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Author Topic: Blacktown Drive- In Cinema - NSW - Australia - Projector type? Adrian Hauser Film Handler Posts: 44 From: Sydney Registered: Mar 2008 posted 06-15-2008 07:26 PM                        Hi Does any one know what make of Projector they have at the Blacktown DriveIn cinema In NSW Australia? I am making a BW Flicker Loop to play back for a Feature film Shoting there and need to know if its capable of playing back a Loop. The Loop is supposed to 'evoke' the ambient light of a old BW Film being screened there. Therefore slow cuts and not too much camera movement. Many thanks, Adrian Hauser  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-15-2008 09:19 PM                     Cinemecannica Vic 8's. They can run a loop but it'll get continually scratched up the more you play it. Better off making a 5 minute reel and re-threading if you need it to still look nice at the end of the take. BTW, it's called a Drive-In Theatre...not cinema.  |  IP: Logged David Kilderry Master Film Handler Posts: 355 From: Melbourne Australia Registered: Sep 1999 posted 06-18-2008 05:46 AM                        John is correct, Cinemeccanica Victoria 8. When we ran loops on Vic 8's we'd place a roller on the upper feed spool spindle and loop the film over that, it was far more resistant to any scratching compared to dragging over the top sprocket pad roller assembly. Good luck with the shoot, we have had a few here at the Lunar Dandenong Drive-in Theatre and ran public domain stuff. David  |  IP: Logged Bill Ryan Film Handler Posts: 22 From: Gloucester. N.S.W. Australia Registered: Nov 2004 posted 06-18-2008 08:03 AM                     Di did you ever work there John. I certainly did with Max Wienhart in the mid 90's. Vic 8's (or should you say shaker Mechanica's)  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-18-2008 08:13 PM                     Hi Bill No, never have worked Blacktown D-In. Remember Max well though. When you rang Val Moron in his day you knew you had someone on the end of the phone who knew what they were talking about.  |  IP: Logged David Kilderry Master Film Handler Posts: 355 From: Melbourne Australia Registered: Sep 1999 posted 06-19-2008 02:25 AM                        That's strange John; the projectionist at Hoyts Wantirna Drive-in from the day it openned until the day it closed, Noel B. was also employed at Val Moron (2nd word spelt incorrectly on purpose!). Back then they had people in the company that knew their cinemas and what 35mm film-ads actually were. A couple of multiplexes near our drive-in (recently closed) owned by majors, often had 10 Val Morgan ads on a film, we do a higher gross on the same film in the same week and have one ad on screen from Val Morgan. If only their advertisers knew how they were getting ripped off by Val Morgan in order to please the major cinema companies that bailed them out of backruptcy! I should have pointed out above that Blacktown is a very pretty drive-in with lawns and palms; it will look good on film. David  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 06-10-2010 01:44 AM                 It has been 720 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-10-2010 01:44 AM                     quote: Val Moron (2nd word spelt incorrectly on purpose!) You're assuming I didn't?  |  IP: Logged Ian Parfrey Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1049 From: Imbil Australia 26 deg 27' 42.66" S 152 deg 42' 23.40" E Registered: Feb 2009 posted 06-10-2010 02:33 AM                     I personally prefer David Koffel Featured Theatre Ads myself. MUCH better than V.M..well they were in the good ol' days  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-10-2010 02:40 AM                     Not Chas E. Blanks?  |  IP: Logged Phil Blake Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 558 From: esperance western australia Registered: Nov 2003 posted 06-11-2010 02:56 AM                        bringing back memories now john , we had Chas E Blanks at our drive in and the opposition had Cyril Cornish.  |  IP: Logged Damien Taylor Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 06-11-2010 06:03 AM                     Pearl and Dean here! The mother country chose Perth of all places  |  IP: Logged Ian Parfrey Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1049 From: Imbil Australia 26 deg 27' 42.66" S 152 deg 42' 23.40" E Registered: Feb 2009 posted 06-11-2010 06:14 AM                     ..and don't forget Gunn's!  |  IP: Logged David Kilderry Master Film Handler Posts: 355 From: Melbourne Australia Registered: Sep 1999 posted 06-17-2010 09:56 AM                        Val Moron had two other divisions to their company outside of cinema advertsing; can you guess/remember what they were?  |  IP: Logged Damien Taylor Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 06-17-2010 10:56 PM                     Val himself owned a radio station right?  |  IP: Logged

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