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Mitchell Cope
Master Film Handler

Posts: 256
From: Overland Park, KS, United States
Registered: Jun 99

posted 10-07-2000 07:02 AM

I saw "Meet The Parents" last night. For sure Reel 1 and possibly into Reel 2, there seemed like there had been layer of filth on the internegative. It was like a constant movement of white lint over the picture. It was very annoying to me and took my mind off the motion picture. Anybody else having this problem with these prints?

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Dave Bird
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 777
From: Perth, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Jun 2000

posted 10-07-2000 08:39 AM

I saw the same thing up here last night. Second reel was worse than the first, then it went away to be replaced by general darker lint, not bad, but this was only the second showing of the print. No filmguard here! This by the way, was my very first trip to ANY multiplex theatre (not counting mall 3's). Perhaps I'll post my experiences in Film-Yak.

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Brad Miller
Administrator

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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 10-07-2000 10:33 AM

Please keep Film-Yak to non movie discussions.

I've spoke to a couple of theaters who called me wondering about their prints of "Meet the Parents" describing the same thing. Both of mine are fine, but apparently there were quite a lot of them struck from this one internegative that is horrible.

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Dave Bird
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 777
From: Perth, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Jun 2000

posted 10-07-2000 12:47 PM

Sorry Brad, already posted it there right after the one above. Perhaps you could move it?

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Russ Kress
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 202
From: Charleston, WV, USA
Registered: May 2000

posted 10-07-2000 10:11 PM

I noticed that on our print too. Ours is not that bad. This was the first time I had ever seen this.

Very funny movie though!

Russ

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John Pytlak
Film God

Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 10-08-2000 02:24 PM

Sounds like some dirt was picked up on the duplicate negative during printing, causing a flurry of "white dirt". Most labs use on-line cleaners for the negative, but it may take a few passes through the printer to remove the dirt. If the dirt is distracting, ask for a replacement reel.

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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment 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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