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Author Topic: Film-Techies Invade Vancouver! Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 11-22-2003 07:56 AM                        As John Pytlak mentioned in the 'stupid theatres' thread, a small but select group of Film-Tech regulars have been at the Association of Moving Image Archivists' (AMIA) annual conference this week. We took part in a panel aimed at explaining to film archivists who do not have any background in projection some of what goes on in the box/booth and why it isn't always the projectionist's fault if something goes wrong! The idea for this session came from F-T lurker, projectionist and AMIA member Katie Trainor. The others who took part were John, Chapin Cutler, Matt Kunau and myself. I think we made some real progress in breaking down some of the barriers which definitely exist between archivists and projectionists, and in particular to start addressing the needs of theatres which only screen archive prints irrregularly (e.g. as part of occasional film festivals) and therefore have particular technical support needs. Huge thanks are due to Katie for this, not least because she already has plans afoot to follow it up - perhaps with an AMIA guidebook about the theatrical presentation of archive prints (though we're still in the early stages of talking about this). All in all a great week, and it was wonderful to meet John and Katie after 'talking' with them electronically for all these years! Oh well, back to a cold, rain-sodden north-east of England, 123 e-mails and the washing machine now... ...and thanks to Criss Kovac for taking the picture!  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 11-22-2003 02:11 PM                        Who is the guy on the left?  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-22-2003 04:08 PM                     This thread is like old home week for me. I work with Matt Kunau, Chapin Cutler and Katie Trainor at the Telluride Film Festival. Did you meet Matt's wife Ingrid Lae? She is one hell of a projectionist too.  |  IP: Logged Jeff Joseph Expert Film Handler Posts: 131 From: Palmdale, CA, USA Registered: Jun 2000 posted 11-22-2003 04:31 PM                        Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at the AMIA Archival Screenings at the Ridge! Jeff  |  IP: Logged Ron Lacheur Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 650 From: British Columbia, Canada Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-23-2003 04:48 AM                     Geez, there's a lot of people in town this week  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 11-23-2003 01:03 PM                        Ian: No, I didn't get to meet Ingrid, sadly. Matt was off to join her after our session, at which point I had to get to another one. Jeff (and all): hope the Saturday night screening went well - I'm really sorry I had to head home before it (and In a Lonely Place too), and am determined to make it to the whole of AMIA/Minneapolis '04!  |  IP: Logged

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