Loading 35mm print of Suspiria on a Moviola

[Robino_J]

 

[ericyoung]

Nice one! :smile:

 

[Les Hillis]

Love the subject-matter and way you shot and edited that.

Would be interesting to see someone make a Youtube channel or something where they present old movies in their entirety like that.

Showing the un-canning and loading of the film, then closing in on the viewing screen, keeping the sound of the machine running in the background, taking a break to change the reels if need be...would all add to the nostalgia and the old-fashioned sense of the viewing experience being a real-time event unfolding before your eyes.

 

[Robino_J]

Would be interesting to see someone make a Youtube channel or something where they present old movies in their entirety like that.

Thanks -

That 's an interesting idea and I would totally watch some. I recently came across a nice empire strikes back 35mm print from the 80ies scanned by a group of fans - what an experience it is. No CG - just the good ol Empire flick with thick matte lines! Crazy how much Lucas changed in there and when you see it in HD I do understand why he re-did everything but then I prefer the experience with all its "flaws".

 

[Marc Wielage]

Doh, my main memory of Moviolas is when they'd grind up a workprint and compress 50 feet of film into a tiny packet about an inch thick. Or split the entire film in half. God help you if you had to work on a stand-up Moviola that was poorly maintained.

The flatbeds were fine, the KEMs were fine, and the Steenbecks were fine. But parts are scarce today, though you can sometimes find a full machine for $50 on eBay. The shipping will kill you -- easily hundreds of dollars by truck.

 

[Robino_J]

Doh, my main memory of Moviolas is when they'd grind up a workprint and compress 50 feet of film into a tiny packet about an inch thick. Or split the entire film in half. God help you if you had to work on a stand-up Moviola that was poorly maintained.

The flatbeds were fine, the KEMs were fine, and the Steenbecks were fine. But parts are scarce today, though you can sometimes find a full machine for $50 on eBay. The shipping will kill you -- easily hundreds of dollars by truck.

My Moviolas are really gentle on film like butter. Make sure you oil them good every 10,000 feet and you won't have any issues.

 

[Marc Wielage]

My Moviolas are really gentle on film like butter. Make sure you oil them good every 10,000 feet and you won't have any issues.

And that brings back memories of the oily coatings on workprints put through our Moviolas. Believe me, the flatbeds were a lot better. Getting parts for any of this crap today is a nightmare.

I once walked by Christie Editorial Supply in Burbank, and they had an entire warehouse full of old Movieolas they were getting ready to sell for scrap metal, I'm guessing at least 200 or 300 of them. I believe this would have been 1997-1998 or so, maybe a little earlier.