the big reels are 16mm films, on cores. They set into "split reels" which are in two parts and screw together. You'll need a 16mm projector. Also, you REALLY need to get a Q-tip with some isopropyl alcohol and clean the projector gate. That's the tiny rectangular opening behind the lens where the light shines through. You can see hairs and such on the screen because it's dirty. While you're at it clean the other bits that the film touches. And you can clean the film too - run it through a cloth with some alcohol on it. Another thing: the film playing poorly around 9:20 was probably due to the loop of film above or below the gate being too small.
That long movie was the most exciting thing I have ever watched! The thrills, the action, the suspense, and drama...nothing compares to it! I hope they made a sequel!
The 16mm reels, like Smichelsen said, can be used on split reels, but they may not be for projection. It could be camera original from a production, or some kind of internegative or intermediate film, not intended for projection, but for making prints (copies). So, if you find a split reel and a 16mm projector, be sure to check to see what kind of material it is. There should be some writing on the leader and check in the cans for any lab paperwork.
I'm guessing that the lamp was on its last leg and didn't produce enough heat to burn it. But any second I thought that the black ish-brown was gonna spread across the film and they were gonna just watch it happen
when you feed in the film theres a slack bit at the top and bottom of the bit before it feeds into the light section (the thing clicks out and you close) leave plenty of slack on these loops of film to avoid jerky films and the lense were the light comes out can turn to focus
The film at 8:43 is upside down and backwards because the film was wound onto the reel head (beginning) first. Winding it onto another reel should fix it.
I am in the process of doing the same project. Thousand of feet of 8mm and 16mm film(s). I am trying to see if anyone knows how to tell a story-even a simple one. I did find a couple of them that are good examples. We should compare notes. ( From the history of recorded sound foundation in Arcadia.)
Hello if, you want a projector, you Have to what kind of movie cameras your going to need. There's three formats Regular 8, Super8, 16mm movie cameras. In projectors there's dual 8mm or 16mm silent or sound.
