SUPER 8 ON A HUGE CINEMA SCREEN + 35mm & 4K FILM IS FABULOUS! Phoenix Cinema, Leicester 29/10/23
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- This is the 'Film Is Fabulous!' film collector convention hosted by the De Montfort Univerity's Cinema & Television History Institute at the Phoenix Cinema & Art Centre in Leicester. Super 8 on a huge cinema screen had to be seen to be believed but in addition to this we had Simon Nicholls 35mm shows which he'd compiled especially for the day, an exclusive presentation of Rob Murphy's exceptional film history documentary 'Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey' and panel discussions all about film, television on film and the archiving of the moving image in all its forms. Sign up to Rob Murphy's 'Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey' email list here: splicehere.web...
Chris Ball shot much of this video and as Chris has his own channel and may upload more from this event this is the link to his channel: / @christopherjohnball
Classic Home Cinema web site (as featured in this video): www.classichom...
Email: chcinema@aol.com
Postal address: 138 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes DN35 7DN
Tel: 01472 291934
The Film Is Fabulous! web site where previously missing film and television found as a result of this event will be revealed can be accessed here: filmisfabulous...
I used to be a protectionist in London back thru the 90s. Odeon kensington and The Richmond Filmhouse . I worked with twin projector switchover at the Filmhouse . Used two DP 70s. Beautiful machines. I remember screening Schindlers List and the English Patient on 20 min switchover 3 times a day. Great times.
You have my respect there Carl. The closest I ever came to anything like that was my brother and I doing switchovers for the Super 8 feature of the 1978 Death on the Nile. Great fun but probably not so much fun if it's anything other than family and friends. The pressure must have been on when you had to do it at the Filmhouse. John.
It's been years but I remember every word uttered on the films that coincided with the reel changes. Watching it at home I still remember them. I miss that job a lot. Love your channel and your cinema. I'm trapped in the eternal sunshine of California now. They only have Laser Imax nearby. I can rough it there. At least the audiences are well behaved in the premier screen. I sa Oppenheimer on opening day. And no one moved for the entire run. And we all applauded. It was a great morning
Hi there razorwirekiss, I ran Schidnler's List at the Empire Leicester Square (from a platter). Our print was an actual B&W print with colour stock spliced into the appropriate reels. All release prints were on colour stock. We had to wax our B&W print. After the screening of each 3hr 15mins show, the inside area of our Philip's DP70 was covered in black dust sheaded from the movie during the screening. It used to take 15-20 minutes to clean the projector after each screening. Like you say, Happy Days. Spoolbox
I remember we had a Branagh film in B&W. And we had Its A Wonderful life. Man thos projectors looked like a hoover bag some nights
@@razorwirekiss OPPENHEIMER was an event. We don't have films like that very often at all any longer. John.
Thanks for sharing this John . As an " old time traditional cinema projectionist " it warmed my heart to see all those film projectors in action at this event . I watched the live streams at the time and they were very interesting and informative. I really miss my 35mm Westar projector i once owned . In all my years working in the business i never liked or enjoyed working with those 35mm long play cakestand systems . I always thought they deskilled the art and craft of cinema projection as a trade . I still miss the days of working with 20min reel change-overs , carbon light arcs , screen tabs , lights and of course showmanship at the cinema .
Those were the days David. I do now realize that the long play units (cakestands/platters and long reel take-ups) were an attempt to cut costs to keep cinemas profitable. The 2011 big downgrade to video projection probably appeared to be the ultimate solution but it seems to have contributed to the terminal decline that is now so evident. I'm aiming to put a couple of my own 35mm features on 6000ft reels so I can watch them with just one break. I'm also hoping to get the Dolby CP500 digital sound processor fully functional too but Noel couldn't get to this event at the last minute and he was going to be bringing all the missing leads and the all-important Phoenix collector. But we'll get that sorted soon thanks to Mr. Postie I think. It's a wonderful hobby and these events do give us a rare opportunity for people to get up close to a real film projector and fully experience how things once were and how good they once were.
John.
It's a pleasure to see so many holding on to the flame. I always tell my children you cannot really know where you are unless you know where you have been.
That is so true Joseph. History keeps repeating itself because people don't know of the past and the mistakes that have been made. John.
It looked like a brilliant event, well done to all concerned.🎉🎉🎉🎉
John Franklin is working tirelessly to get this new venture established as an official entity with the sole purpose of saving rare and 'lost' films. Hundreds of possibilities are appearing but we're not in a position to do or announce anything quite yet. John.
A terrific day! Really enjoyed being part of it and thank you to yourself and Susie for making me feel welcome and for looking after me. Most appreciated. To think, we have played a part in returning lost material so that the country can enjoy it. I still can't get over that. Nor can I get over just how good Super 8 looked on that screen truly proving that - good things come in small packages! Roll on Film Is Fabulous! The Sequel.
We both very much enjoyed and appreciated having you with us and generally making this happen Chris. John.
Thanks for helping set this up, John. I was really pleased to be able to attend and had a great time. I really enjoyed the screenings and it was great to chat to Patrick Moules and buy some 9.5mm films from him as well. I managed to say a quick thanks to you also, after the screening of Splice Here, before running to get my train back to London. I loved the film sections, especially stuff like the excerpt from Speed, the news item about the last tram, and the Zinc Oxide film!!
I think John Franklin would like you to complete his short questionnaire Julio. Any chance you could email him via the contact page? filmisfabulous.org.uk/contact/
John.
Thanks John for tour
It's always a bit of a struggle to find the time to get enough video at these things but Chris Ball came to the rescue this time. I didn't know he was shooting most of the time. I probably wouldn't have looked so relaxed if I had have known. John.
There is something magical about the clicking sound a projector makes. I am so pleased I grew up in the film era. (Black and white mostly then )
These days youngsters have been brainwashed into thinking film was second rate. All the possible issues with film projection have been exaggerated to them. We did have one issue (break in the leader at take-up) but only because it's all done in a single day and we don't use the equipment as often as we once would have done. John
Another wonderful video John. Thank you!
You're welcome Key. Maybe one day Vegas will come calling and fund us doing something similar on the Strip. When it's not so hot as every time I've been there though! John.
Ow my, how exciting! So much history in one place! Enough stories for hours and hours of great education.
Thank you for sharing, John!
Dmitri
You're welcome Dmitri. I think it was a rather special event but we were only allowed 230 people into the venue. Fortunately they didn't turn anyone away though. John.
Thank you John.
First again!
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Very interesting John..... great to see newcomers at the event.....
Being able to show youngsters film and the actual projector so they can see how the moving image gets on screen is always fun Roy. Most have no idea and have been indoctrinated into believing film was old rubbish. John.
Fantastic effort with Super 8!
Thank you D. I wasn't at the controls when we did 34ft wide about 30 years ago so this was the largest Super 8 projection I've ever done. And it was in a real cinema so that's a bit of a dream really. John.
@@moviecollector5920 It's amazing what Super8 can do. When we acquired the lease for the Mission (BC) Cinema in 1985, the first projected movie footage that I controlled came from my old Bell and Howell 16mm projector, that I set up in the auditorium for friends and family, prior to our official opening. I tried projecting from the booth but the image was too large for the screen, IIRC.
Incredibly fun video …thank you for putting it together.
Thank you Hans. Doing these events is always a bit stressful but also enjoyable. John.
Thank you for sharing this with all of us that watch you channels from all around the world...Magic!!!
***During my younger years in school, I was in charge of running the "Films" for out class and troubleshooting any issues, great times.
I expect the school projectors were 16mm Bell & Howell's Bob. I still have a couple of those but the later ones suffer with cheap plastic worm gear failures so my oldest one is the single remaining working 16mm I have. I'll be using it soon for a few cine to video transfers. John.
Many Thanks John for the info.
You're welcome as always Paul. John.
Great info
Thank you Steffy. Hope you're keeping well. John.
What a fabulous event, keep on going! It’s great to see how vivid and active the film collector scene is in GB.
The UK and Germany are the two countries now I think but there are still quite a few enthusiasts in the USA too. We are still out there we just need to keep film in the public eye as much as possible to bring it back to a decent level of usage. Cinema needs film to stand any chance of survival in my opinion - 70mm film mainly but it will all help. John.
Lovely video John. I could see your concentration, nerves and excitement. I could also see everything under control.
I'm glad you had some non collectors at the event. Hopefully some of them will take the plunge.
It's definitely on my horizon now and has been since I started watching your channel.
Gonna need a house though first.
Hopefully the next one will have some people return from this first one along with many more new faces.
Trevor
It did all seem to go rather well Trev. Having the film projectors in the auditorium with the audience always generates a bit of a buzz. It's not something cinema could realistically do but perhaps for special occasions it might start to get an audience back in. Finding the films to screen seems to be the issue these days and with those 35mm prints that are struck not being genuine film prints any longer it's all a bit of a nonsense really. Last Night In Soho for example - great film but not finished on film and so the 35mm prints were struck from the lowly 2K video master file. Ridiculous.
John.
Hi John! Finally getting sit and watch your post here and looks like you guys had a great weekend! I feel nostalgic watching and as a subscriber here has mentioned (i'm hearing the click click click of the sound of a projector running lololo so great... tonite me missus and I will sit and watch Apocalypse now 4k and I hope she enjoys it).. meanwhile my best to you guys across the pond !! Cheers D!!
Morning Dave. It was a fun weekend but a bit stressful too. Having the projectors accessible is an important ingredient and particularly for youngsters who have never seen a film projector.
Apocalypse Now is a fabulous 4K disc and just like looking at a 35mm film print complete with accurate colour of the two prints I saw back in 1979 and 1980. Well, accurate as I remember them.
John.
6:10 Oh boy, I love The Repair Shop, can’t wait for that épisode !
Shhhhhhh - I was getting photo updates throughout the process. John.
It makes me happy knowing there are people like yourself out there. Long live celluloid
We do seem to be having some success in spreading the word about film and how good it really is or can be. John.
Very exciting, John.
You and the other collectors may be making film projection history here. You're certainly keeping film, real film, alive.
Thank you Erik. Tracing the history of this event back has its origins in me starting this channel. Little ripples have gone out as a result. But John Franklin was the man who put all the work in to make this one a reality. What a brilliant job he did. He's still sleeping it off! John.
@@moviecollector5920 Great to hear that about your channel. Erik.
This looks like a really fabulous event and as ever John your coverage is fascinating. Yours is by far the very best film channel on the internet and the only one I always watch.
I was thinking how little I (and I suspect many others here) actually know about the technology behind the average public cinema nowadays and would love you to make a video on that. So for example I think most multiplex type cinemas are playing digital files and projecting in 2k or 4k but I'm really not sure. I'd love to see you take us behind the scenes at a typical cinema because I'm finding now I am running 4k at home with a high end sound system (ATC speakers, REL subwoofer, Emotiva MR1 AV amplifier) that what I'm gettiing at home is now sonically and visually superior to the average public cinema experience even if it lacks the visual scale.
I suppose what I'm saying is I'd love a behind the scenes view of a typical cinema and to have the technology employed explained to me - what resolution do they project, what does the projector look like, what loudspeaker systems do they use, do they have dedicated subwoofers, are they playing discs or files. Are they using active or passive speakers, what amplification do they use? How many have Atmos? How many of them can still project analogue film? Finally how would you rank the performance of 70mm, 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, 4k bluray, bluray and DVD? How do you feel they differ and by how much? A lot of questions!! But I cannot think of a man better equipped to answer them all and it would make for a fascinating video!!
Gawd Jonathan, that would be an awful lot to answer. There are only around 50 cinemas still able to run film regularly in Britain according to Jo Botting of the British Film Institute during the panel discussion she was on. The Phoenix in Leicester is one of them with screens 1 and 2 boasting 35mm so superior to 4K video projection. I don't know how much has changed during the Covid years other than many more cinema than usual jacking it in and/or being demolished but prior to Covid around 50% of all cinemas were projecting 2K video. It's unrealistic for many to update their video projectors owing to the cost but 2K possibly isn't up to 16mm potential quality. The video projectors in cinemas do tend to be rather large and have a whacking great xenon lamp housing behind them just like the film projectors. 70mm film is so superior to video projection today that there's no point trying to compare them. 70mm IMAX film is off the scale. The random grain nature of film gives the images a depth that video is only recently getting close to. I find it's better at home because I set my home video projectors to look more like film than they seem capable of in cinemas. Having said that, I gave up on cinema years ago owing to the downturn in quality and this was even before the big downgrade across just about all cinemas in 2011. It was done in an attempt to save money on experienced projection staff and the costly distribution of film prints but the result of that was inevitable and cinemas are now paying the ultimate price for it. Thankfully there are still a few cinemas around that can give us a cinema event similar to days gone by. The BFI IMAX is now at the top of the tree but we also have the Ronson in the Science Museum and the Printworks in Bradford. If a genuine 70mm release ever happens again then some of the previous premiere houses in major cities will be able to run that and that is as good as most of us are ever likely to get. OPPENHEIMER had a standard 70mm release as well as the genuine IMAX prints but that's the only one I know of since DUNKIRK (possibly TENET had standard 70mm prints too now that I think about it). There might have been others but I didn't realize things had got quite so bad until recently so I need to look into it.
Sound systems vary. The Empire was always the best in my book but the BFI IMAX is now even better than that was at its peak. Things have moved on but I don't frequent cinema like I did when things were at their heights in the mid-1990's.
John.
Gosh John, what an utterly fascinating reply although you confirmed my fears!
Like you I don't frequent the cinema as often as I used to, it tends to be mostly for film series I love (Bond, Terminator, Aliens, Top Gun, Star Trek) or things I think are going to be epic e.g. Christopher Nolan movies.
I have really noticed since my latest home cinema upgrades (to 4k but also to speakers, AV amplifier and sub) that my experience at home is higher quality than what I'm experiencing in theatres. GIven that when you factor in the cost of tickets v the cost of buying a blu-ray disc then seeing films at home has become something of a no-brainer.
The biggest worry I have though is the risk the industry might soon cease manufacturing discs and may move over to an all streaming model. I see a vast difference in quality between even streamed 4k and just a lowly 2k blu-ray with the latter being massively superior sonically and visually.
It's somewhat reassuring though to hear that you still favour celluloid over even the best of 4k so I really must get along to the BFI or a suitable nearby cinema to see a genuine film experience. I'm very grateful to you for all the knowledge you impart here. I'm a movie lover, but have little technical knowledge of it in terms of the medium or its technicalities. My expertise is in sound as I write for Soundstage Ultra as an audio reviewer.
Anyway I always enjoy your channel - and sorry to have asked so many questions!
@@moviecollector5920 you'd be welcome to come to Courtyard Hereford and I'd gladly talk you through our digital cinema set up and processes 👍
@@TheFlyingAudiophile Back in the 1990's cinema was simply getting better and better in terms of quality. The sound advancements were astonishing but the image quality in the premiere houses was rarely anything but perfect. And this was almost entirely from 35mm by then. There were some 70mm blow-ups earlier on in the 1990's but they seemed to almost die out completely as we got into the 90's. Then I started to notice a downturn in image quality towards the end of the decade and others who knew more than me were telling me it was because many prints were being struck in Italy by then to save money. I don't know how true this was but what I now realize is that the advancement in computer effects was having a detrimental effect owing to the time it took to render said effects and output them to 35mm negative frames. I always remember how poor some of the CGI shots in The Matrix looked which spoiled the film for me. interestingly, those poor scenes are still in the 4K disc so it was never sorted. Then early in the 2000's the second Star Wars prequel appeared and it was video projected in the Leicester Square Odeon. I had never seen anything in a cinema look so awful and that is when I realized the rot had firmly set in. By 2005 I would sit in my usual seat in The Empire and wonder what on earth had gone wrong. Fortunately today we have occasional genuine IMAX films at the BFI IMAX and the Ronson Theatre IMAX in the Science Museum. There is also the Manchester Printworks IMAX. These are special cinematic events that should have been exceptional on their own but with the top cinemas in major city centres still able to produce something of the next highest quality like we used to enjoy in the 1990's. I gave up and felt the end was nigh if something wasn't done. Then streaming started which cut out the middle man and then Covid-19 almost completed that revolution. Let's hope the success of OPPENHEIMER and the undoubted superiority of film and seeing said film in a cinema redresses the balance and helps to save some cinemas even if it's just in major city centres. I'll do what I can to promote film and hope I'll always be able to run it at home too.
John.
@@simonnichollsfilm Now there's a video we've got to do one day. John.
great video John , looks like a very interesting day and great to see all these projectors and film in action .
Thanks Paul. Wish you'd been there! John.
Thanks for sharing John,that’s some collection of Projectors and Films,I think I noticed an Elmo Projector and a Laurel and Hardy film Thicker Than Water.
I think that Elmo was only about £150. Now I'm going to have to look through the video again to check though and also see if I can spot 'Thicker Than Water'. I didn't have time to browse on the day. Just as well too because it can be dangerous to the wallet! John.
@@moviecollector5920 That Elmo looks good,there was also an Olive or green coloured Projector but couldn’t make out what make or Model it was John.
@@paulallenMacca I think that's another Elmo Paul but might be a 16mm. I'll need to have another look because of that now too!
Thank you for making these videos!
Thank you for watching and commenting on them Rick. John.
Hi John , it looked like a brilliant day and great video.
Well done.
If you want to see what Dominic said about you Michael it's 16 mins 30 secs into this: filmisfabulous.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Film-is-Fabulous-Feature-Film-Discussion-copy.mp4 I'd have made more use of Dominic being up there on the panel but that's only because I've learned so much about what you do at the BFI IMAX and how truly great it is. John.
@Movie Collector great seeing you “in action” at the projector😊👍🏻
I am always suprised hoe good 8mm is. It somehow has, to me, a very realistic look to it that to this day still amazes me watching old 8mm’s. Had some digitally transfered and they look amazingly life like even on my 75” 4K Oled .
Great episode as always!
It seems that the bigger Super 8 is pushed the better it looks. I don't know how wide the actual projected image was as I overspilled it by quite some margin but it was the biggest public demonstration we've ever done in a British film collectors convention of any denomination. 34 feet was the previous record so as that was all visible (i.e. not overspilling onto black masking) then that probably still has the record. But this latest Super 8 projected image was higher.
Great video John, always look forward to your reviews/content. Adam
Thank you Adam. John.
I like the projector that said “ Not for Sale”, best way to get a great offer! Think I’ll stick to the shiny disc.
Yes. But it was only there for a display piece. So were the other that Patrick Moules brought along. Fascinating to look at.
John.
I don't suppose London After Midnight was among those reals on that table John. hah, if only. A great video John, very enjoyable.
I didn't have time to take a look myself Sin Gin, but I think it's unlikely. Next time you'll have to come along just to see if you can find a copy! John.
I would love to John, but it's a long way for me to travel, I live in Albania. Somebody somewhere must have a copy of London After Midnight or was the only copy really destroyed at the MGM vault in 1965 or 1967, there are conflicting dates on that.@@moviecollector5920
Great video, John! Thank you. I used to visit the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood about once a week for about five years. Truth is I preferred it when the place wasn’t spotless and occupied by a handful of people, maybe a few bums trying to get some sleep. You’d hear the rain outside this time of year. I love film, but the real issue is the entire culture is in transition and the pain of this isn’t going to end any time soon. I saw Killers of the Flower Moon and thought it looked terrible, but some shots were on film for som bizarre reason. Sort of salt in the wound. The experience of people dedicated to a screening is the biggest loss.
The whole showmanship side of cinema has gone now Cody apart from a few cinemas who still have people who understand that it takes some effort to make customers want to come back over and over again. The gradual downturn in image quality towards the end of the 1990's was sad to witness but it continued to decline and in the end I gave up completely. Now I only usually go to a cinema when there is a genuine film print being screened i.e. a film that was shot and finished on film. I've been caught out too often so now I tend to wait until a movie is released on home video and then enjoy it at home where I have a video projector setup to better look like film than we usually see in a modern cinema. John.
Great video, keep up the good work 😊
I hope to Chris. Thanks for the encouragement. John.
@@moviecollector5920 your film and movie reviews are very useful for me as a physical media lover. 😊
Hi John, it was lovely to meet you and your wife at this wonderful event and I throughly enjoyed it. 5-6 hours on Sunday just flew by. I will send you my footage and photos of the day by email. Forgot to take your number otherwise I'd have sent them by watsapp. I look forward to the next one and if you are ever around this way again, let me know and we can meet up and I can show you my set up at home👍
Hello Shakey! A message through the contact page of filmisfabulous.org.uk should get forwarded to me or I'm the only John on bfcc.biz. I think I just managed to include you in the background in this video by the way. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Yes you did put me in the picture so to speak, my son was laughing at me😂😂. I will email you soon to your personal email address you gave me.
Cheers
Darkvader
@@darkvader7231 I'll look forward to it. John.
I note someone was showing Contact. That film is very high on my list of dream 4K releases
Yes, I'd like that one too Tom. A great film. Simon has the 35mm trailer so that's what you saw.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 Ah, that’s fantastic, do you know if the trailer is online at all? I still remember going to see that at the ABC Whiteladies Rd in Bristol back in 1997
@@tompoynton There are a couple of trailer uploads on TH-cam so this might be the one: th-cam.com/video/Q399v-pMG30/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUPY29udGFjdCB0cmFpbGVy My region 1 DVD has several versions on it if I remember correctly. Too good a film to be on anything other than film but I'll happily settle for a 4K disc.
John.
@@tompoynton I live in Bristol and have lost count of how many times I have been in there, followed by a swift half in Dick Turpins afterwards.
oh i really wish i had the money to travel to there to see, experience and learn... lucky are the ones who got that chance..
Morning Rahul . You'd be surprised how many fellow film collectors were moaning about us holding this event in Leicester (because they don't like to travel) and the fact that is cost £12.50 to get in. The whole event probably cost over £8K to put on for just 200 people but nothing ever seems to be good enough value for some. John.
A little second theater (30ft screen) in the Egyptian played rare film gauges hosted by USC. Joe Dante also hosted his personal 16mm collection there a few times before COVID.
Real cinemas should still run real films whenever they are available. Having said that, there aren't many of them released these days with most 35mm film prints (and 70mm last year with Death on the Nile) being struck from a lowly 4K video master file. Last Night In Soho was struck from a quarter of that quality being only a 2K video master. What a travesty. John.
salut belle et bonne vidèo comme toujour
Je pense que c'était un bon événement, Alain. Je l'espère en tout cas. John.
Went to see Oppenheimer in a private cinema group theater, while eating tacos, popcorn and craft beer which was brought to my seat.
Was epic!
You mean you were one of the few who didn't fly in, train in, drive in, walk or run to the BFI IMAX to see it Joo?!? I bet it was good just about anywhere though and I guess we'll find out later this month as it's being released as a 4K disc... and probably Blu-ray and DVD too. Don't suppose we'll get the chance of a LaserDisc though. John.
Very nice, John. Looks like it was a good day. Quick question, do you plan on reviewing the 4K Blu ray of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One when it releases next week ?
I just ordered it from HMV today Finlay. That and American Graffiti. John.
Hi John, Loving the video. I was interested to see the portable Cinemeccanica portable 35mm projector. What was it's number (example Vic 8 or Vic X)? Your Zulu Super 8 looked amazing on the Phoenix screen. And what an amazing venue the cinema was. It looked like such a great day out. Spoolbox
Fred, we're just about to watch your latest upload but I keep getting caught on here. Thank you for your kind words. Super 8 always surprises and it helps when you have a souped up Super 8 projector. Mine is the only one in the UK to have an HTI lamp conversion as far as we know. HTI was developed for endoscopy so it's ideal to punch light through the tiny 6mm wide gate. In the past we've run Super 8 'Scope on our 24 foot wide screen with sound synchronized from Dolby Digital tracks off a DVD and through my THX sound system. That was quite a stressful process but fortunately Keith Wilton was still the boss then so he handled most of that while I stood around and sweated! John.
I forgot to say that I don't know the details of Simon's Portacine Cinemaccanica. We only dragged it out of retirement in April for the 66th BFCC. It's a great machine and just about portable if you've got muscles like Popeye. John.
Hi Fred, its a Portacine based on a Vic12 mech and soundhead.
@@simonnichollsfilm Thank you for spotting this Simon. I meant to email you about it last night but managed to forget. You just can't get the staff these days! John.
@@simonnichollsfilm Thank you Simon. It has the Cinemeccanica aperture plate, gate and sound drum. A very interesting projector.
I miss film. I had a decent 16mm collection years ago and zero chance getting those back. I'd love to get into super8 but again, next to impossible now
There are still dealers around and it's not all priced out of reach. Classic Home Cinema are biggest so if you're in the UK they're the fist point of call. In the USA it's The Reel Image. John.
@moviecollector5920 I think it depends what your looking for to be honest. My main interests lie in the 80s and 90s and not really the 50s/60s titles CHC seem to carry sadly. I do recall an individual with a very similar website who had 35mm features for a great price regularly and I used to get monthly lists from him. I also recall he had brushes with the law for selling them but that may have been nonsense
@@RetroRepair The more recent films do tend to be more sought after and therefore the pricey titles. I already have most of them thankfully. As for the 35mm legality business, we all had to be very careful. I did get some absolute bargains years ago though and that was because it all had to be done through the grapevine and not an open market. John.
Great day, but my legs didn't fit into the space between rows of seats confortably so I went in and out during th elast item ti stretch them. I met Dick Fiddy on the platform of Leicester Station on the way home so had a short chat, but we had seat reservations in different coaches so couldn't continue. I was amazed that I made the connections well and the journey time from Leicester to my front door in SE London was only 1hr 40minutes!!!!!
Morning Brian. I'm pleased to know you had a good journey. Now we'll just have to see if people think it was successful enough to take it on and maybe even go a little further. I've sent you message in FaceAche so please have a look for that. John F. would like you to do his little questionnaire as he's the man tasked with possibly taking this on to something else or at the least pointing the way forward.
John.
I read thar modern UHD players after 2018 have trouble playing 100gb triple layer discs.
Is this true? If this is the case should I avoid new UHD players? Or just stick to blu ray?
The only discs I've had a problem with (five of them that I've found) are of different formats in terms of the number of layers and all but one of them were fine the first time I played them. This suggests the pass of the layer over fragile parts of the silver layer caused laser rot (disc rot) to set in. The one that was faulty from new went back and was changed. My conclusion is therefore that what you've heard is a load of boloney. John.
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Thank you for the clarification, as I was having second thoughts in getting a UHD player after reading what that person wrote.