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Gerard S. Cohen
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 975
From: Forest Hills, NY, USA
Registered: Sep 2001

posted 09-08-2002 07:41 PM

<<paso aereo = aerial step>>

Yes, Tim, that's one literal translation, but "paso" also means "pace", and "aereo" in metaphorical usage means "fantastic".
So I think when one boasts of the technique [however foolishly], he's referring to the "fantastic pace", or incredible speed of his projection operation.

Better to be working "paso a paso" = "step by step; slowly".
And with experience, "a buen paso" = "at a good rate",
but hopefully never "Andar en malos pasos", to follow evil paths, [like attempting "paso aereo."]

Gerard

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Miguel Angel Martorell
Film Handler

Posts: 81
From: Valencia, Spain
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 09-08-2002 08:08 PM

I forgot to say that this practice was used on the days of the acetone and that the reels were previously prepaired for when it came the time to do the splice you only had to put acetone and joining the two reels. I think no one could do the "paso aereo" with the transparent film splices

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Gerard S. Cohen
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 975
From: Forest Hills, NY, USA
Registered: Sep 2001

posted 09-08-2002 09:49 PM

Actually, wet splicing takes MUCH more time than tape, because you have to scrape off the emulsion of one piece and the base of the second piece, apply the acetone-containing splicing fluid, clamp the
films together until they dry, then remove them from the splicer and test the splice by bending it.

Gerard

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Miguel Angel Martorell
Film Handler

Posts: 81
From: Valencia, Spain
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 09-09-2002 02:46 PM

Yes Gerard, you are right but when I wrote "prepair the film" I meant that you previously had scrapped off the emulsion (again my english problems. I didn´t know the correct words for "rascar la emulsion") and obviously you didn´t care about if it is an strong splice or if it´s framed. You only pray for it doesn´t break when it pass trough the projector.

Un saludo.

If any would do me this favour, I´ll send him how to do the "paso aereo" in spanish so he can translate it to english.
I´m gonna make some photos too.

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Jean-Michel Grin
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 222
From: Geneva & Lausanne, Switzerland
Registered: Jul 2002

posted 09-10-2002 05:12 AM

Hola Miguel,

Para mi este methoda no es la mejor que existe por la razon del peligro de rajar la emulsion a alta velocidad.
Yo prefero acer el montage de los partes en dos bobinas de 2000 metros y transferar todo en el platter despues. Eso me dal la oportunidad de controlar toda la peliculla del inicio al termino.
Pejo quando te falta el tiempo paja el desmontage de la copia es una solucion de emergencia. <

Lo siento pejo mi Español no valle mas que mi Ingles.

Saludo

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Jean-Michel Grin - Europlex Cinemas (Switzerland)

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Miguel Angel Martorell
Film Handler

Posts: 81
From: Valencia, Spain
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 09-10-2002 07:06 AM

Your spanish is excellent if you think if my english Jean -Michel.
Of course, "paso aereo" is a thing of the past (I don´t know any booth in my city that do this even those summer cinemas with a portable 35 mm. projector) and even in the old days, this method was film done sh&%& but when my colleague told me about this, I´ll find it unprofessional but interesting.
In the other hand there is the "breakdown on the fly".This practice is most common in some booths I know. That´s too bad.

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