"BOOM" (1968)
6 Reels
35mm IB-Technicolor
SCOPE / MONO
Universal Archive Print
Although the color on this print was still excellent, the print itself was
well worn, with the usual amount of surface dirt, and base / emulsion
scratches and specks for a print this age, although celluloid lovers, like
myself, will tell you that these defects just give the presentation 'character' .
For some reason, at some point, somebody had decided to 'enhance'
the Techncolor lab cues by hand-scribing sloppy circles around them.
Geez, the old IB-Tech cues were some of the most visible ever created.
Anyone needing "help" to see them shouldn't be running changeovers!
The print was from the Universal Archive. 99% of the prints I've run
from them were in good-to-excellent shape. This one wasn't.
In addition to the aforementioned defects, this acetate print had too
many splices to count, a bit of warping, moderate edge damage on
several reels, and was somewhat brittle. Also, several of the leaders
were spliced on with the sound-track facing the wrong way. I didn't
attempt to fix them, since I wanted to handle the film as little as possible.
Good Color, But Note Visible Warping. Also, This Print Has What
I Call A 'Negative' Optical Track, Where the Light & Dark Areas
Are Reversed From Normal, And Tend To Be Slightly Noisier.
BOOM_FrameShot.jpg
Despite My Initial Concerns About Film Condition, The Show
Ran Without Any Problems, Although I Think Some Of The
Jump Splices In Reel 4 Probably Registered On The Richter
Scale On The Seismographs Across The Bay in Berkeley.
And, As A Precaution, I Kept The Splicer Very Nearby!
BOOM_SplicerNear.jpg
6 Reels
35mm IB-Technicolor
SCOPE / MONO
Universal Archive Print
Although the color on this print was still excellent, the print itself was
well worn, with the usual amount of surface dirt, and base / emulsion
scratches and specks for a print this age, although celluloid lovers, like
myself, will tell you that these defects just give the presentation 'character' .
For some reason, at some point, somebody had decided to 'enhance'
the Techncolor lab cues by hand-scribing sloppy circles around them.
Geez, the old IB-Tech cues were some of the most visible ever created.
Anyone needing "help" to see them shouldn't be running changeovers!
The print was from the Universal Archive. 99% of the prints I've run
from them were in good-to-excellent shape. This one wasn't.
In addition to the aforementioned defects, this acetate print had too
many splices to count, a bit of warping, moderate edge damage on
several reels, and was somewhat brittle. Also, several of the leaders
were spliced on with the sound-track facing the wrong way. I didn't
attempt to fix them, since I wanted to handle the film as little as possible.
Good Color, But Note Visible Warping. Also, This Print Has What
I Call A 'Negative' Optical Track, Where the Light & Dark Areas
Are Reversed From Normal, And Tend To Be Slightly Noisier.
BOOM_FrameShot.jpg
Despite My Initial Concerns About Film Condition, The Show
Ran Without Any Problems, Although I Think Some Of The
Jump Splices In Reel 4 Probably Registered On The Richter
Scale On The Seismographs Across The Bay in Berkeley.
And, As A Precaution, I Kept The Splicer Very Nearby!
BOOM_SplicerNear.jpg
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