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Mike Rendall
Film Handler

Posts: 78
From: Southampton, Hampshire, UK
Registered: Nov 2002

posted 05-21-2003 04:25 AM

For a summer event I want to rent a pair (or a single with LP) of portable 35mm machines for an outside movie screening. Last year I wheeled out our large 16mm Xenon machine but I can't really move a Vic 8!

If anyone knows where I can rent, borrow, steal, or if they are cheap enough buy, 35mm portable machines that would be great. (UK, Southampton.)

Mike

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Leo Enticknap
Film God

Posts: 7474
From: Loma Linda, CA
Registered: Jul 2000

posted 05-21-2003 07:12 AM

Future Projections, based in South London, would be one possibility - they do both dry hire and with people.

Another could be the Exeter University film society. When I was at Exeter as a postgrad student (96-99), the person who did the projection there was a chap called Nick Keen, who if memory serves me correctly also organised outdoor and 'one-off' film shows at a variety of venues on a freelance basis. As Southampton isn't that far from Exeter, it may be that he could help. I'm sure that the Students' Union there could put you in touch with him.

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Michael Harlow
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 170
From: Faversham, Kent, UK
Registered: Jul 2002

posted 05-21-2003 11:33 AM

I would echo what Leo has said above, try Peter at www.fproj.com. He looks after us here in Faversham, no problems with him. [Smile]

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Robert E. Allen
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1078
From: Checotah, Oklahoma
Registered: Jul 2002

posted 05-21-2003 01:21 PM

There's a pair of DeVry portables for sale for $1,200 in this month's Boxoffice Magazine (www.boxoffice.com). But I think they come out of Florida so there'll be a heafty shipping charge.

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Mike Rendall
Film Handler

Posts: 78
From: Southampton, Hampshire, UK
Registered: Nov 2002

posted 05-21-2003 02:59 PM

I have spoken to Peter before about buying portables but they seemed quite a way out of our budget (for new ones anyway) for the occasional summer external show. I know he occasionally lurks around here.

I know the BFFS (British Federation of Film Societies) had a pair of portable 35mm machines that they lend out to film societies which don't have 35mm as their main format. My contact there has since dried up so I don't know if they are still available for rent (or what condition they are in).

If we could buy one (or two) for a few hundered pounds then that would be great but as with most specialist gear it is often very expensive. Saying that though, One of my colleagues picked up a pair of virtually unused FP20's with lamphouses for the price of renting a van! If he could get them out before they knocked the theatre down they were his! Right time Right Place again.

Mike

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