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Topic: Projecting 65mm film.
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Stephen Furley
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Posts: 3059
From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
Registered: May 2002
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posted 03-29-2009 06:51 AM
The specification for the DP-70 included the ability to project 65mm film (Todd-AO format, not the 1920s version) in addition to 35mm and 70mm, and indeed the one at Bradford did so in the fairly recent past. How much, if at all, was this feature used? Were rushes of early Todd-AO films printed on 65mm stock for example, with 70mm only being used for striped release prints, or were all prints on 70mm?
It's a long time since I've seen a DP-70 close up, and I wasn't aware of this feature at the time, so I didn't look for it. How is 65mm film accommodated on these machines. Were 65mm spools made for it, or were 70mm ones used, or adjustable ones? Did the rollers have a step in them for 65mm; if they did then 70mm film would have been supported on only 2.5mm on each edge, which doesn't sound enough. Were special gate runners needed for 65mm? Standard 70mm sprockets should be ok for 65mm. Were any other 70mm projectors also designed to handle 65mm as well?
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