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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 07-26-2002, 06:43 AM:
I found this posting today on the listserve for the Association of Moving Picture Archivists (AMIA):
________________________________________________________________hello,
i am working on a documentary on the dying craft of changeover
projection. i was wondering if there is any footage out there that
may include projection booth disasters or any other interesting
footage that may pertain to the subject.
thanks for your time and you may e-mail me directly at ocular@gte.net
timothy massett
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Posted by Daniel Boisson (Member # 1027) on 07-29-2002, 11:52 PM:
I saw something about fires in the booths when nitro film was used, but i can't remember what is was, I'll try to remember......------------------
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Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 07-30-2002, 12:01 AM:
The nitrate-burning film is something called "This Film is Dangerous," which, if I remember correctly, is a British military training film. There's a clip of it in the film "Race to Save 100 Years," which Turner produced in 1997.
Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 07-30-2002, 01:29 PM:
British military it was, produced by the Royal Navy in 1942. Today the film is compulsory viewing for all new employees at the British Film Institute who work in a film-handling job, shown as part of their induction programme.