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Mal Brake
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 591
From: Neath, South Wales, UK
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted October 26, 2003 04:55 AM
Yes, another very good day at Ealing. My two travelling companions and I had a great time for different reasons. They spent most of the time around the dealers tables and came away very happy, while I enjoyed the various shows throughout the day as well as making a few purchases. The first show was a tribute to Gregory Peck starting with an amusing look at Westerns from the turn of the 20th century to the 1970's. The highlight of this programme was the long extract from 'The Million Pound Note'. There was an audible sigh of disappointment when this clip had to end. After the impressive 35mm Scope show we had a brief talk about Cinerama and after the the screening of 'How the West Was Won' trailer we were invited to examine a frame of Cinerama and compare it with a few frames of 70mm. The super 8 new releases followed 'A Star Is Bored' looked and sounded amazing on the huge screen, it is a very funny Bugs Bunny cartoon. We then had 3D which was OK, but the effect was spoiled for me because a very tall person was sitting directly in front of me, effectively cutting the screen in two! The scope releases filled the 24ft screen beautifully, but have you ever seen a frame of film melt in the projector gate magnified to 24ft? There was a little problem with the GS that caused that unscheduled delight, but it was quickly rectified and all was well. I couldn't see the final shows because my friend had to leave a little earlier than usual so perhaps someone else could fill in the details. ON the other BFCC thread started by John Clancy, he said we would recognise him because he would be surrounded by gorgeous women. Well, he was!, but I managed to entice three of them away. (well, if John can fantasise, so can I) Mal P/S Thanks to Gary of Derann for trusting me, he is a good person to know. [ October 26, 2003, 10:36 AM: Message edited by: Mal Brake ]
-------------------- I'm gonna live forever or die trying
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