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Topic: Filmack headers treated with Scotchguard
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Frank Angel
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Posts: 5305
From: Brooklyn NY USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-29-2010 08:34 PM
Mike, I think you are being too hard on them -- yes, they have very retro stuff in their library which as Jack rightly points out, depending on your demographics and the style of your theatre, retro can be very sheik -- in fact, Drive-Ins were always begging for new copies of that old stuff (I think Filmack got it wrong however in that particular trailer when they had the hotdog saying "Nay" to the bun's bold advance -- usually it's the other way around, no?).
But aside from all the retro library, Filmac also produced custom snipes which were very first class and quite stylish; that's what we used them mostly for as well as stock daters and their famous "Traileretts." The traileretts were just stills and graphics from the film shot on an Oxbery. For a retrospective house where no trailer was available for an old title, it was a godsend to be able to at least put the title up there on the screen so the audience knew you were going to play it.
I would also say that the personnel and customer service was first rate. Their staff was always personable and friendly -- you just got a sence that you were dealing with good folks from the heartland. Doing business with them was always a pleasure. They were fast, always on time and I give them kudos for helping the art house crowd when the studios were giving us nothing.
quote: Joe Redifer Why only over the emulsion layer? Scratching the base side just doesn't happen?
I am almost certain ScotchGuard was applied to both sides of the film. I can double check it when I get to the theatre. Also, perhaps when Pike bought them out, they changed their policy, but I don't remember them ever itemizing for the ScotchGuard treatment. It was their marketing hook -- all their output had the protectant applied to it --you didn't get to choose. So how could they use it as a marketing tool if they itemized it and charged you for it? If they are doing it now, it's a big mistake.
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