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Topic: Pictures From CineSea 15 Spring 2017
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Claus Harding
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posted May 06, 2017 03:24 PM
Hi All,
Finally got going on this, what with work and all. I have a start on it, so there may be some gaps in postings; we'll see.
You know the drill: I post to the picture limit, then someone posts a line or two, and I continue, so we keep everything in one thread.
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Cinesea 15: Springtime in Wildwood.
Show no. 15....who would have thought it would happen? John Black's dream lives on just fine.
As usual, I drove up from DC with Gary Crawford (who comes from Manassas, VA) and as usual we had a fun ride together, with trivia, a good lunch and general craziness to while away the miles. The forecast had looked great, and it didn't let us down.
The weather was fantastic, with temperatures eventually reaching the high 70es.
At the Ocean Holiday Motel, the room awaited, plain, unadorned, but soon to be filled with film, projectors, talk and laughter:
To kick off things, Doug Meltzer had ordered a custom frame for the big screen we use Friday and Saturday night. The corners and braces give an idea of the quality of the setup:
We had the luxury of trimming the pipes to exactly the right height for the room, to maximize the picture size, using a pipe cutter:
...and the final result was well worth it: a large, tight surface for high-quality projecting:
An early bird on Thursday was Shorty Caruso who put together quite a display of vintage boxes and literature:
The same Mr. Caruso got us going Friday morning to come to beautiful Cape May (not far down the road) to have breakfast at Uncle Bill's Pancake House. That's Mike Lattavo, Jason Smith, Jack Cleveland and Shorty:
You can forget about diets (kept or attempted) when you come to Wildwood ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) Uncle Bill's is one example. My only excuse is: "I don't normally eat this much for breakfast":
..more to come...
C.
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"Why are there shots of deserts in a scene that's supposed to take place in Belgium during the winter?" (Review of 'Battle of the Bulge'.)
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Claus Harding
Phenomenal Film Handler
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From: Washington DC
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posted May 07, 2017 10:56 AM
...thank you, Doug, and now back to the free-range collectors .
I ain't the same until two things happen. One, the official banner is hung:
...and the "Airyflex" is inflated and placed (no, it's not 4 feet tall; that's just the perspective..):
Thanks must be given to Doug, Shorty and these two gents, Lou Franchetti and Lou, Jr, for all their work on our behalf in getting this event together twice a year. Much appreciated, without them, it wouldn't happen:
Friday rolled on; selling and buying was well underway:
Evan Samaras and his brother checked out the goods at the Franchettis' table:
As always, every genre and every kind of edition, from silent shorts to full-length features, were represented:
Meanwhile, these two beasts, brought by Geoffrey, were waiting to go into action for the first big event of the show: the Friday Night Feature:
Next chapter coming soon....
C.
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Claus Harding
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posted May 07, 2017 06:39 PM
As Steve says, you never know what "The Two Lous" will have available. One show I walked away with "Freaks" in 16mm, thanks to them.
The Friday Feature has joined our regular big event, the Saturday Dinner, as something to look forward to. As you may have seen, on the forum we have a poll to select the film to be shown, and this time it was "Beetlejuice" in 16mm that won.
Dinner is kept easy on Fridays; we had a choice of pizzas and Italian subs and salads for carry-out, so we could get going with the films at a reasonable hour.
A collaborative effort, this time with Gary Sloan bringing the PA system and Geoffrey bringing the Xenon 550W machines, we strive for a 'pro' screening.
The sound goes through a mixer to two self-powered JBL speakers:
The chairs get set:
Technical issues get worked out. Gary Sloan's machine in the middle runs the previews and shorts:
Geoffrey threads the feature. We worked with changeover on the machines:
We started with a selection of shorts and trailers, a very nice reel of "2001" included:
...and "Beetlejuice" is up and running:
Friday night ended with an atypical but appropriate foggy night (real-live film noir...) and we all slept very well after a long day of film fun:
Next up: Saturday.
C.
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