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Topic: The BFCC 50th.
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Tom Photiou
Film God
Posts: 4837
From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003
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posted October 22, 2005 02:45 PM
Just got back home at 8.40pm. A good day and at last i've been able to put faces to names. Didnt chat anywhere near as much as i wished, and Jean from France, i do apologies for rushing off but being up and driving at 4.30am with another 4 hours drive back we had to make a move but great to meet you. We should have stayed Friday night in London but that would have took too much valuble film money.
Excellent film shows with the 2pm scope being my favourite, That marix extract is nuts, i will be getting that one.
The Xenon conversion by Bill Parsons was outstanding.
Gary Ged and Steve at the Derann stall were also excellent, we took a few films,(paid of course ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) ) and had some yap and laughs. Again faces to voices and names make a difference. A great bunch of blokes though my Brother and Gary did have reservation on Football team support. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Phil at classic, i will say i've moaned in the past but that was then. Today we had a small chat, bought a couple of shorts and left happy with CHC.Some superb titles on that stand, how i want to win the lottery.
Ian & Carol at Perrys were also great and we made some purchases. Always happy to chat with the dealers.
Got hold of a copy of Forbiiden planet feature for a snip of £65. Chuffed with that one. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
pleased to have met many of you on here to. John C--we will get sorted for that Menheniot show thats a promise.
A good day. Not sure if my next convention will be Ealing or Blackpool next. We shall see. Saving time now.
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Tony Milman
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1336
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted October 22, 2005 04:45 PM
Tom,
Just hope Ian's wife Jaquie (or Jackie?) ism't reading your post. No danger that Ian is reading it since he is known locally as Minty,,,,,
,,,,never seen up after 8.....
write more tomorrow
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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God
Posts: 2392
From: France
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted October 23, 2005 05:49 AM
Sooooo...
After a good night's sleep, here's my report on a very full day.
I will spare you the hassle of the journey, but I have come to the conclusion that, next time (and providing I can find a reasonnably priced hotel in the Ealing area), I'll try to come a day early and leave a day later, in order to enjoy the BFCC to the max.
A small remark aimed at our dedicated organizers, Keith and John. I think the shows were a bit too long. I understand that you guys wanted to pack as many things as you could to celebrate the 40th birthday of our beloved format but, for visitors (like me) who have limited time to attend, it's sometimes hard to decide between watching the shows, spending time with friends, or browsing through the dealer tables. Especially if you want to do it all.
Maybe shorter screenings, like 40/45 minutes max, on the hour every hour, would allow a larger variety of shows to choose from and create more flow between the theatre and the dealer rooms between screenings.
Gary and the Derann crew were great (thanks again for watching my bag and coat, lads). A great selection of used prints. And that new Matrix extract looked fabulous on the big 24ft screen. I'll check if I can fit both extracts ("playground" and "freeway") onto the same 600ft spool, to screen the lot asap.
Phil at CHC was super friendly and in a very chatty mood. We discussed which lenses were best to use in these little adaptor sleeves he sells, and the difficulties of releasing new films. Kudos for the superb trailer of the new King Kong, which I acquired without hesitation.
Perry's table was a bargain Heaven, with a great selection of 400ft digests at 5 pounds and 200ft at 3 pounds. It was also a regular meeting point for our gang, and a good occasion to share a good laugh with Ian.
I exchanged a few words with most of the dealers and, apparently, they were all saying that the day "wasn't too bad".
The shows were really interesting. A special mention to these little commercials about super8 and to that surreal Ilford film clip of cowboys and cowgirls dancing while taking pictures and shooting films! (Was it colour hoe-down or colour "hue-down"? hihihihi...)
The German cartoon, about the record-playing bee, was also very intriguing. It felt like a technical show-off, demonstrating that Walt Disney wasn't the only guy able to create animation.
Nice reel about past conventions, when our hobby was more looking like an industry.
Perfect 10 for the pulse-sync Jurassic Park extract (T-rex attack) with 6.1 sound.
The scope show was probably the most anticipated event of the day. Seeing various extracts from Indiana Jones (1 & 3), some Bond clips and the final battle from Master and Commander was fun. But, Chris Quinn and I went "WOW" simultaneously when the tournament scene from "El Cid" appeared on that big screen. Mint print, sharp focusing, rich colours...
Then, the HTI-converted GS kicked in and every viewer in the room felt silent. As I said, I almost reached for my shades. Very Impressive job indeed. And the machine was used to show the new Matrix extract that left us all speechless. The projection area was raided by everybody at the end of the show to have a glimpse at the new technical wonder.
It was a blast seeing again John C, Keith W, Chris Q, Craig H, Kevin F and Tony M and meeting with new faces like Tom, Kevin C and Colin. This is a super friendly bunch. How we ended up debating about film care products in the little boys room is beyond me...
Mike, you were missed. Hope you're having a good time, wherever you are.
And now for a few pics...
This is part of the Forum gang, with Chris, Tony, Kevin, Tom and Craig.
The massive 24ft scope screen, with a not-so-massive Keith Wilton paying tribute to the editors in charge of creating our dear cut-downs.
Keith and John getting that pulse sync unit ready for the show.
The same dynamic duo loading the GS. "Are you sure this goes in there?"
And the much admired HTI-converted GS1200...
JM
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Barry Attwood
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1411
From: Enfield, U.K.
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted October 24, 2005 02:39 AM
I had a bum numblingly good time on Saturday (that 90 minute scope show was the cause of the posteria pain), and met up with many old friends and customers, but a special hello to Tom Photiou and his brother, we had done a deal on a couple of films, but as we had only ever talked on the phone, we seemed to find each other easy enough (unfortunately I am easy to find), and spent a good 20 minutes chewing the fat on all things 8mm.
As usual everything seemed to go off well, and the 2 shows I saw (75 mins. & 90 mins.) were both excellent, with a bit for everyone's tastes, and John Clancy's GS1200 HTI conversion was very impressive, I think he may be busy in the near future converting other GS's once the original Xenon lamps run out. Now it's onto Blackpool for me, and I would imagine quite a few of the dedicated 8mm fans, but Blackpool has got a lot to live up to this year, as Keith & John put together a wonderful event again, but please next time revert back to hour shows, as my rear end cannot take it!
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