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Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on March 21, 2014, 02:50 PM:

Ever have days where things go a bit weird, well yesterday was one which included getting a phone call from a press reporter, from the city main newspaper, about putting on a film show in the centre of the city.

Now what's strange about that....well his idea was to place 35mm projectors in a area where three cinemas once stood around the square, that's now mostly empty land, and to "interlock" a film with all three. [Eek!]

I did say you would need one hell of a long leader [Big Grin]

.....but after chatting with him he wanted to do something special to commemorate the loss of those cinemas and 35mm film, now I am begining to think that it might just work, after all nothing is impossible. He is looking into getting the projectors and I suggested contacting a film distributor for an old "G" rated print, after all they are going to be scrapped.

Anyway, it might not come to anything, but he did ask me for help and I said yes....why not I thought...I did ask how he got my phone number and it was from the article the Press printed on the cinema when it closed a couple of years ago [Roll Eyes]

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It certainly would be a challenge to make it work....I can just imagine film running across main streets above the traffic [Big Grin]

well it sounds like a nutty idea, but I do like nutty ideas, and its something that I don't think has been done before.

Graham. [Cool]

Posted by Akshay Nanjangud (Member # 2828) on March 22, 2014, 02:29 PM:

If you make it happen, it will be a special sight. For sure.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on March 22, 2014, 03:54 PM:

Interlocking 101

I did this back in 2000. I believe it is the most screens ever interlocked together. At one point I wanted to go to California and interlock a 30 and a 24 plex that was right across the street from each other, but the chain owners were (as one would expect) not interested. It would've been fun just for the heck of it though.

Note flying film outside like that across a parking lot or street WILL damage it due to airborne dust. In this 16 screen demonstration, there was not the slightest bit of damage, but it was all inside.

For anyone with a slow internet connection that can't see the un-edited video walk through above, there are pictures here.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on March 22, 2014, 06:48 PM:

Thanks Brad

That video was really good and as he says at the end "digital cinema will never be this fun"...how true.

This reporter chap is looking at using some Kinoton projectors, these machines are still in excellent condition and at present "being stored" but like everything else in that NZ wide cinema chain they will soon be heading for the scrap. [Frown]

As you say Brad, the print will get damaged being in the open, and more than likely will be written off....however it could be cut up at the end into strips of 24 frames and given away to the public that attends.

I did say to the Press reporter, that if he can pull it of getting the projectors and a old print, then You-tube here we come [Big Grin]

.....To run it outdoors will need perfect weather with no wind...a still summers evening [Cool]

Well, will see if this "nutty idea" can get of the ground, I hope so, it would be a nice way for the public to come into the city centre and witness the "wow" factor and the end of film projecting.

Graham. [Smile]

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on March 23, 2014, 01:38 AM:

Kinotons use inverters for their motor control. Make SURE you have the ramp up set the same between them in the programming. [Wink]

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