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Topic: Mission Impossible II prints
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Paul Konen
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From: Frisco, TX. (North of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 05-25-2000 08:28 AM
During reel 3, I had a white tick that would show up at the bottom, go up, go up and go up one more time and then restart the whole process. It was toward the end of the reel for about 5 minutes if not more.I would guess that it was some kind of sprocket damage during printing. As Brad mentioned in a previous thread, it is distracting with all the positive dirt that was being displayed. White dots and squiggles. I also think that during one scene when Ethan is in bed with Naya (aka Hottie), that I saw what appeared to be a hair in the gate. It went away in the next scene so I think it was filmed this way. I will have to watch for that again.
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John Pytlak
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 05-25-2000 09:15 AM
A "tick" that moves up the image in a regular fashion is usually due to damage from a burr on a roller. For example, if film is running over a 2-inch diameter roller that has a burr or rough spot on it, the mark will occur exactly every 2 X Pi inches, or about every 6.283 inches (assuming no slippage). Since this is not an exact multiple of the 4 X 0.187 = 0.748 inch frame height, the image caused by the burr will be seen on every 8th frame, but repositioned in the frame by 6.283 - (8 X 0.748) = 0.299 inches.If you measure the exact distance between each "tick" mark and divide by Pi, you can calculate the diameter of the roller that caused the damage. Providing this information when you return the damaged reel will help track and fix the problem. If there is a stationary black "hair" visible in only one scene, it was likely debris in the camera gate. As Joe said, they may have been too far along into production to reshoot or digitally "erase" the hair in the scene. If the black "hair" is there throughout the movie, clean your projector aperture! ------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Eastman Kodak Company Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419 Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA Tel: 716-477-5325 Fax: 716-722-7243 E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
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Russ Kress
Expert Film Handler
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From: Charleston, WV, USA
Registered: May 2000
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posted 05-27-2000 01:26 AM
DISCLAIMER: This post is intended to be funny and should not be implied to be of an insulting nature to anyone.Regarding the use of Pi as an investigative tool to ascertain the origin of the hair-like image that appears while Ethan is boinking the hottie... Maybe we could just report the print number to the printing agent to determine which machine to check? Hello!!!!? <grin> While you are all in thought mode, can anyone give me a cure for a Ballantyne problem? We have recently re-fitted a theatre to a huge screen/short throw format. When we open the trap, it hits the lens and knocks it out of allignment. I bitch about it to everyone, but I am equally guilty of flipping the trap open when threading. Needless to say, fixing a Ballantyne (Pro-35) lens collar is not something you want to do while an audience is watching! Help me!!! Russ
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