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Posted by Cody Boring (Member # 4227) on 03-25-2007, 06:12 PM:

Does anyone know of a company that will convert digital video to 35mm. I would like to create my own video saying welcome to the theater and please shut off cell phones etc. [Cool]

Cody Boring

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 03-25-2007, 06:20 PM:

Many film labs offer that service:

Kodak Lab Directory

For a short snipe, you might actually find that originating on 35mm film would be cheaper than originating on digital video and paying for a 35mm transfer. And the quality will be better.

Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 03-25-2007, 06:32 PM:

Finding somebody to do it shouldn't be too difficult, Technicolor for example, but it will be expensive for a small job like this. You will need picture and track negatives, and then a combined print, and there will be a minimum charge for each of these. It might be cheaper to shoot it on film. The quality of DV isn't that great on a large screen; if you're going to generate it electronically it would be better to use something with a higher quality, which if you're thinking of animated graphics needn't be expensive; Final Cut Studio would do it. If you want to shoot live action then I'd try to use at least HD, but again that will increase the cost.

Another possibility would be to install a video projectot, that you could then use for other purposes as well.

Posted by Cody Boring (Member # 4227) on 03-25-2007, 09:16 PM:

Alright, Thanks! That helps a lot gentleman.
Do you know of a place that sales stock 35MM film that has please turn off your cellphone etc on them

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-25-2007, 10:04 PM:

www.filmack.com

They can do the video to 35mm transfer you want AND they have a variety of policy trailers. Beware, though...their animated stuff is hopelessly dated and cheesy. (They're still selling the same stuff they were making in the 1970s.)

Video-film transfers and custom jobs are super expensive unless you're a big chain buying thousands of copies. FYI, I inquired a couple of years ago about getting a custom-designed strip about our 75th anniversary. I wanted just a 10-second thing saying "Welcome to the Roxy...celebrating 75 years" ...didn't even need to have sound on it. It was something like $1200 to get made, so I used the cheaper method of printing a sign on my computer for about $1.00.

Posted by Chris Mosel (Member # 1451) on 03-25-2007, 10:44 PM:

Preshow Productions
for both generic and custom policy trailers. Doug is great to work with and has very high quality stuff.

Posted by Jeremy Weigel (Member # 4208) on 03-26-2007, 12:05 AM:

We've used Cinema Concepts 1-800-showads or www.cinemaconcepts.com . They have generic policy/feature snipes aswell as a wide range of others like where to put your trash and holiday gift certificate ads. You can call for demo DVD's and pricing sheets.

For cell phones I ordered quite a few of the Inspector Cluoso ads that Sony made available prior to the release of Pink Panther (2005). They were offered free of charge through the exhibitor website and by phone. The cool thing is that they don't directly advertise the movie so I still use them even now and they have held up quite well (very few scratches if any) 2 years later. I just checked the exhibitor site (http://www.sonypicturesreleasing.com/PR-WEB/logInPath.do
, but I didn't see them still listed (not surprised). You could try calling them though: (310) 244-8931 to see if they still have any in stock.

Basic synopsis of the trailer (approx :60):

Begins with Inspector sitting in a crowded auditorium with grown woman on one side and a little girl on the other and several little kids back behind him. He is slurping his soda when his cell phone begins to ring(pink panther theme). He looks at the little girl and tells her she is rude for having her cell turned on. HSe replies "I don't have a cell phone". He turns his attention to the screen and the cell goes off again. This time he realizes it is his. He takes it out puts it on vibrate. It goes off again vibrating in his pocket and he gets a stunned pleasure looked on his face (mild adult humor). He then slips out of seat to the floor legs go in the air shaking. Screen then cuts to a tag line "Get a Clue. Don't be a Clouso" and then to a shot of the animated Pink Pather giving the shhh... sign and a caption next to him that states "Please turn off your cell phones and refrain from talking during the movie". It then goes to one more shot of all the kids peeking over their seats to see what the heck is wrong with him and then fade to black.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 03-26-2007, 06:01 AM:

How much custom work did you need done? I make trailers.

Screen Attractions

Posted by Cody Boring (Member # 4227) on 03-26-2007, 03:00 PM:

I actually found what I was looking for at filmmack, I didnt know they sold it. The old lady film where she is telling you to shut up before the movie. You gotta Love it! haha

Posted by Cameron Glendinning (Member # 3516) on 03-26-2007, 10:23 PM:

Nice work Tim
[thumbsup]

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 03-27-2007, 09:17 AM:

Thanks, Cameron, I appreciate it! [Smile]

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-27-2007, 10:40 AM:

Tim, would you ever consider converting some of your trailers for indoor cinemas? I really like the retro-looking B&W one, in fact I have an old trailer that's very similar-looking -- it's called "Take a Chance Night" and advertises that "we can't tell you what you'll see...but it'll be a great show for the whole family!"

Anyway, I was about to click 'buy now' on your retro-trailer until I noticed it was drive-in specific...and since we are a single screen I'm not exactly prepared to order hundreds of prints! [Smile]

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 03-27-2007, 09:42 PM:

[Smile]

Thanks, Mike. Yes, I have. In fact, we're rethinking the entire shooting match. Stay tuned.

Posted by Alex Grueneberg (Member # 2652) on 03-28-2007, 12:29 AM:

While we're on the subject, do these types of places still sell snips regarding the feature being presented in CinemaScope? Frankly the cheesy 70s ones are a class act and I'm a big fan. Something as such that was used at the opening credits for Kill Bill 1 for example.

Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 03-28-2007, 01:24 PM:

What I want is a snipe that says "Presented in Glorious Monophonic Sound (in selected theatres)", preferably with a cheesy fanfare.

I would actually pay good money for this, for use on older films or in mono houses.

Also, I'd love to get a sound format trailer that actually says "Dolby SR" or "Dolby Stereo SR" in it. The current SR trailer ("Temple") just says "Dolby," which is pretty meaningless.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-28-2007, 03:51 PM:

I always thought it would be cool to have a 10-minute trailer. The first 9:30 would just show a beautiful theatre curtain with some soft background music playing. In the last 30 seconds, there would be a huge musical fanfare and the curtain would open to reveal "Preview of Coming Attractions." This could really be impressive and could add a bit of the ambiance of a curtain to theatres that don't have one. Different versions of the "background music" could be produced for different types of features.

I'd like to have a trailer like this to use until I can afford a real curtain!