[…] blacked, and then I rang the laboratories and they said, Well, we've been black, too, we can't develop it. And then I realise the ACTT aws the projection is not going to show it was quite serious stuff in those days. And actually, I think, because one had to have four people on the soun[…]
[…] afternoon and we slammed this picture together and can't remember what was the projectionist named. Mr studio film that. He was a celebrated man because he was […]
[…]o be left alone in a box till you were 16. And it rather excruciating me the fact that I had to train people who are older than me. I was fifth projectionist, and I trained people for the fourth position because I kept moving and kept going or getting the sack or something. And I train them to[…]
[…] oral history project exploring the working lives of London’s film projectionists. After 2 - 3 delays due to Covid this […]
Lord Lew Grade (film/television producer) 25/12/1905 - 14/12/1998 by admin — last modified Aug 27, 2008 03:47 PM BIOGRAPHY: Lew […]
Roy Fowler. Producer, Director and Historian. Many in our industries, particularly in film and television, will be sad to learn […]
Representatives from the History Project and BECTU welcome Kaleidoscope’s recognition of the project’s work. Celebrating the achievements of the History […]
[…]e set of the film, I came up with a solution which I think was effective and simple. I don’t remember how or when, but I’d become familiar with front projection material, I don’t recall the name of it anymore but it’s very similar to the treatment given to road signs so when you’re sitting in your c[…]
[…]so colour Eastmancolor Ektachrome reversal films. Now the reversal films had a much tighter tolerance in terms of exposure, because they were already projection contrast and so you only really had half a stop either way of the sweet spot before you burnt out the highlights or you pressed the shadow.[…]
Kent Houston Side 1 Kent Houston 0:00 All right, here we go. Tim, okay, thank you. I'm Kent Houston. I was born in Wellington, New Zealand in September 1951 I'm a visual effects technician, Darrol Blake 0:16 great. Okay, tell us a bit […]
