Re: [Frameworks] FrameWorks Digest, Vol 121, Issue 1: Re: 6mm Film Projector

Hi, I’m interested in a 16mm projector too. I like the Elmo 16-CL but they’re out of business. Is there any company currently in business that can provide replacement parts that makes a good projector? Thanks, Robert Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net 202 West 80 St #5W NYNY 10024 212-873

Re: [Frameworks] FrameWorks Digest, Vol 121, Issue 14: Subject: Experimental films on photography

is interested in intensity? Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net 202 West 80 St #5W NYNY 10024 > On Jun 11, 2020, at 8:00 AM, frameworks-requ...@jonasmekasfilms.com wrote: > > Send FrameWorks mailing list submissions to > frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com > > To subscr

[Frameworks] Long shot: Looking for Canon Scoopic 16m

Hi Mike, I believe DuAll Camera in NYC may sell these since they have serviced my earlier model and have asked to buy it from me. Good luck, Robert Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net > On Apr 26, 2020, at 8:00 AM, frameworks-requ...@jonasmekasfilms.com wrote: > > Send FrameWork

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

I’m curious about Peter Kubelka. Cheers, Robert Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks

[Frameworks] 1. Looking to buy Bolex or similar (George Monteleone)

DuAll sells Bolexes and S-8 Canons and others. They recelled my Scoopic batteries while I was standing at the counter. I might look on Ebay or Craig’s list. Robert Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net 202 West 80 St #5W NYNY 10024 212-873-1353 land 212-203-3048 mobile

[Frameworks] Help with digitizing reel-to-reel tapes

digitize these? I think some people at Harvestworks in NYC can do this — does anyone have a name? I’d like to work with folks in NYC so as not to get involved with shipping precious archival tapes. Many thanks, Robert Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net 202 West 80 St #5W NYNY 10024 212-873

[Frameworks] Premiere alterantive

timelines, which is a kind of new way of editing that would have been even more laborious than optical printing. Robert Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net 202 West 80 St #5W NYNY 10024 ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks

[Frameworks] "All the Dark Screens" (Albert Alcoz)

.) so I wonder how the video technology affects our physiology. Can anyone share info or a source for info or thoughts on info about this? Thanks, Robert Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net 202 West 80 St #5W NYNY 10024 From: Albert Alcoz mailto:albertal...@gmail.com>> Subject: [Fram

[Frameworks] Tips on projecting S-8 for digital recording?

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[Frameworks] Repairing and servicing an Elmo S-8 Sound projector

Hello, I had a reference a few years ago for someone who said he could do this but times change. Any references who could do minor servicing and tune up this machine in the New York City area? Thanks, Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net

[Frameworks] Personal website or vimeo page or both?

I (though one never knows what changes it may go through) and would seem a low-maintenance archive and reference. Or are personal websites the equivalent of a business card or a promotional flyer and it’s just good to have one? Thanks for your thoughts. Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net

[Frameworks] Silent work

Y’all may be interested in my silent film Sub Rosa, which has been screened both outdoors (the forests surrounding Bard College) and indoors (Nuyorican Poets Cafe <https://www.nuyorican.org/>). You can see it on https://vimeo.com/201069209 <https://vimeo.com/201069209> Cheers, Ro

[Frameworks] Experimental filmmaking contacts in Tokyo/Kyoto

Hi folks, I’ll be traveling to Tokyo and Kyoto in April and would love any suggestions for: 1. Interesting experimental film/video venues to visit 2. Sympatico film/video makers to meet and have a sake or a kofi with . . . Thanks! Robert Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net 202 West 80 St. NYC

[Frameworks] Sources for digital "prints" of avant garde classics

lege to discuss these questions with the students. But of course the projector wouldn't thread. Cheers, Robert Withers withe...@earthlink.net 202 West 80 St. NYC From: Esperanza Collado Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Sources for digital "prints" of avant garde classics Date:

Re: [Frameworks] Painting directly to film

Hi all, I am bemused by this topic since the questioner specifically referred to "abstract expressionist" painting on film There have been a lot of painters on film including myself, and kids I taught in film class. But I've never been aware of a painter on film who wasn't inspired specifically

[Frameworks] Jazz in films thread

Ross) auditions a new group at RCA studios. Lovely music and interactions between the 4 singers. In the profuse ecology of short films, some beautiful work gets lost or forgotten. Hope these don't. Robert Withers rob...@withersworks.com On Nov 21, 2017, at 7:00 AM, framew

[Frameworks] Jazz Music and Avant-Garde Film

his inimitable Neoist "Hungarian" folk song in the junkyard with his signature flaming iron. Cheers, Robert withe...@earthlink.net 2017-11-13 19:39 GMT+01:00 federico lanchares : Hello Albert, Watch UNDERTOW by Robert Withers (Joseph Jarman is there playing sax) and Glas by Ber

[Frameworks] Editing negative

Esperanza, What we used to do in the old days was make a print from the negative, then edit that print changing order and timing, then match the negative to the edited print. Negative is fairly delicate and picks up dirt easily. Though in theory I guess you could rearrange takes. What would be y

[Frameworks] Sharing films online/website?

Hello friends, I want to update my website which is woefully out of date. Meanwhile I've posted lots of films on vimeo.com/robertwithers, which I think may survive me. (It's free and you can still see films by the late Standish Lawder https://vimeo.com/97694242 on vimeo though I don't know if he

Re: [Frameworks] Auto-load projector problem

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions to this. My takeaway is I need to get my own super-8 projector overhauled and lubed up and not trust a projector at a college or university if it's not used and maintained. They told me it wasn't. Appreciate it. Robert WithersWorks.com ___

[Frameworks] Auto-load projector problem

Hi, I keep encountering auto-load projectors in 16mm and S8 mm that don't load for me. You push down the thingie at the top of the threading pattern to start auto-loading but when the film feeds in it goes straight up after the first curve without entering the gate. Do these projectors have issu

Re: [Frameworks] FrameWorks Digest, Vol 78, Issue 3

212 873-1353 main 212 203-3048 mobile WithersWorks.com 202 West 80th St. #5W New York, NY 10024 On Nov 3, 2016, at 8:00 AM, frameworks-requ...@jonasmekasfilms.com wrote: > Send FrameWorks mailing list submissions to > frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via th

[Frameworks] SD to HD up-res quote? (ev petrol)

You might try Metropolis in NYC. Don't know if they have a Teranex, which is what you might want. You can also do some fairly decent uprezing (and deinterlacing?) with software like Apple Compressor or Plug-ins like Red Giant and Boris. Robert Withers WithersWorks.com 202 West 80th St

[Frameworks] Theory and practice of frame rates in digital cinema?

apest for film stock and as the minimum requirement for optical sound engineering of the 1930s. Funny that in 2016 the most "advanced" digital system conforms to a standard that was established by production and technology concerns of the 1930s. But cinema has always been like that. Cheers,

[Frameworks] Theory and practice of frame rates in digital cinema?

practicing, or thinking about these issues, and any references. Many thanks, Robert Withers cinesouvenir.com ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks

[Frameworks] 1. Re: TB TX DANCE 16mm prints (UNEXPOSED Microcinema)

Beautiful film--thanks for the post so we got to see it on vimeo. The process yields very interesting results. Wish my projectors were functioning--have to spend money to get them tuned up. Robert On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 8:12 PM, Beebe, Roger W. wrote: All, Many of you have seen my 2006 laser-p

[Frameworks] rephotographing 16mm (Morgan Hoyle-Combs)

e flipped left to right, and > emulsion side (it will be A wind not B wind). > > Best wishes, > Robert Withers > New York City > withe...@earthlink.net > > Re: > 1. Rephotographing 16mm (Morgan Hoyle-Combs) > From: Morgan Hoyle-Combs > Subject: [Framew

[Frameworks] audio recorder recommendations

y are supposedly clocking 48,000 Hz/second. You probably have to spend a little more for a recorder with time code to get perfect sync. Robert Withers ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/lis

[Frameworks] Exemplary Sound Design in AG Film

Were Born For? Part 4 Mutiny (1982–83) Is This What You Were Born For? Part 2 Prefaces (1981) Is This What You Were Born For? Part 1 Robert Withers (What's AG Film?) On May 16, 2016, at 8:00 AM, frameworks-requ...@jonasmekasfilms.com wrote: > From: lagonaboba > Subject: [Frameworks]

[Frameworks] NYPL Media Preservation job

Picked up from another list: From: Rebecca Holte Subject: Job posting: NYPL Media Preservation Assistant Date: May 6, 2016 12:28:04 PM EDT Please see nypl.org/careers for the the job listing and application process. NYPL Media Preservation Assistant Position Description: Overview: Located

[Frameworks] Evaluating old 16 mm prints

I can still hand-inspect film (and use a Moviscop viewer) for dirt, scratches, splices, missing sections, etc., but can't tell if a print really looks and sounds good. Projectors? Viewers? I imagine expensive scanners work well for picture, at least. Thanks for any thoughts, Robert Wi

Re: [Frameworks] S8mm Elmo sound play/record projector

I have an ELMO ST 600 M that I got to run briefly after replacing the two belts. But the lubricant is very sticky and it's not threading properly. I'd like to get it running to view a boxful of films to decide which to scan. I got a recommendation for Optech in andover mass twin sons of guy wh

[Frameworks] Ganon GL-2 minidv camcorder repair

My lovely Canon GL-2 fell off(!) a tripod. Something about the quick-release mount. The LCD screen is knocked cock-eyed but the camera otherwise seems to work. There are two California repair shops that show up online . . . http://www.videoonerepair.com/ in Newbury Park, specializes in only Cano

[Frameworks] Upgrading Mac Tower for optimal FCP 7 performance

Hi, A vote against switching from FCP 7 to Premiere Pro, especially in mid-project. I did this because of the Apple OS/FCP upgrades/mismatches and I've regretted it. The translation process is not seamless. PPro works fundamentally differently from FCP7 under the hood. Software is updated too

Re: [Frameworks] 16mm prints turned pink

with three B/W separation negatives still exists in China, where Technicolor sold it? Or should we think of movies as an essentially ephemeral art, like dance, with a life span similar to our own? Cheers, Robert Withers WithersWorks.com On Dec 19, 2015, at 7:00 AM, frameworks-requ...@jona

[Frameworks] 16mm prints turned pink

Hello Frameworkers, I have some 16mm color release prints from the 1970s that have turned pinkish/magenta. Need to check records to see if they're reversal or from negative. And to check reversal camera original and films from 80s/90s. This is a lot of material to go through. Another filmmaker

[Frameworks] Web page or Vimeo

Hello Frameworkers, A second attempt to post this . . . I have a web site that requires me to keep the provider paid up and work to update and maintain it. Mostly I use it to feature some films. I also have a vimeo page that is very easy to upload films to and edit. It doesn't cost me anything a

[Frameworks] Projector/optical sound reader that's easy on film

cal reader. Any thoughts on available equipment to check out these 16mm sound optical prints with least likelihood of scratching or damaging? Many thanks, Robert Withers rob...@withersworks.com WithersWorks.com New York, NY 10024 ___ FrameWorks ma

Re: [Frameworks] FrameWorks Digest, Vol 66, Issue 14

Would you consider a donation to, say, Canyon Cinema or the Filmmakers Coop? Is there any university who has a Whitney collection that would want to acquire these? Robert WithersWorks.com On Nov 9, 2015, at 7:00 AM, frameworks-requ...@jonasmekasfilms.com wrote: > > From: michael anthony >

[Frameworks] Women filmmaker autobiographies (Noé Rodríguez)

Check out This Is Called Moving: A Critical Poetics of Film (Modern & Contemporary Poetics) by Abigail Child and Tom Gunning (Jun 26, 2005) (Tom Gunning wrote the introduction) It's not strictly an autobiography but deeply personal, theoretical, feminist, and thoughtful. All intertwined. Of

[Frameworks] Free 16mm Films (Brendan & Jeremy Smyth)

What kind of films are these free films? Random footage? Archival art works? Thanks, Robert WithersWorks.com 202 West 80th St. #5W New York, NY 10024 ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listi