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Dick Vaughan
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Jul 2000

posted 11-05-2001 03:01 AM

Aaron

Scott's list at http://www.redballoon.net/current70mmforeign.html
give's a list of most of the theatres that have screened 70mm in the last few years however having looked at the list this morning I notice some omissions. Thomas Hauerslev also has an extensive list but I tried accessing this just now and it wouldn't connect.

Scott

Will try and gather more info for you on Showcase installations(Nottingham + Leeds + ?) .,Cambridge Arts Picture House etc. who have recently run 2001.

the chance to show 2001 in 70mm has brought to life a lot of dormant 70mm theatres which just goes to show what can happen if you get the right title.

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Leo Enticknap
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posted 11-05-2001 06:38 AM

Is there any lab or facilities house in the UK which can ultrasonically clean, rewash and polish 70mm elements? If the rub marks are on the base side and not massively deep, then that would get rid of them.

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John Pytlak
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posted 11-05-2001 01:40 PM

Leo asked: "Is there any lab or facilities house in the UK which can ultrasonically clean, rewash and polish 70mm elements? If the rub marks are on the base side and not massively deep, then that would get rid of them."

Not sure what could be done to "polish" or rejuvenate the back side of a mag-striped print. Acetate prints used to be "glass wheel polished" to "heal" base side scratches, but the solvents would attack any striping. ESTAR base prints can be treated with UV-cured overcoats like 3M ScotchGard Film Protector (aka "PhotoGard") or Dacar ImageGard, but could not be coated over the stripes. AFAIK, cleaning and/or rewashing could be done by any lab that routinely handles 70mm prints.

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Les Brock
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From: Basingstoke, Hamshire, UK
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posted 11-05-2001 05:52 PM

Leo wrote " Is there any lab or facilities house in the UK which can ultrasonically clean, rewash and polish 70mm elements? If the rub marks are on the base side and not massively deep, then that would get rid of them."

I am sure that the only lab in the UK that can work with 70mm elements is Technicolor London. They do not use 70mm very often but the equipment is in place.

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Dick Vaughan
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posted 11-06-2001 03:16 AM

I think Les is right Technicolor London is the only 70mm facility in the UK. They are starting to carry out work on 15perf 70mm ("IMAX")material for UK based filmmakers. Gulliver Labs in Paris are the only other people I can think of around this neck of the woods.

As far as photoguarding is concerned it can be done over selected areas. We used to have problems with photoguard around the perf areas on IMAX films shedding on the input stator so they then modified the process to just coat the image area.

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Gordon McLeod
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posted 11-06-2001 09:07 AM

I have often wondered if photoguard could be applied over a mag striped film before sounding. Is bias and eq adjustments were then made it sound record and playback fine as the coating is very thin. Also the photoguard would possibly tend to reduce powdering and track wear and its slippyness would reduce head wear as well?

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Leo Enticknap
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From: Loma Linda, CA
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posted 11-07-2001 08:31 AM

John P: silly me, forgot about the acetone in a glass wheel polishing machine which, as you point out, would probably eat a mag stripe for breakfast!

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