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Topic: Scratched!! Arrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!
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John Wilson
Film God
Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 02-24-2000 10:26 PM
My brand new (cue-less  ) print of 'Talented Mr Ripley' came straight from the lab. I broke the plastic bags around each and every spool. I cut the leaders and tails for the first time. This thing was as new as they come.But, alas, she be scratched. I have no idea what they were doing in there but the base side of almost every spool has light to deep base scratches...sometimes up to 10 across! Looks particularly impressive in that very light scene where Ripley is fighting with Dickie on the boat. The scratches extend into certain leaders and tails so I know it wasn't our film path. Man... I've come across this before but not so consistantly across most of the 8 spools. Anyone else have these headaches?
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John Pytlak
Film God
Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 02-25-2000 06:54 AM
In addition to careful inspection of the print during make-up, it's a good idea to have someone actually watch the entire print on the screen within the first few shows to catch problems like this. Even if the theatre doesn't want to have one of the paid staff watch the entire film, there are probably many technically astute "movie buffs" who would jump at the chance to see free movies in exchange for giving the theatre a detailed technical report (similar to the Lucasfilm TAP inspection form) on the condition of the picture and sound.Finding scratches during print inspection is aided by having a bright, specular light source, such as a halogen desk lamp or spotlight at the rewind table. Even superficial scratches are easily seen by using this type of illumination reflected by the surface of the film. If you find serious lab scratches or other problems on a new print, document them in a print log, and contact the distributor immediately to ask for replacement reels. It is very unusual to have lab scratches on all the reels of a feature, since the reels are usually printed and processed on different days, often on different printers and processing machines. Similar damage on ALL the reels of a feature usually means it was previously made up as a complete show, and was likely damaged during projection. But finding scratches on all the reels of a brand new print with no splices and extending into the unprojected leaders is unusual. ------------------
John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Professional Motion Imaging
Eastman Kodak Company
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: 716-477-5325 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
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