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Posted by Mathew Molloy (Member # 666) on 12-09-2001, 01:48 AM:
During my six years working the Seattle International Film Festival, the most frustrating and painful thing was coming across pieces of pins, nails, paperclips, whatever taped to the film near the reel changes. My first thought is that it was poor man's cue tape, but I'm also wondering if it was used as a audible cue? Anyone else ever come across this? It was usually on films shipped over from China. My main concern was this crap getting into the projector. Whatever it was it was no fun inspecting film and getting a chunk of safety pin lodged into your thumb or forefinger!
Posted by Bill Enos (Member # 440) on 12-09-2001, 08:52 AM:
Sounds more like stupid peoples audible cues to me. Audible cues can be made by placing 3 (or whatever it takes) strips of CLEAR tape across the film several inches apart. Then again if it came from China what would you expect?
Posted by Joe Beres (Member # 678) on 12-09-2001, 11:44 AM:
I haven't seen this, but your guess that it might be an audible cue is probably correct. sounds like a good way to scratch the gate. i would remove every trace of those things, that is after you remove them from your finger 
Posted by Tom Sauter (Member # 616) on 12-10-2001, 10:13 AM:
That sounds like a really bad idea for making audible cues... I can't believe it made it through the gate!