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Posted by Steven J Kirk (Member # 1135) on July 25, 2015, 06:36 PM:

I'm curious about some of these film frames mounted up and sold. Ones like this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Star-Wars-70mm-Fil m-Originals-02847-Galactic-Empire-Edition-DEATH-STAR-/331613463862?hash=item4d35b3e536

They seem to have some sort of 'official status' with a serial number, etc, but on this one, where are the magnetic sound tracks? Is it just the mounting that is covering them or is it a later DTS print, but still, would like to know before purchase. Lots of 35mm out there too, what are members opinion on these?

What film format are these JURASSIC PARK frames supposed to be?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jurassic-Park-Framed-35mm-Mounted-Film-Cells-10-Cell-Display-memorabilia-/321789546577?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4aec26d051

Posted by Maurizio Di Cintio (Member # 144) on July 25, 2015, 06:52 PM:

To me they look like short of a hoax: they are no film gauge whatsoever: they are simply what the ebayer claims them to be: cells with reproductions of images from the movie; how they are obtained is another matter but the ones shown are definitely not 35 mm film frames. As regards authenticity, the description is too generic to vouch for any relevance to it. Maybe some one might try and request further info from the auctioneer than that he enetered.

Posted by Mark Silvester (Member # 929) on July 26, 2015, 02:42 AM:

Hi guys

I personally always thought that those "framed" 35mm frames were always a bit of a con. I reckon a few quid were made out of em though over the last 10 -15 years or so though.

Mark

Posted by Rob Young. (Member # 131) on July 26, 2015, 04:36 AM:

Very often they are snipped form trailers, so often anamorphic movies will have masked images, etc.

That Star Wars frame is just hopeless; no sign of any soundtrack. Unless Lucas released a Ken 70mm silent version!!!

Certainly not from any kind of release print.

[Big Grin]

Posted by Vidar Olavesen (Member # 3354) on July 26, 2015, 05:19 AM:

Butchering a 35mm should be illegal ... I want a 35mm Battlestar Galactica and they sell these frames too on eBay. Hate it and now go and cry a bit

:-)

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on July 26, 2015, 05:24 AM:

-kind of the way I feel when I see an Elmo sound projector stuffed and mounted as a telecine machine!

My nephew bought me a mounted frame from one of our family's favorite movies a few years ago.

I'm kind of hard to buy for because I really don't need very much, so this was a really smart gift for him to buy since it means something to me for several reasons.

Posted by Terry Sills (Member # 3309) on July 26, 2015, 05:27 AM:

I have to agree with the previous comments. Con/hoax/rip-off, call it what you like, that is what they are, but there must be gullible people out there that buy this stuff thinking that it is some kind of 'investment'. Great for people with more money than sense.

Posted by Mitchell Dvoskin (Member # 1183) on July 29, 2015, 08:00 AM:

At one time, there was a chain of shopping mall video stores called Suncoast Video here in the US.of.A that sold these, or something very similar.

I remember holding one in my hand years ago and noticing that there was no soundtrack, indicating that the frame was not from a release print. These so called collectables were clearly licensed. I have no idea if they were provided by the studio from a silent work print or created especially for this purpose.

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