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Andrew Zagame
Junior
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From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: Mar 2011

posted March 29, 2011 03:29 AM

Hey guys, I am wondering about line on film. I understand it old film age but how did it make line on the film?

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Michael O'Regan
Film God

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From: Essex, UK
Registered: Oct 2007

posted March 29, 2011 06:52 AM

Lines are caused by projectors and/or handling. They don't just appear with old age.

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Joe Taffis
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: United States
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 29, 2011 07:56 AM

"lines" = SCRATCHES [Frown]

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

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From: France
Registered: Oct 2004

posted March 29, 2011 08:46 AM

Mick: You see how humour and pop culture can be very subjective concepts? (re: your extremely funny answer here and our Jimi Hendrix reference on Small Format...)

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Michael O'Regan
Film God

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From: Essex, UK
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posted March 29, 2011 08:52 AM

BTW, I don't think everybody else got the Hendrix reference on the other thread [Big Grin]

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

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From: France
Registered: Oct 2004

posted March 29, 2011 09:11 AM

Indeed...

Dare I say that my print of The Raven is getting crow's feet? [Big Grin]

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Michael O'Regan
Film God

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From: Essex, UK
Registered: Oct 2007

posted March 29, 2011 09:54 AM

Really?

My HAIR has lost most of it's colour now [Big Grin]

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Osi Osgood
Film God

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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted March 29, 2011 10:26 AM

My "Rose" has lost it's thorns ...

ehhh, that wasn't too good, eh?

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 29, 2011 10:45 AM

Andrew,

To make it a little bit simple, I can tell you that film is made of Polyester or Acetate base. This is some kind (you may say) plastic.

On the top of that base there is also film emulsion.

Film is always projected using a projector that there are a lot of metal part. When there is a slightly mis-adjustment or mis-alignment of those metal parts, it can harm both plastic and the emulsion.

And that will create scratch (= lines).

Although you have a perfect projector without any possibility to make scratch on your film, but if you play and play it again hundreds times, it will get scratched eventually.

cheers,

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