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Topic: Devil Wears Prada (Defective Reel)
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Steve Scott
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1300
From: Minneapolis, MN
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 06-29-2006 04:17 PM
quote: Richard P. May
And in doing this, how much of the film are you eliminating? This could affect dialog, specific shots, etc.
There's, of course, a boundary of common sense there. If I have more than ten consecutive damaged frames on any length of film, I'd like to order a replacement. With a new release, it can be difficult to gague the relavance of the scene, let alone the dialouge, so my reaction is usually based on intuition.
I've always wanted to be able to reject reels based simply on the presence of lab splices, like the old Northpark. Even though it seems as if fewer and fewer theatres even know what the hell a lab splice is. Occasionally TES' QC prints would have managled sprocket holes, slight edge damage, or other damage any seasoned film operator could identify. The later situation is one where I'd always order a replacement reel. If the damage is pertinent to how the print will run through the machine, even if my doubt is only slight, I'd demand a clean reel.
But, as a manager, I've also been trained to get the theater ready to run in a timely fashion. This is the folly of lab printing damage. You've got the damage in your hands, you haven't run it through a machine. There's no way your theatre could be blamed for such damage. These are the times I've been trained to fix the small splotches, of soundtrack runoffs (which I've also seen SDDS backup data infiltrate image area), and run the print, judging how much was cut from the scene/dialouge after the first run. If the cut sound is really worth a replacement reel, it would be ordered that day, and if DHL or whoever is on their toes, replaced by the next day's first show at the latest. ETS might even be able to have it holding will-call that same day, if the first show is early enough.
I'd love to be technically perfect & always replace any sort of damage to any reel of any feature. But I'm growing up around the tastes of all the powers that be & such is how I've learned to integrate attentive booth management into the minds of all the bosses I've had. At least I kept their attention about lab splices. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Charles Greenlee
Jedi Master Film Handler
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From: Savannah, Ga, U.S.
Registered: Jun 2006
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posted 06-29-2006 11:38 PM
Technicolor seems to have a good QC system, I've only come across 2 prints that had defects, and 1 of them was minor. We called Technicolor, and informed them, they immediatly sent out a replacment for the defective reel. The one with the more major problem, we got later that day. The one with the minor problem wasn't in need of replacement, but we reported the defect, as per standard inspection duty, and they replaced it anyhow.
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