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Luis Caramelo
Master Film Handler
Posts: 494
From: Funchal
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted September 06, 2014 02:52 PM
hi!Rik.i do also keep my all features in large reels,and keep their original leads and tails,in my opinion it,s more comfortable to runn the film with out many stops,that will keep the audiences atention,to a 4 hours film to make na intermission it,s fine but stop the projector every 30 minutes,,, ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Paul Adsett
Film God
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted September 06, 2014 05:42 PM
Well I guess I am the odd man out here, as I prefer, for the most part, to keep my features on 4 x 600ft reels. This is probably due to the fact that most of my features are MGM musicals, and I really like to sit down and enjoy just a favourite 30 minute reel of musical numbers from these films. And I like to be able to show my films of any of my projectors and some of them can only handle 600ft reels. I do however have a few features mounted on 2 x 1200ft reels and on 2 x 800ft reels.
But for public shows, I always mount everything up on 1200ft reels. I have all my leaders and tails thrown in a shoe box, but I have never used them as I prefer just black leaders and tails.
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Andrew Woodcock
Film God
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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted September 07, 2014 01:41 AM
It would look sensational on even the biggest of screens with that light cannon of yours Rik, of that I am certain!
Going back to your original question, my method is to keep the original reels and spools (where applicable) or the boxes I have made myself with the 1200ft or 800ft spools inside them, in my film library. On each individual library reel I wrap the appropriate lead or tail or both where applicable.
Then I mount the full feature onto one or two of my Beaulieu 2300ft spools and leave it on those reel(s) in their cans until such time as I decide to "free" those reel(s) up again.
I have 12 Beaulieu spools so far, so I have around 10 features made up at any one time ready for screening. When I get fed up with those ten, I simply return them to their original or made up library boxes and do the same for another 10 features. I find this system serves me really well and by having quite a few of the large reels, means you don't have to keep taking films on and off reels so often.
12 of these 2300ft spools has so far proved sufficient for my needs, but as the library of features increases I will try and obtain a few more of the large reels again so there are not too many swaps and changes, however they must come with the square cans for me to be interested in buying them (not all that are sold necessarily have the cans) in order for my system to continue to work in the manner it does now.
I even print out A4 laminated glossy artwork replicas of the original artwork onto the square Beaulieu cans for each of my films and temporarily attach them to the can with Blu Tack just so I know what is in each can and to make the cans just as attractive as their library counterparts for when the appropriate screening time arrives.
It sounds like a lot of hassle and effort I know, but once everything is set up it is a really organized system that works really well for my needs and after the initial printing of artwork etc, it is just a case of cutting and splicing another 10 films every 6 months or so. Plus I only ever join features so the rest of the collection just stays as is in it's original box within the film library.
Prior to obtaining the Beaulieu, I got in the habit of trying to mount every feature I had onto it's own 1200ft or 800ft spools with their own boxes and artwork. This worked out far more costly and time consuming than the method I use now, so I much prefer doing it this way nowadays.
[ September 07, 2014, 03:04 AM: Message edited by: Andrew Woodcock ]
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