Category : Lab activity

Nitrate to Nikon

Written on Apr, 06, 2016 by admin in Lab activity

Here is the basics of a small rig I am going to use to make digital copies of a small amount of Nitrate film found at the Cube Cinema a few years ago. The b/w positive print dates from 1947 and appears to be a short Charlie Chaplin film. I am going to have to build a base with X, …

About Nachleben, why this impossible word?

Written on Jan, 17, 2016 by admin in Lab activity

Mignon 35

Written on Apr, 28, 2015 by admin in Lab activity, VI, sound and audio projects

Nice acquisition, portable 35mm by Microcine, Italian. Planning on using it for Vi image/projection on 6th June at qujunktions Dark Matter event. Its meant to be portable and the handle suggests that one person could lift it up. One person can NOT lift it up and its the hardest to lace up 35mm projector Ive ever worked on.

Cameraless test

Written on Apr, 28, 2015 by admin in Lab activity

An everso slightly (digitally) tweaked photo of a cameraless film test in progress.

finally got Crow / Pylon in digital form

Written on Apr, 28, 2015 by admin in Lab activity, things I'm doing, done and planning on doing, VI, sound and audio projects

After 17 years I finally got my 1996 film Crow / Pylon Configuration digitised. It is going to be screened at Kino-Im-Sprengel In Hannover next week. Here are some frame grabs. Back in 96 there was only Standard definition. Now though HD has really helped the case for film because I can scan the original A and B rolls of …

Nagra 4:2 for the lab

Written on Feb, 23, 2015 by admin in Lab activity, VI, sound and audio projects

Ive been borrowing Nagras from the BBC in Bristol (Thanks go to Iain Hunter) for recent projects involving using tape to record and playback sound but have finally acquired a 4:2 for myself. This will now let me further research several projects that can only use this kind of technology. Essentially an exceptionally well engineered portable sound recording device.

Film Jam #4

Written on Feb, 05, 2015 by admin in Lab activity, Robert Fludd, things I'm doing, done and planning on doing, VI, sound and audio projects

Did the 4th Film Jam at the Cube Cinema on Saturday as part of the Hendo nights that go on there. We last did film jams over 12 – 14 years ago back in the early days of the Cube. Mega thanks to Rod Maclachlan for coming and jamming.

Printer first fix up

Written on Feb, 05, 2015 by admin in Lab activity

Had time on Tuesday to reinstate the optical printer to its last assembly. Most functions run ok except the camera. My electronics engineer Kyle is going to help redesign all the circuit controllers so we can expand and enhance the functions of this machine. It was cobbled together to allow blow up printing from S16mm to 35mm. With some extra …

Nice new scrap gear

Written on Jan, 30, 2015 by admin in Lab activity

A piece of old scrap I bought online actually looks like an ingenious 35mm step printer with very similar movement to the big Matipo machine built by Debrie. Its meant for very short lengths of film and might have been adapted for use as an analysis projector at some point. Anyway another project to add to the Lab list.