Had time on Tuesday to reinstate the optical printer to its last assembly. Most functions run ok except the camera. My electronics engineer Kyle is going to help redesign all the circuit controllers so we can expand and enhance the functions of this machine. It was cobbled together to allow blow up printing from S16mm to 35mm. With some extra …

A piece of old scrap I bought online actually looks like an ingenious 35mm step printer with very similar movement to the big Matipo machine built by Debrie. Its meant for very short lengths of film and might have been adapted for use as an analysis projector at some point.  Anyway another project to add to the Lab list.  

                            Found this logo in an old Cinematographer magazine from the 70’s. Think it would be a good logo for Nachleben

We did a lightshow on Saturday in Brimingham at the BMI. We made a few new tricks including use of rank tutors and getting colour from nothing on the OHPs with polarising filters. Here is a picture of another new thing using carousel projectors and restricted light.                           …

                  Amsterdam March 31st – April 3rd 2014   The future of Cinema may well look like the EYE in Amsterdam. All windows, views, vistas, angles, exploded shapes, discovery, a perfect staging of Cinema and Architecture. Once in Cinema 1 though its clear that the basic same arrangement is the same wherever …