8mm Forum: Cine in my blood

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Posted by Keith Wilson (Member # 4888) on August 23, 2018, 03:55 PM:

My Grand dad was a projectionist and started work in the cinema in the silent days then early sound days, he died at work in a air raid. My Dad worked as a projectionist all his life in the local cinema where he met my Mum who worked there selling tickets and ice creams in the intervals, And I got the cine bug at 8 years old when I had a 8mm silent projector for Christmas present and have been keen on cine ever since . collecting 8mm / 9.5 / super 8, but mostly 16mm, Yet none of my 3 brothers and 4 sisters are a bit interested in cine . it must be in my blood

Posted by Bill Brandenstein (Member # 892) on August 23, 2018, 08:12 PM:

Keith, I'm the only one in my entire family who has been bitten by the film bug. They're very patient with me, and often enjoy viewing. But only my youngest daughter has a slight interest in how it all works. Hopefully when I'm gone she'll take over.

Posted by David Baker (Member # 3259) on August 23, 2018, 09:28 PM:

Keith and Bill I was bitten by the film bug at around age 8 , when I saw an ad on the back of a Charlton Comic book that said if you sold some flower seeds you win prizes !! And the prize I wanted was a little silent 8mm " crank " film projector that handled 50 foot reels !It also came with three 50 foot silent Tom Mix Westerns !
Boy was I in heaven !
Thus began my almost 60 year stint as a film collector , projectionist and now motion - picture business owner .
Funny where " film " can lead a person .

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 24, 2018, 02:32 AM:

I had my first 9.5mm hand-turned projector at Christmas 1946. Cine is in my blood, probably because my grandfather had a magic lantern and showed the still picture he took, my mother had a Kodak 116 folding camera and whilst she had her films developed professionally, she printed them on "printing out" paper.
But, regrettably, it doesn't extend to my daughters who have no interest whatsoever. When I pass on they will probably have a grand clear-out.

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