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David Pringle
Junior
Posts: 8
From: Glasgow, Scotland
Registered: Dec 2015

posted February 06, 2016 07:15 AM

Nice music video that has elements familiar to film collectors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiMgtTqKNTc

and some history

http://www.northwestchicagofilmsociety.org/projects/leaderladies/

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Terry Lagler
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 525
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008

posted February 06, 2016 08:25 AM

Love these.
I've made a record from a few that have passed through my projectors.
Sprocket Girls

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Mathew James
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 740
From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2014

posted February 06, 2016 01:16 PM

I have always wondered about these 'leader ladies'....

When I started collecting a couple years ago, and knew very little about super 8, these leaders caught me off guard. A couple times i put a film on for the first time and saw the almost subliminal photo pass by, i thought to myself 'geez, i hope i got the right film, especially with the kids around' he hee.
All i saw was some girl whip by and it nearly gave me heart failure! Nice to know these leaders are normal.
Ps- i think i have them on the tail end of the reel in a few cases.

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Matt 📽

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Terry Lagler
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 525
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008

posted February 06, 2016 04:20 PM

They are almost subliminal. Threw me for a loop when one blinked!

Cheers
Terry

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted February 06, 2016 04:56 PM

-and the lab had to adjust for skin tones according to the eye of the guy doing the work.

That's more art than science!

Now it would be done (if it was done at all these days) according to some well defined standard using a calibrated instrument.

-reliable, predictable, consistent, cost effective!

I still admire people cultivating a skill, though.

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All I ask is a wide screen and a projector to light her by...

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Steven J Kirk
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 873
From: Southern England
Registered: Apr 2008

posted February 07, 2016 06:21 AM

I'm in love with the weird mannakin-head lady...

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VistaVision
Motion Picture High-Fidelity

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Brian Fretwell
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1785
From: London, UK
Registered: Jun 2014

posted February 07, 2016 06:26 AM

Didn't the Rank "Doll" head have greyscale patches down one side of the frame as well?

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Bryan Chernick
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 654
From: Bothell, WA, USA
Registered: Mar 2010

posted February 01, 2017 06:05 PM

I just ran across another article on this.

The Forgotten 'China Girls' Hidden at the Beginning of Old Films

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