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Posted by Jacob Huber (Member # 1138) on 05-25-2002, 10:45 PM:
We are showing About A Boy, and about half way through, it has what kinda looks like white rain (I immediately assumed neg. dirt) which runs throughout the rest of the film, most noticeable in reel 5. We replaced reel 5 today, and it has the exact same stuff. This is not like normal neg. dirt that I've seen in movies like John Q and others, where it takes up most of the screen. This is a small strip in the slightly left of center part of the frame. Question, is this neg. dirt, and if not, what is it. Also, would replacing the reel (again) maybe get different results, considering the first two had it. FWI print is from Deluxe Toronto (surprisingly).
Posted by Josh Jones (Member # 447) on 05-27-2002, 07:22 PM:
is it a white line? If so, it is a lab scratch, thats all I can think of. would it be possible to post a screen shot?Josh
Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 05-28-2002, 03:03 PM:
"White" dirt or scratches indicate the damage occured on a negative element. A flurry of white "rain" like scratches may indicate that the negative was cinched. Wet printing or base-healing techniques (e.g., glass wheel polishing) could be used to hide the scratches.------------------
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