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Adrian Winchester
Film God
Posts: 2941
From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted February 01, 2013 10:43 AM
I'm not sure if it's simply the acetate stock or perhaps also the thickness of the (very good) striping that's on prints from the German lab, but they do seem to occupy more space on the reel than acetate releases from the old mass market days.
I think it's unfair to view the pricing of this release in terms of it being a 600' which it obviously isn't); it's basically like one of the old Universal 2 x 400' releases that would amount to around 33 mins. Yes, it's a sizeable sum to pay but in addition to today's high lab costs, we also need to take into account the cost of the master material and the expense involved in editing it, as I believe this isn't just one or two extracts such as in the case of the releases from 'Gladiator' and 'Pearl Harbour'. And let's face it, any of us wanting new releases don't have a lot to spend our money on nowadays! I think it's great news that it's selling so well, so all credit to Steve and Phil for coming up with the 'right' title.
Winbert - I take your point that reels can still be found for a fairly economical price nowadays, but I'd be surprised if thoise are the sort of prices that the lab passes on to customers. The last 600' release I got thay they printed was on a Bonum-style auto reel that I expect they charge more for.
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Bill Brandenstein
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1632
From: California
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted February 02, 2013 12:54 PM
This cost is perfectly in line with the price of films over the years -- which is, to be honest, too rich for my wallet. (Second-hand - or 3rd! - is the how & why of my being in this hobby.)
I raise this point only because I recently saw an old Castle Films ad on eBay, from which I have stolen the image (my apologies to the unknown seller). It has a copyright date of 1942 (see fine print at the bottom). My apologies for the ginormous size of this:
So $17.50 is the price of the B&W 16mm sound print, an amount if converted to 2012 dollars ends up being the princely sum of $246!
OK, fine, you've noticed that's not Super 8. So that's OK -- convert the cost of $54.95 in 1980 for a 17-minute Super 8 color/sound digest to the 2012 dollar, and you're out $153 now. Times 2 for the 33-minute running time of the new prints, and I think you can see that Steve is doing very well for the hobby at $229. My congratulations to him and all who enjoy this digest, and hope it exceeds everyone's expectations.
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