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Author Topic: Still running Shrek 2? Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 08-31-2004 08:10 PM                     True, but a lot of film techers have stated that they work with people that dont give a flip, doesnt mean they themselves damaged it.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 09-01-2004 02:26 AM                        Film-Tech Forum member or not, whoever the SOB was that shipped a print of Shrek 2 to me two weeks ago did a great job at scratching the hell out of it. There, does that satisfy your print scratching interest Chris?  |  IP: Logged Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 09-01-2004 02:39 PM                     The Court Theatre print I made up for these two weeks has two sets of scratches. The base side is rutted throughout the analog soundtrack and on the opposite edge into the picture area. On screen it looks like black strings dangling from the top masking on the right side. YUK! I have received several other prints that were damaged in this very same way. I suspect that the previous theatre has some roller problems or a defective bearing in one of the added on readers. Or perhaps this is a failsafe scratching the film. The question from the exchange usually is, "How many customers have complained about it?" That is a very poor way to do quality control. KEN  |  IP: Logged Bill Langfield Master Film Handler Posts: 280 From: Prospect, NSW, Australia Registered: Apr 2001 posted 09-01-2004 03:00 PM                        Yes we are still running it, was 10am and 12pm all week, until Sept 2, dropped to sat/sun only now. I to have confess (the last remaining print of 3) Shrek 2 has light base scratches for about the first 30mins. It's very annoying to find a scratch on a film that has been running for months, that only lasts for say 10,20,30,40 mins, then clears up. Clearly the projectionist has discovered the fault, fixed it and shut the hell up. Would be nice if he/she would confess and say 'Here is where I stuffed up / the roller I missed'. But hey, we are talking about $2000 of film and possibly being fired if you admit you missed a roller. I too would be temtped to shut up too, but I need to say YUP I stuffed/ruined the print, BUT, here's what happened, don't let it happen to YOU.  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 09-01-2004 06:53 PM                    A couple of webcams at each position, with software snapping images only when movement is noted (it can be programmed to ignore certain parts of the picture when looking for motion) would provide a record of everything. And instill a nice feeling of Big Brother is Watching.  |  IP: Logged

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