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Author Topic: The Random Questions Thread John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 12-18-2002 09:40 AM                        Barry Martin asked: "Why is it when watching some movies on television I will notice an occasional black scratch but only during one shot. Not even the whole scene, just one shot." A black scratch would indicate that it occurred on a positive element, rather than a negative. Perhaps the telecine transfer was made from an edited print or master positive that had been scratched during the editing process?  |  IP: Logged Jacob Huber Expert Film Handler Posts: 172 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-18-2002 06:59 PM                     Does anyone (John P.?) know how much 35mm and 70mm film weighs (for instance a foot or even a single frame of a release print)?  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 12-18-2002 07:33 PM                    Continuing the lingual questions: A pedophile is someone who has a foot fetish, right? --- I seem to recall a shot in the opening of the tv series M*A*S*H which had a lot of dark scratches.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 12-19-2002 01:54 AM                        Here is another random (and useless) question. Separated at birth? - Steve Kraus -- -- -- Jeff Skallan Not exactly twins, but I like the similar pose! Of course I always like this one: -  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 12-19-2002 02:39 AM                        quote: A pedophile is someone who has a foot fetish, right? No, a pedophile or paedophile is a person who is attracted to children. The term is derived from the Greek "paidi (child)" and "philia (love of, friendship)" but does not really have a sexual implication. The word "paedophilia" is a modern construction and an euphemism for the abuse of children. "Philia" is also found in "Philosophia (Love of Wisdom)" or "Philadelphia (Brotherlove)", that explains why the movie which is about people being given up by their brothers is set in Philadelphia of all places. The Greek word for "foot" is "podon", a footlover should therefore be a podophile. However, there is often confusion with the Latin word for "foot", "pes" which is behind "pedal". More confusion arises from the fact that in constructing "scientific" or "technical" terms from Ancient Greek and Latin, both languages have often been mixed up. For instance "automobile" is a mix of Greek "auto (self)" and Latin "mobilis (moving)". Consequently, in modern Greek an "automobile" is called "autokineto", the second part of the word is derived from "kinesi (motion)" which is also behind "kinematographos (motion recorder)". Another interesting example for the common misuse of the Greek language is "police", which is derived from "polis (town)" and is supposed to denote the enforcement of order in the town. However, in Greek, the police is called "astinomia", which means "community order". One final example which has always struck me as rather funny is "galaxy" which most people think has a "cosmic, galactical" ring of the infinite about it. Yet "galaxia" comes from "gala (milk)" and means nothing more spacy than "milky way".  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-19-2002 06:59 AM                        i guess we're all exhibitionists.  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 12-19-2002 07:48 AM                    If ped (as in pedal) refers to feet that means that pedophile could mean foot lover although to be consistent with a single source language maybe a different suffix would be better. --- Joe, you disappoint me. You could have done a frame grab of me on Ebert & Roeper.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 12-19-2002 08:01 AM                        35mm film weighs approximately 5 pounds per 1000 feet. 70mm film weighs approximately 10 pounds per 1000 feet.  |  IP: Logged Michael Brown Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1522 From: Bradford, England Registered: May 2001 posted 12-19-2002 08:28 AM                     Brad Haven wrote: Why are they called concessions? As far as i know, in australia it's just called candy, which is purchased in the candy bar. --------- And another point. In the UK the word 'concession' tends to be used to mean a discount on the ticket price. I.e an adult pays full price and an OAP gets concessions.  |  IP: Logged William Leland III Master Film Handler Posts: 336 From: Charleston, SC, Registered: Aug 2002 posted 12-19-2002 08:40 AM                        Why is there no FilmGuard cleaner made for the IMAX projectors?  |  IP: Logged Brad Haven Master Film Handler Posts: 300 From: fremantle, West Australia Registered: Aug 2001 posted 12-19-2002 08:51 AM                     Thanks for the explanantion, sounds reasonable! Also do the customers refer to it as the concessions stand and does the signage say concessions or just candy bar? just curious. Hi Michael, yup, concession means the same here, when i was in England a few years back, it took me a while to work out what OAP meant...Old Age Pensioner  |  IP: Logged Brad Haven Master Film Handler Posts: 300 From: fremantle, West Australia Registered: Aug 2001 posted 12-19-2002 08:58 AM                     Another question When was popcorn introduced into cinemas and is there a story behind it's introduction? (link?) Just so i know who to curse when i next have to clean up a large popcorn that someone dropped on the floor  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 12-19-2002 10:09 AM                    Well, I can't remember the exact dates of when concessions were first sold in theaters but I can say that when theaters first started popping up they did not have concessions at all. It all started when a peanut vender decided to set up his peanut stand outside the local theater. The theater manager noticed that people were buying peanuts and going into the movie to watch it. So this manager got with the peanut vender and worked out a deal to were he could sell his peanuts inside the theater year round to his customers with a split of the profits. Now I wonder what they served people to drink with those peanuts.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 12-19-2002 10:46 AM                        William LeLand III asked: "Why is there no FilmGuard cleaner made for the IMAX projectors?" The IMAX projection system is unique in that the print is brought into intimate contact with a field lens that can be moved up or down past a wiper blade during projection to clean it of any accumulated debris. Any material on the film that transfers to this optical element (e.g., causing haze), or causes the film to stick to it, can be problematic.  |  IP: Logged William Leland III Master Film Handler Posts: 336 From: Charleston, SC, Registered: Aug 2002 posted 12-19-2002 01:18 PM                        John, what you said makes sense but do all IMAX projecotrs have a film flattener. We run a Classic 3D type. What about a SR projectors? Also could Brad make filmguard that doesn't leave a haze on the film flattener?  |  IP: Logged

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