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Topic: Recycling old Film
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Maurice Leakey
Film God
Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted January 03, 2017 02:42 AM
Alan
I suggest you remind the owner that DVDs, however well made, may not last forever, and ask if the films should be returned. If the answer is a definite "no" and you don't want the films, but want to keep the (22?) spools you should take the removed films to a local recycling centre.
As mentioned above, there are those on eBay who will buy old amateur films, but, of course, they will need to be sold on their spools.
If you wish to take the films off of their spools, please say, and I will offer my further comments. If this is the case, have you got a 16mm rewinder?
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Maurice
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Joseph Gerard
unregistered
Posts: 339
From: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Registered: Apr 2016
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posted January 03, 2017 02:13 PM
You might find a local history film archive that would be willing to have them, or indeed a footage library depending on the content. Alternatively, if you are in destructive mood you could use the used film as leader for your other films.
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Graham Ritchie
Film God
Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted January 03, 2017 02:56 PM
I have of late been approached by people offering to donate home movies to the Heritage Park photographic part that I am now part of.
In every case I have convinced those people not to give there films away after transfer, even though they may no longer have a projector. Most folk have not given things a lot of thought, as to why they need to keep those films in a safe place at home, but once you have had a chat with them, they soon quickly understand the why, and usually say thanks for giving them that advice.
I cant think of anything worse than the "arty farty" crowd on e-bay getting a hold of folks personal films and messing around with them. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
At present I have a mountain of films, that over the years has been given to the Park I am trying to sort out for them. If there has been some historical footage captured then its worth removing that bit, but the family stuff no, that will be boxed and stored away at the park, unless I can track down the owners, but so far my attempts have been sadly unsuccessful.
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Tom Spielman
Master Film Handler
Posts: 339
From: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Registered: Apr 2016
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posted January 03, 2017 04:49 PM
Though I don't think we're quite there yet with DVDs, the advice I'd really like to see these transfer services give is how to maintain the digital copies for future generations.
Some of them keep a copy of the digitized content in their own cloud services which is a start but frankly none of these companies are large or storage savvy enough that I'd feel comfortable leaving my memories with them.
What I've done with the DVDs I've made in in the last 10 or 15 years is make ISO images on a hard drive and that gets automatically backed up nightly to a cloud service that specializes in handling backups. It costs $50 a year for unlimited space. It's a nationally known company located near me that I'm familiar with, but it could be Google, Amazon, or Microsoft. All my documents, along with video and pictures go there.
So I have a local copy for quick access and an off-site backup in case my house burns down, my equipment fails, or gets stolen, etc.
The reason I say we're not there yet with DVDs is that the resolution doesn't capture all of what a Super 8 film has to offer. It might be sufficient for most people.
If all you do is tell people to keep the film, that's not enough. It's just as vulnerable to being destroyed in a fire as a DVD is. But if keeping the film is all they're going to do, I'd tell them to keep it at a friend or relatives house.
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