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Author Topic: Slapsticon Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-10-2013 02:24 PM                     Has anybody ever done this show? Link to the Slapsticon.org website. We're doing it this summer. I know it's going to be an "action-packed" couple of days for me. But if any of you have "stories," now would be a good time to tell 'em. I'd certainly appreciate them.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-10-2013 02:50 PM                     Whenever anybody says, "It ain't a fit might out for man or beast," you have to throw fake snow in his face!  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-10-2013 03:35 PM                     #whatdoesthismean  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 05-10-2013 05:10 PM                     Re: fake snow in the face Fatal Glass of Beer That is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-10-2013 06:09 PM                     The whole movie is nothing but one big sendup. Everything from the crappy rear projection to the full-feathered Indians. The "Ain't a fit night out..." catchphrase was even used in another movie.  |  IP: Logged Jack Theakston Master Film Handler Posts: 411 From: New York, USA Registered: Sep 2007 posted 05-11-2013 10:16 AM                     I think you'll find it an easy show to do. The people who run it know what they're talking about and are film people, not the usual oblivious festival organizers who think "video" is synonymous with "film." My guess is that the toughest thing you'll have to deal with is getting ready for variable speed. If you have that licked, you're set. PS. I put on a similar show at my own theater, with a broader scope (http://www.romecapitol.com/capitolfest.html). The late Bob Throop used to project, as well as Bob Hodge, who continues to do so. This year, we'll be switching between three different aspect ratios, variable speeds (including 21 1/3 fps sound for the De Forrest Phonofilms we're running), all in carbon arc illumination.  |  IP: Logged

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