8mm Forum: WTB: Pieces of Silver FOUND

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Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on September 07, 2016, 09:31 PM:

Hi, I am looking for the "Pieces of Silver" short by Chuck Workman, released by Derann on Super 8 and 16mm. I will gladly take it in either format.... if you would please offer it to me [Wink]

Please pm me if you are willing to part with it...

Thank you

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on September 19, 2016, 03:19 PM:

Still looking... Bump

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on September 19, 2016, 03:52 PM:

Yeah, me too, In Super 8 - Cheers, Shorty

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on September 19, 2016, 05:53 PM:

Actually the Chuck Workman film is called "Precious Images" (-but Derann called it "Reflections USA")

Precious Images

Pieces of Silver was produced by Kodak. Derann also sold it and described it like this:

"PIECES OF SILVER Made by Kodak to celebrate 100 years of film production this short celebrates with a collection of fast moving clips. 1 x 200`. Col. Price Code E"

I understand the confusion! I saw "Silver" at CineSea last time and it reminded me a lot of "Images".

Posted by David Guest (Member # 2791) on September 19, 2016, 06:50 PM:

I am almost sure I still have a print of this on 16mm . I will check in next day or so and if I have I will sell

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on September 19, 2016, 08:25 PM:

Thank you David! Fingers crossed here!

Steve, I was under the impression that Chuck made/edited this piece for Kodak

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on September 20, 2016, 03:53 AM:

Evan,

I did some research and your impression is good! Chuck Workman did "Pieces of Silver" for Kodak a couple of years after "Precious Images".

-I should have suspected as much: when I saw "Pieces of Silver" I noticed there were at least a few of the little snips that were identical.

Let's put it this way too: If you managed to find "Precious Images" (or "Reflections USA" in Derannese) instead, you'd be happy with that too.

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on September 20, 2016, 06:36 AM:

any Super 8 for me?

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on September 20, 2016, 05:09 PM:

Shorty,

This is Evan's thread. No hitchhiking!

Doug

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on September 21, 2016, 12:27 PM:

Just thumbing along

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on September 23, 2016, 12:45 PM:

No word from David yet, so I am still looking

Steve, I have seen his other shorts and definitely enjoyed his edits. I recognized a few similarities in his cuts as well. However Pieces of Silver has to be my favorite from him

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on October 11, 2016, 04:32 PM:

It appears David is not interested in selling at the moment...

I am still looking... anyone? =D

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on October 11, 2016, 05:24 PM:

I found Precious Images in Lou Franchetti's Super-8 crates at CineSea.

-so you never know!

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on October 11, 2016, 06:30 PM:

Good advice Steve! I will have to look through his films carefully!

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on October 13, 2016, 05:08 PM:

After me [Smile]

Posted by Tony Milman (Member # 7) on October 15, 2016, 11:30 AM:

I believe I may have this on S8 on a full 200ft reel. If I do it will probably go into eBay soon so I will post a link if that's the case

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on October 15, 2016, 01:14 PM:

Hi Tony, thank you for the heads up. PM sent

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on November 23, 2016, 02:22 PM:

No response so far..... anyone want to sell?

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on November 28, 2016, 04:48 PM:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pieces-of-Silver-100-ans-de-cinema-par-Kodak-DERANN-Super-8-sonore-couleurs-/232155263634?hash=item360d883292:g:SvAAAOSw5cNYNxDc

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on November 28, 2016, 05:42 PM:

Hey Alan,

Thanks! I've been keeping an eye on it. I actually sent the seller a message a few days before the listing asking him about it (since he posted another Chuck edit). He implied that he had it and might sell one day..... then it went up! I messaged him again but unfortunately he did not want to even consider a buy it now price.

Could anyone give me an idea of what a fair price for this title should run me?

Also, please correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding is that there may be prints of this title floating around with poor sound. (I think I read multiple posts regarding that concern)

Thanks!

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on November 29, 2016, 12:30 AM:

The sound on mine is a bit on the "muffled" side. Not the best sound from Derann!

Posted by Tony Milman (Member # 7) on December 01, 2016, 03:55 PM:

Found it so now on eBay.

web page

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on December 01, 2016, 04:20 PM:

Thanks Tony! Although I wish you would have responded to my PM [Smile]

Posted by Tony Milman (Member # 7) on December 01, 2016, 04:35 PM:

Evan. I believe I did ! Wouldn't be so rude as to ignore it

Just checked. Apologies. What I did was reply to the email I was sent which turned out to be the forum alerting me to your PM! So it turns out I replied to myself not to you!!!!!

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on December 01, 2016, 04:40 PM:

Haha, completely understandable. I caught myself doing the same thing a few times! You have a New PM now [Big Grin]

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on December 02, 2016, 09:51 AM:

Found, thanks Tony!

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on December 02, 2016, 10:01 AM:

Excellent, Evan!

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on December 02, 2016, 01:00 PM:

Persistence was the key Steve. [Big Grin]

Someone on the forum told me I should show no shame, and bother people until I find what I'm looking for haha

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on December 02, 2016, 01:05 PM:

Did you see that mint optical Grizzly Adams on Guy Taylor's table?

-said it was mint, but I get wary when films are priced that cheap (............... [Wink]

)

Really it's tough to believe it when your ship finally comes in. I bought a silent print when I was 17 years old because Super-8 sound was something I was sure I'd never have. When I was 40 I got a sound machine and regretted the choice. A couple of months ago I saw a sound print of the same film just too cheap. (Not enough to buy a pizza!)

-thougth someone was playing some kind of sick joke!

I bought it, I got it, it's basically perfect.

Can't be that simple! Any day now it'll probably spontaneously burst into flames!

I just know it: the Fire Marshall will be sifting through the ashes of my house and his report will say "-because you were too cheap to buy a sound print in 1979."

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on December 03, 2016, 07:38 AM:

Haha, Unless it is on nitrate stock I would hope you would be safe against instant combustion!

I saw it on the list. We should have asked for a preview!

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