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Topic: Sticky prints and near brain wraps
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Jen Pelto
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From: Muskegon, MI, USA
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted 09-24-2011 03:12 PM
It sounds like if it resolves itself before actually brainwrapping, it is static. I notice this happens a couple of feet before splices especially. Maybe the extra thickness of the splice puts some pressure on the surrounding film and they temporarily "stick" together? I'm not a scientist, but it sounds right. At any rate, it happens to us ALL the time.
I literally look over and notice it happening sometimes when I am upstairs, and it's like everything goes in slow motion. You think, "Dear lord, thank god I'm up here to fix a brain wrap happening before my eyes!!" But it corrects itself. That is what those guiding rollers are for on the brain.
I think you're just being neurotic
We bought a few humidifiers but our booth is HUGE (I know, lucky us, I'll try to keep bragging to a minimum). It never really made a difference in the booth for us. Knock on wood, the static has never resulted in problems.
We did have an issue with a print a few weeks ago (The Tree of Life). Some dimwit left (put?) something extremely sticky on about 3 frames mid-reel. Almost like a clear tacky glue. It kept "sticking" to the next layer of film and going through the brain in a double layer and causing a brainwrap. I misdiagnosed the problem the first time (based on what the projectionist told me happened) but the second time it happened, well, shame on me. So in theory it "could" be something actually sticky on those frames. If you notice it happening at the same time on the same movie, I would definitely take a lens tissue or cloth between your fingers and try to "feel" if there is something ON the film.
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