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Topic: LPP film stock fading
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Jim Bedford
Jedi Master Film Handler
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Posts: 597
From: Telluride, CO, USA (733 mi. WNW of Rockwall, TX but it seems much, much longer)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 05-19-2011 01:54 PM
I'd also guess it was a processing issue that's an anomaly. I know there's always the fear that it could be just the tip of the iceberg, but although I've never seen this particular flaw, I've seen a number of single film, intermittent anomalies over the years that look like fading, over/underexposure, etc. Of course, the real issue would be if such a wavering fade comes to exist in other LPP prints as time goes on. But I doubt that will happen.
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Brad Miller
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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99
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posted 05-19-2011 03:57 PM
Randy, apparently this entire print is in near-mint condition. The odds reels were jumbled between prints is a far fetched one. Even if ran on 2 projectors, the theory doesn't hold any water because it wasn't all odd or even reels (or 6K-mounted quantities).
Gordon, I recall on The Fugitive there were a ton of prints locally that had to be exchanged for new ones. My two prints were flawless and did not deteriorate (un-released FilmGuard). Curiously though other theaters in town did not suffer any problem, and there was never an instance where one of the two prints within the same building had the issue. The only pattern I could find was that every single theater that had problems used XeKote on the edges of the film as a lubricant. Every single theater that did not have problems did not use XeKote at all in their booths. (This informal analysis was between different theater locations and chains from people I knew and with the help of the local union for additional research.)
I think on The Fugitive it was a one-off problem, because some theaters continued to use XeKote and never had the issue again. Regardless it was all over the picture, not restricted to one location in the center of the image.
Remember though on this print, physically upon close inspection it is in lab new condition with no signs of any sort of deterioration. This same print also supposedly had no issues a few years ago.
Obviously if any rep houses are going to be booking Contact, please let us know how the print is. Likewise, does anyone have a list of Warner Brothers movies released +/- a year of Contact? I would be curious to see if anyone books those titles and if those prints show any issues.
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