Chip Gelmini
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1733
From: Brooksville, FL
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted April 17, 2018 06:14 PM
This week I have for the first time, tried recording with a GS-1200. And I must say it was easier than I expected.
I was given some reels of film recently, and one had defective sound. The title was missing, so even now I have no clue of the title. It could be the last reel of a feature. There’s a Gangster named Rocky found in a nightclub a shootout follows the coppers get him and he goes to the electric chair as the film fades to the end.
The sound was crisp and clear but very out of sync. Then I realized it was not the correct sound for the reel given the action going on.
So, I decided to try a dub of whatever I could find. This was to be a learning session with the GS1200, and this was a perfect print to use.
First I prepped the print my usual way with a good leader, tail, and cue marks.
Second I timed the reel down to 8 minutes and 21 seconds.
Third I located an audio CD with a track that ran just short at 8 minutes eleven seconds.
Fourth I came out of DVD player then out of a receiver headphone jack into the line inputs to the projector. By adjusting the receiver volume it was easier to set and control the projector record levels at the same time.
Fifth I had the user manual handy and carefully followed the instructions to prepare the machine for the recording. This was very easy – yet intricate in the way the GS1200 is designed. Meaning it was simple to do but I was impressed overall on how it was done or getting there.
The recording went well and upon first test playback it was a smash success. It is interesting to note the music I selected actually worked well with the action on screen. That is when the stuff on screen got really moving, the music was loud and powerful. Yet when the action was slow and quiet, so was the music.
I could not have made it any easier and I will say timing the print for the 8:20 seconds was a big part of the project. Starting with the projected countdown leader and ending with the cues to the tail as well. It was a simple experiment yet went professionally managed. If that makes any sense.
If any of you have never tried taking a test print and recording sound just for something to do I highly recommend it. Just make certain if you have never done it to have a copy of the original instructions so you do not burn something out that could be fatal to the life of the projector.
I used the audio CD from the movie Powaqqatsi (the 2nd of three non-verbal art films from director Godfrey Reggio) and it was the 3rd track on the disc.
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