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Topic: TWO TARS on 2 reels
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Michael De Angelis
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1261
From: USA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted January 22, 2006 02:06 PM
Tony,
It has been reported by a friend of mine that has moved entirely from 8 to 16mm, that Two Tars is a 3 reel film. He has a version that has at each reel, a plaque that reads: Reel One, Reel Two, and Reel Three. He has left this in his print to illustrate the unique quality of Two Tars.
Two Tars is an extra long silent short, and I donot know if Blackhawk tinkered with the action to make it move quicker in order for it to fit it all on one reel?
I have a Regular 8 silent version of The Second Hundred Years, by Blackhawk. It was originally on 2 - 200 foot reels and someone had mounted it on one - 400 foot reel. There is a splice joining reel one and two, with the title card printed into the film stating Reel One and Reel Two.
Keep in mind, that footage of reels is designated in terms of measured length and not by the reels the film is mounted on.
Off hand, I do not know the calibration that determines the difference between specific reel length.
Michael
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