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Author Topic: About A Boy (Neg. Dirt?) Jacob Huber Expert Film Handler Posts: 172 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-25-2002 10:45 PM                     We are showing About A Boy, and about half way through, it has what kinda looks like white rain (I immediately assumed neg. dirt) which runs throughout the rest of the film, most noticeable in reel 5. We replaced reel 5 today, and it has the exact same stuff. This is not like normal neg. dirt that I've seen in movies like John Q and others, where it takes up most of the screen. This is a small strip in the slightly left of center part of the frame. Question, is this neg. dirt, and if not, what is it. Also, would replacing the reel (again) maybe get different results, considering the first two had it. FWI print is from Deluxe Toronto (surprisingly).  |  IP: Logged Josh Jones Redhat Posts: 1207 From: Plano, TX Registered: Apr 2000 posted 05-27-2002 07:22 PM                        is it a white line? If so, it is a lab scratch, thats all I can think of. would it be possible to post a screen shot? Josh  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 05-28-2002 03:03 PM                        "White" dirt or scratches indicate the damage occured on a negative element. A flurry of white "rain" like scratches may indicate that the negative was cinched. Wet printing or base-healing techniques (e.g., glass wheel polishing) could be used to hide the scratches. ------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA Tel: +1 585 477 5325 Cell: +1 585 781 4036 Fax: +1 585 722 7243 e-mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion  |  IP: Logged

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