Welcome to Sprocket School! This project is maintained by volunteer editors. Learn more about how this works.

Film damage: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
Line 13: Line 13:
Damage to a print during projection can be eliminated almost entirely by careful and thorough inspection and threading, routine maintenance of projection and inspection equipment, and regular scratch tests.
Damage to a print during projection can be eliminated almost entirely by careful and thorough inspection and threading, routine maintenance of projection and inspection equipment, and regular scratch tests.


An incredibly important tenant of working with film projectors is to always use the '''minimum amount necessary to accomplish the intended purpose.''' You can apply this rule to everything from lubrication of gears to setting take-up and feed reel tension.  
An incredibly important tenet of working with film projectors is to always use the '''minimum amount necessary to accomplish the intended purpose.''' You can apply this rule to everything from lubrication of gears to setting take-up and feed reel tension to adjusting light and sound levels.  


----
----