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Posted by Tom Kroening (Member # 201) on 03-12-2001, 01:09 PM:
I’m sure speech class was everyone's favorite! Sure isn't mine, but I have to do it. I've already made a general outline and a video on how to thread a movie for my demonstration speech tomorrow. If anyone has any other info that I should include I’d greatly appreciate it. I want to give a brief history of moving pictures first and work my way through changeover systems and then to platters. I'll probably grab a volunteer to stand in front of class and unravel a trailer to show how much film it takes just for one preview. Anyone else have ideas?
Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 03-12-2001, 01:47 PM:
Tom, send me a text version of your speech plan. I might be able to offer suggestions. I gave many tours in the booths, and used a plan when I was teaching the art of motion picture projection to others. Be happy to help you if I can.
Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 03-12-2001, 02:44 PM:
For a one-time, non commercial ("fair use") presentation, feel free to use any of the graphics contained on the Kodak motion-picture website. As with any school paper/presentation, you should always cite the source. Here are several good areas of the Kodak website to look at:
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/support/h1/index.shtml
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/support/h2/index.shtml
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/newsletters/archived/
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/forum/featureFilms/
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/news/theFuture.shtml
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/forum/featureFilms/oscars2001.shtml
Whenever I've given a presentation to non-technical types, I often do a trivia quiz. For example, "How many feet of print film were used to make 3000 prints of "Hannibal"?" or "How many 100 watt bulbs could you light with the power needed to light a 25 x 60 foot screen?" or "Can you identify the four sound formats on this piece of film?", or "How many theatre screens are there in the USA?".
For "show and tell", I'd take along a tape splicer, a film case and reels, a DTS disk, a xenon lamp (in a protective case please 
), xenon protective gear, an anamorphic lens, etc. Hand out pieces of an old trailer with all four soundtracks on it. Have a "tug of war" with polyester film, compared to triacetate.
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Posted by Tom Kroening (Member # 201) on 03-12-2001, 05:06 PM:
Those are some great ideas! I especially love the tug of war idea. I was thinking about bringing in some triacitate film to show how easily it tears but the theatre I work at now doesnt have any. I am now regretting not saving that horribly damaged few feet of godfather part 2. I plan on taking a a piece of damaged film in and showing how to repair it. I can't wait to go raid the theatre tonight 
I'll definately grab one of those over sized rolls of toilet paper (you know, the scratchy kind) to explain how a platter system works. i.e. take out the cardboard center and show how the film is pulled through and wound while never having to rewind it. Maybe this wont be so bad!
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 03-12-2001, 10:02 PM:
Feel free to use the Interlocking 101 video. Just make everyone think that it is "normal practice" and redub the audio track. (Just please give credit.) 
Also, don't forget to take the "nitrate film burning" videos from Rick Shamel. Just explain the difference in how much more fire-resistant safety film is as compared to nitrate and mistakenly tell them that the film on the video is safety. Then pass around a trailer that mistakenly tell them they are handling nitrate film, to please be extra careful in how they handle it so it will not spontaneously combust.
On that xenon bulb, take the protective changing gear with you too and scare the pants off of the classmates about how easily they explode. Don't even take it out of the cardboard box until you have everything on. Watch as they squirm when you put it right up next to them, walking around the classroom! (Wearing earplugs wouldn't be a bad touch either.)
Just remember it is the speech itself you will be graded on, not the factual information presented, so you mine as well have some fun!
Posted by Tom Kroening (Member # 201) on 03-13-2001, 12:38 AM:
HAHAHAHAHAHA i havn't seen this video before! ROFLMAO!!! 19 minutes left on the download i can't wait to look. I almost tried it at the 18 plex i worked at but i couldnt find enough spare rollers. Well lets see what i have in my box of goodies. 6000 foot safety reel (ill be sure to explain why the flanges move independantly). 2000 foot reel, nuemade splicer(i left the crappy one at work in case they have a film break), One roll of TP, small 1500 watt burned out bulb, dts disks, face mask, polyester teaser trailer, triacitate trailer, and a piece of burned film to repair. I think ill probalby take the bulb out of the box and hide it. When i take the box out ill explain how dangerous it is (ill have the gear on) then while walking to the audience ill drop it and run. after carefully retrieving it ill pull the real bulb out and explain. I have my diagram done, now i just have to write the speech itself. BTW im going to be video taped so maybe if its good ill post it :P
Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 03-13-2001, 06:16 AM:
One more thought: see if you can find a pair of carbon rods to demonstrate how light was produced in the "old days." If you don't have an old theatre near you, try to find a live theatre that burns carbons in their spotlights; there are plenty of carbon-arc Super Trouper spotlights still in use today.
Also, people like to see scope lenses. If you can get one as a demonstration of how one "widescreen" process works, I suspect that it would go over well, since most people have never seen such a "weird" lens before.
Posted by Tom Kroening (Member # 201) on 03-13-2001, 05:43 PM:
FINALLY im all done!! It actually wasn't too bad. Time was about 18 minutes long. I have to watch the tape now and grade myself, thats not gonna be fun! Thanks to all for your suggestions/ideas.