my profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home

» Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE   » Operations   » Film Handlers' Forum   » Does Dreamcatcher have a short attatched? (Page 1)

This topic comprises 2 pages: 1  2

Author Topic: Does Dreamcatcher have a short attatched? Michael Rourke Expert Film Handler Posts: 159 From: San Luis Obispo, Central Coast of CA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-19-2003 03:53 PM                     One of my projectionists called me and said that Dreamcatcher has reels 1A and 1B. He only noticed becasue after reel one was unwound he saw credits and a blue screen. I told him to rewind to some image and see if anyone in the film was in that reel, if not then it's probably a short of some kind. Just looked at the Dreamcatcher page, and it is an AniMatrix movie called the Final Flight of the Osiris. I probably should have looked there first.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 03-19-2003 04:01 PM                    I think it's a short that has something to do with The Matrix.  |  IP: Logged Matt Hale Expert Film Handler Posts: 123 From: Vancouver, Canada Registered: Dec 2002 posted 03-19-2003 04:03 PM                        They have been advertising "Last Flight of the Osiris" - a short animated prequel to the next Matrix movie as playing with Dreamcatcher. I have not seen a print of that movie, nor do I know whether this is in all markets, or just some.  |  IP: Logged Andrew Duggan Expert Film Handler Posts: 127 From: Albany, NY, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 03-19-2003 04:19 PM                        Did an explanation come in the cans with the print at all? Seems like that would be a good idea, judging from the "quality" of work and attention span of a lot of todays "popcorn projectionists" boast...  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-19-2003 06:24 PM                        For a given "double" (2000') reel, there will always be an "A" and a "B" part. Films are assembled by the negative cutter into 1000' lengths, so reel "1" is actually reel "1AB" and is composed of lab roll 1A and lab roll 1B. Old IB Technicolor prints have a lab splice between the "A" and "B" sections. This is not to be confused with "A & B roll printing" aka "checkerboard printing," which is a different thing altogether and involves two negative rolls which alternate between picture and black leader at every cut. This allows certain optical effects (like fades, dissolves, superimposition, etc.) to be done as part of the contact printing process (instead of in an optical printer) and is necessary to produce invisible negative splices in 16mm.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-19-2003 07:37 PM                    This is the case. Reel 1a is the 10 minute short and 1b is the first reel of the film. From what I understand all markets will be getting the short.  |  IP: Logged Aldo Baez Master Film Handler Posts: 266 From: USA Registered: Mar 2001 posted 03-19-2003 10:18 PM                    You can download it at theanimatrix.com its very good fantastic animation.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-19-2003 10:24 PM                     I am SO GLAD you guys posted this here because I saw it right before a projectionist called me at home (at 10pm) to ask what the deal was. Naturally, I pretended that I "just know these things." I'll tell her the truth next week. Maybe. Anyways, thanks.  |  IP: Logged Kyle Watkins Expert Film Handler Posts: 185 From: Stuart, FL, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 03-19-2003 11:16 PM                     There is a note with my print. Please be advised: "Dreamcatcher" with the "Final Flight" reel is a total of 8 reels. Reel 1A is the short "Final Flight" and 1B is the start of the feature " Dreamcatcher" At the beginning of reel 1B is the trailer attachment of "Malibu's Most Wanted" Thank You, Warner Bros. Dist. Corp  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 03-20-2003 01:18 AM                     Hello all. So essentially, the short has its own head and tail with blue screen? I remember MIIB had the Chubb Chubbs, but I wasn't working in booth when we had it. Is it similar to that title? Thanks! AJ Garman  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-20-2003 09:30 AM                    Chubb Chubbs came to us in a plastic baggie on a core. No reels.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 03-20-2003 09:40 AM                    Wait a minute... quote: Reel 1A is the short "Final Flight" and 1B is the start of the feature " Dreamcatcher" At the beginning of reel 1B is the trailer attachment of "Malibu's Most Wanted" How stupid is that??? I always thought that having trailers attached to a print is a dumb idea anyway, but this seams absolutely retarded!  |  IP: Logged Nicholas Roznovsky Expert Film Handler Posts: 156 From: College Station, TX, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-20-2003 09:54 AM                        Putting the attached trailer between the short and the feature makes it much less likely that most projectionists will take the time and trouble to remove it from the print. Distributors don't care so much about presentation, it's all about marketing agreements for them.  |  IP: Logged Richard Miller Film Handler Posts: 33 From: Lafayette, IN, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 03-20-2003 01:33 PM                     Our company has sent out an e-mail telling all theaters showing Dreamcatcher to remove the attached trailer. Apparently they thought it was shorter than it actually was due to the 10 min short. Now what are people going to do without being able to see their Malibu's Most Wanted trailer  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 03-20-2003 01:36 PM                    No it won't. If it's the theater's policy to do that, then it's not making it less likely that they'll follow the policy, it just makes extra work for them.  |  IP: Logged

All times are Central (GMT -6:00)

This topic comprises 2 pages: 1  2

Printer-friendly view of this topic

Hop To: Select a Forum: Category: Operations -------------------- Digital Cinema Forum Film Handlers' Forum Large Format Forum Ground Level Feature Info, Trailer Attachments & REAL Credit Offsets Category: Community -------------------- Film-Yak Film Handlers' Movie Reviews The Afterlife Bob Maar's Joke-A-Thon Category: Classified -------------------- Equipment and Supplies Wanted/For Sale Help Wanted/Seeking Employment Category: System -------------------- Software Beta Testing Forum

The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.