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Claus Harding
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posted October 23, 2018 10:39 AM
OK, time for some "Pictorial Reflections" on CineSea again.
The usual applies: I post, someone throws in a quick post, and then I can continue the thread, so everything stays in one "column" so to speak.
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Gary Crawford and I drove up together as always, and after our regular lunch at the Maurice River Diner and a few squalls of rain, we got to Wildwood with the sun saying hello. As the title pic indicates, we had gotten a new, if temporary, "Wildwood River" in the midst of the dunes; the turbulent summer weather had done its part to reshape the familiar beach.
It used to be a few of us were 'early birds', but more folks now arrive on Thursday when possible. Things were well underway when Gary and I got there. These two distinguished gents, Mssrs. Cleveland and Boland, were lounging by the garage entrance when we arrived:
Inside, the hanging of black drape got underway. Gary was excited to help, perhaps too much so...
Shorty Caruso pitched in as well:
It is remarkable to stand and look at a movie screen in regular light. It's just a reflective piece of material, there is "nothing" there...yet when the lights are down and the images appear (with sound), the screen vanishes and the viewer is transported away...it's easy to take for granted, but remember the impact of the first public screenings :-)
David Lucidi arrived early, and we owe him a big "Thank You", not only for his usual abundant supply of home-made popcorn...
...but also for the beautifully printed posters he supplied this time. Scanned from 200-ft film box lids and small prints, the posters looked amazing:
That is the limit for the forum this time; I'll have more...
C.
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Claus Harding
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posted October 28, 2018 11:44 AM
On Friday, prior to our "Psycho" screening, we had two special set-ups put in place. First, Doug Meltzer had improved on his usual top-end 1200-GS Xenon/Rectimascope wide-screen rig by putting the Elmo 1.0 lens in for even more brightness. The results were wonderful. "True Lies" looked great:
You may recall we had a 3-D 35MM screening at the last CineSea. Well, thanks to our friend Geoffrey, who acquired a superb portable (well, TRANSportable) 35MM machine, we were treated to some spectacular reels of film:
Would John Black ever have imagined seeing one of these in our garage space?
The picture quality spoke for itself, even in less-than-totally dark run conditions. On Saturday night, in total darkness...you'll see ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
One of the brilliant things about this 35MM PortaCine is the convenient front-of-projector breakout connection to two XLRs for easy, high-quality stereo optical sound from a mixer/speaker setup:
A new friend joined us: Professor Peter Flynn, who teaches film in Boston, came down to meet us and to shoot footage for a documentary on film collecting he is working on:
More in a little while...
C.
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Claus Harding
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posted October 28, 2018 12:49 PM
Come Saturday, things were in full swing with the usual mix of soundtracks, voices and laughter (and, if you stepped out the garage door, the ocean and the wind.)
Good sound is crucial. Using an EQ and/or sonic processor to help the tracks out (particularly in 16MM) adds much to the enjoyment, regardless of screen size:
Poster reproductions, anyone?:
Doug had one you don't see every day: this "Little Caesar" print in S-8MM:
Good to see our friend Taras coming by (owner of the historic Sea Theatre down the road). Anyone who was at Dino's 9.5MM screening at that little place some years back won't forget it.
They say (they say....) that our hobby is almost totally male-oriented, and maybe there is something to it. The Klares have been a wonderful exception to that idea. Here's more proof that women do come along voluntarily to CineSea ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Gary Sloan brought his lady friend Margot...
...and Greg May brought his fiancee Jenna:
Ladies, if you didn't find us too scary, please join us again next time!
Coming up: the Saturday Night Dinner, and screening pics.
C.
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