Jon Taala Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 This may be a dumb question, but I'm new to editing physically on film so.... What is the standard length of space between film rewinds? I just bought a pair of moviola rewinds and I want to mount them, but I can't for the life of me find any information online on how far they should be spaced. I read from a source on ebay that the standard spacing is 33 inches apart but I don't know how credible that source was. If anyone knows the standard spacing between rewinds, your help would be very much appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sustaining Member Bill DiPietra Posted August 21, 2014 Sustaining Member Share Posted August 21, 2014 I had a rewind bench in my basement before it got wiped out by Hurricane Sandy. I forget the exact amount of space between them, but it was definitely less than 33". I'd say maybe 26". And I still had plenty of room to put the 4-gang synchronizer in-between them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sustaining Member David Mullen ASC Posted August 21, 2014 Sustaining Member Share Posted August 21, 2014 Seems like it would be for whatever is comfortable for both arms to reach the reels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sustaining Member Bill DiPietra Posted August 21, 2014 Sustaining Member Share Posted August 21, 2014 Yup. Pretty much whatever works. I'd take a look at some tables (in-person) to get a sense of what you may want. After all, the amount of space between the rewinds will be governed by the size of the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 The distance may depend on what your using them for. For example, you may want to have a synchronizer/viewer and a couple of bins in between, although David's limitation does tie in with any of the benches I've seen in cutting rooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Wyss Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 30 inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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