwo: $17.00 http://yalefilmandvideo.com/filmprocessing8mm.php?expandable=2 -Buck Bito - Movette Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Fran

Re: [Frameworks] Weapons and the military in avant-garde cinema?

video/#ics ---Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturday Tue+Thu: 8-6, Wed+Fri: 9-6, Sat: 10-4 www.movettefilm.com On Tue, January 28, 2014 12:49 pm, John McAndrew wrote: > C

Re: [Frameworks] 16mm film rentals

om/contact/default.html ...or you can buy beatup library prints pretty cheap from thrift stores, craigslist, sometimes ebay, etc... -Good luck! ---Buck Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturday Tue+Thu: 8-6, Wed+Fri

Re: [Frameworks] Bulb for Bolex 18-5 L

Hi Ekrem, The late-model 18-5L uses an EFN (12v75w GZ6.35 base). I'd suggest Pureland Supply but there are loads of lamp sellers online: http://purelandsupply.com/54126-osram-specialty-lamps.html --Buck Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25

Re: [Frameworks] regular 8mm film processing question

True enough, just please don't slit it yourself unless you have a lot of practice (with good results) or have no intention to project or scan it ;-) -We have seen lots of poorly slit 8mm and it is not fun to work with! ---Buck Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA

Re: [Frameworks] regular 8mm film processing question

I don't want to send money > to a random address and get nothing back. Yale says the b+w 8mm stock's > been discontinued... > > -charles > > > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Buck Bito - Movette > wrote: > >> Hi Charles, >> Yale does great work (altho

Re: [Frameworks] regular 8mm film processing question

-Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturday Tue+Thu: 8-6, Wed+Fri: 9-6, Sat: 10-4 *** CLOSED 11/28/13 through 12/2/13 *** www.movettefilm.com On Fri, November 8, 2013 9:13 am, Ch

Re: [Frameworks] Mad Dance Film Trilogy in Portland, 10/13

This trilogy just premiered at the Exploratorium in concert with San Francisco Cinematheque and it was a spot-on beautiful/ugly/aspirational/depressing/scary/joyous show - Go See It! ---Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco

Re: [Frameworks] Tri-X Super 8 in the UK

Wow, sorry to hear this, I hope that isn't a coming issue here state-side. I haven't called Kodak about direct sales, but Yale and Spectra (reselling labs) still advertise USD $17 / $18 so no big jump here yet... ---Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1

Re: [Frameworks] Question for frameworks community

"Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturday Tue+Thu: 8-6, Wed+Fri: 9-6, Sat: 10-4 www.movettefilm.com On Thu, August 8, 2013 6:38 am, Sasha Waters Freyer wrote: > Dear Fellow Frameworkers,

Re: [Frameworks] Super 8 processing

about expired/discontinued stock processing there is Martin Baumgarten in Plattsburgh, NY: No website, but Martin's email is: super...@aol.com -Good luck with your project! ---Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer *NEW LOCATION* 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 941

Re: [Frameworks] Subtitle Font Suggestions

nt lower-case g - so be sure you're onboard with that type of glyph. Of course many serif fonts would provide more lyricism, but I'm assuming you are looking for sans-serif. -Good luck on your current project, ---Buck Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer *NEW LOCATION*

Re: [Frameworks] Feet of 16mm film

Hi Matt, 16mm / 20minutes: 720' @ 24fps (36'/min.) 540' @ 18fps (27'/min.) 480' @ 16fps (24'/min.) Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturd

Re: [Frameworks] a question about negative film stock for s-8mm

Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer *NEW LOCATION* 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open Tuesday - Saturday Tue+Thu: 8-6, Wed+Fri: 9-6, Sat: 10-4 www.movettefilm.com On Wed, May 22, 2013 4:54 pm, Marco Poloni wrote: > Hi Buck, &

Re: [Frameworks] a question about negative film stock for s-8mm

kta 100D... Here's a search return from Vimeo for Super-8 100D that looks a lot better in the skies although I've seen even much nicer 100D footage: http://vimeo.com/4530359 -Sorry I don't have better solutions for you, but I'll wish you good luck with your project! --Since

Re: [Frameworks] ESC bulbs

lass: MR16D filament: CC6 fil.res.: 2.31 ohm m.o.l.: 1.75 inch (44.5MM) cri: 99 color temp: 3400 http://1000bulbs.com/search/?q=ejl ---Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito Movette Film Transfer *NEW LOCATION* 1407 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (Valencia at 25th St.) 415-558-8815 Open T

Re: [Frameworks] Outdated Super8 Sound Stock

Hi Adam, It may be that you're rolling film in the lamp-off mode. I'm not certain, but my recollection is that the entire sound circuit is not energized unless you're in lamp-on mode with the STs. -Hope that helps, ---Buck Bito - MovetteFilm.com On Tue, March 12, 2013 11:25 am, Adam Paradis wrote:

Re: [Frameworks] 16mm reels & cans in San Francisco

Hi Pablo, We're a scanning house and not much of a supplies shop, but we do have scads of new gray Tayloreel 400' plastic 16 reels in cardboard boxes (no cans) for $4.50 a pop if you don't find what you need from Action Camera or Oddball -Buck Bito Lawrence "Buck" Bito M