Daniel D. Teoli Jr.

Dunno, time will tell. I just watched Tenet cause Hoyte shot it. They went woke and cast a black actor. He stunk in acting and could not understand the dialogue. I gave up after half an hour. Got it from library, so no big deal...I move onto the next DVD or BR-D. I scrawny white lady in the beginning had bad sound as well. I guess it does not matter that you can't understand the dialogue. It made lots of $$. The young kids don't give a shit. They just like fast edits and special effects. I lost 1% - 2% respect for Hoyte. Why didn't he say something?

Here is the old 1942 16mm Kodachrome home movie I just scanned... https://archive.org/search.php?query=Sooner+or+Later+Y'all+End+Up+on+eBay The title came from a discussion they were having on a film collectors forum. One guy didn't like eBay, he wanted to buy film from yard sales. He was complaining he could find projectors, but he could not find any old films. I told him he has to suck it up and go to eBay. The pickers descend on estate sales at the crack of dawn, they gobble up old photos and any films and boom...Sooner or Later Y'all End Up on eBay! The scan is also an example of what the Retroscan can do. It is pretty much a raw scan. No image stabilization. Just slight color grading as Movavi software is not the best for color grading.

Thanks for the info! I would be disappointed if the high end scanner would not scan the film. I would expect it to be a whiz bang machine for the high prices they charge. This problem has not happened much to me. Someone optically printed 2/3 of the film onto sound stock backwards. (Or maybe they contact printed it?) I don't know how they duplicated films back then. You see all kinds of crazy stuff with these old stag films. In the old days the silent 16mm projectors had sprockets on both sides. They ran this film in a silent machine and the sprocket tore up the sound side some. I guess it is a good education being a film archivist / film handler and dealing with all these messed up films. A filmmaker / film collector may not be that versed in splicing. As an archivst / scanner you do thousands and thousands of splices. Film collectors usually deal with pretty pristine films. And if not pristine, they are not usually a mess like the stuff I get. I look at it as a challenge to see what I can recover from the film to preserve. Internet Photo - Fair Use

I was scanning an ancient stag film from the 1930's, Hycock's Dance School. (1932-1936) My Retroscan scanner kept jamming at 77 feet. I finally noticed that they had spliced in a piece of sound film that they had copied the film on with no sprockets on the left side. (This is a silent film) I flipped the film to scan with the sprockets on the left side, but the intertitles are backwards now. I got 2 questions: 1) Do top end film scanners use sprockets to register the scans? (If they do not need sprockets my problem would have been solved.) 2) Is there software to flip the scan to the right side so the intertitles can be read? If so, what is it? Thanks

Not knowing much about focus pulling, isn't it all mapped out ahead with focus test, lens marks, stops and notes? They can reshoot ad nauseum as well. If it is all single takes, with no tests...then it is impressive.

I heard something on the news today about how comedians are scared of saying something to offend people. That reminded me of some of the early SNL skits when comedy was fearless. (and funny) To do art you need freedom to experiment and freedom to fail or succeed. Any way you cut it...you need freedom to work. Here is an old skit from SNL as an example when comedy was fearless. SNL Magic Pussy Skit : D.D.Teoli Jr. J.C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive The old school SNL was raw. (Seasons 1-5) Some of it I won't even put up online. Worried about being attacked. (Not worried about being attacked with words, worried about being attacked physically and the resulting aftermath of defending myself in the new world order.) So you check them out for yourself.

You guys and gals, when you get some experience and some good artsy projects, should apply for a Guggenheim. Easy as proverbial pie. But beside the $$ award it is very prestigious to be a Guggenheim Fellow. Here is the 4 part series... nsfw The Quest for a Guggenheim – What Inspired Me / The Upcoming 4 Part Series / Notable Guggenheim Fellows in Photography – Daniel D. Teoli Jr. (wordpress.com) The Quest for a Guggenheim – History, Application and Process Timeline – Daniel D. Teoli Jr. (wordpress.com) The Quest for a Guggenheim – Submitting a Portfolio / An Example Portfolio that Failed to be Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. – Daniel D. Teoli Jr. (wordpress.com) The Quest for a Guggenheim – Budget, Notification, Rejection and Closing Remarks – Daniel D. Teoli Jr. (wordpress.com) I applied for a Fellowship in still photography. You can do it for film. I cover all the mistakes I made and hopefully you can avoid. Good luck!

Don't know about VLC. I use a Movavi screen recorder. It shoots video and stills. I used it for both of these projects. Bob Pace In The Darkroom D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Borrah Minevitch's Harmonica School Screenshots : D.D.Teoli Jr. A.C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Recently finished up a big screen photo shoot. 2600+ screen shot photos. But it was all stills to stills. The above 2 projects were both off of VHS tape. See if any of these are good to use. 7 Best HD Screen Recorders You Have To Try In 2021 I'm always looking to upgrade. I looked into a hi res screen recorder, but it was a few hundred dollars and I was tight on $$ at the time. I lost track of the details as to its name.

Never think much of crooked shots. I do mostly still work. I correct the horizon easily, so it is not a big deal. Does hi class movie software tweak the horizon if slightly off? My cheap Movavi software does not. (As far as I know.) Another use for a monopod is as a bludgeon. In NYC collapsible batons are outlawed. Same with little key chain Kuboton sticks. I used to carry a monopod for a bludgeon if I was attacked. But it had an issue with coming loose. You can Loctite / glue it so it never comes loose, but it loses it main use of a camera rest for tall shots. Of course all this was before the corrosive virus and the summer of love in 2020. All that changed self defense immensely. A bludgeon is not much defense in today's NYC with the zombie hoards, but still it may save ones life in a pinch, so it is better than nothing. One other thing...you had better have a good excuse if you glue up your monopod if the police get involved. Self defense weapons are illegal in NYC. You can have a concealed knife, but it has to be used for tool purposes. It is illegal to admit it is for self defense. It is also illegal to have any pocket knife that can be opened with one hand. So check out current laws, don't follow what I say. I don't keep up with the laws. Another use for a monopod is for stretch shots. I used one to get above the crowds for this shot. I had a remote release so I could fire shots off. With trees and things you can use little attachments. But not for big cams. Internet Photos – Fair Use For the documentary cameraman...they work mostly on the fly. So they pride themselves in bringing back the goods with no support. But the closest thing to freedom if you want a support is the monopod. (Unless you got the steadicam.)

Karim...write to the film companies to suggest it. If you don't, nothing will happen. If you do, nothing may happen. But at least you know you tried.

If you were in the USA I'd say buy one at BH to try. You can always send it back for a refund. If you can do that where you are at...do it. You just have to test things. I used a monopod for a parade. But generally don't like them. But for the parade it was ok. Good luck!

Can you use it as a 'proof of concept' for your feature length? If so, shop it around.

I think your right Wendy. But the wreaths can catch your eye. And if your market is DVD, that may have some sales appeal. Sometime I see wins for what seem to be token wins and think the film was pretty good and should have won higher awards. And when I see insignificant festival wins it can foster a negative view. A tool used with photo books is to buy reviews by commisioning a positive review or statement about the photographer and the work by well known names Maybe you can do the same thing with a one line artwork blurb from someone with a name. But it all takes $$. You see something similar when they add big names to films that have little or nothing to do with the film other than renting their name. Good luck!

Didn't like Hollywood. Boring to me. Didnt finish it. I liked his early movies.

"...youtube-dl is a command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+, and it is not platform specific. It should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X. It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. The project is currently being developed at GitHub." https://youtube-dl.org/ Is it safe or will it screw up the computer in any way? I have junk computers to test these type of things, but I don't want to risk my junk computers unnecessarily as I only have a couple of them. I had used an internet site for ripping audio off of YouTube, but they gave out ransomware if you were not careful what you clicked on. I gave up on them and use a Sony USB recorder for audio now. So sad how things are nowadays with scams. I've been using a screen recorder with good success for YT video. Except for the commercials that pop up periodically. The other hassle is you have to monitor the recording in real time. I'd rather download and go away to do something else if I can. Thanks

Thanks, will check it you. I wonder why they put it up for a short time and take it down? I like ballet photos. Not much for ballet live, although I do like great scenes from ballet. And I like some of the movies on ballet / dancing. I got lots of photos of ballet dancers but they are in storage. No time to scan or even dig out from the storage unit. Here is one of my favs... Here is what this photo looked like before... Selection from ‘Ballerina’ with before and after restoration – Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection (wordpress.com) Here are a couple photo books on ballet. Classical stuff from way back, although not as old as the photo above. You can minimize moiré pattern by scrolling the jpegs up or down. https://archive.org/search.php?query=ballet teoli I donated some vintage ballet photos to a ballet school in NYC for their benefit auction. Never got a thank you for the donation. I wish I could have got in with some of the ballet schools in NYC. I'd love to shoot the girls with infrared flash in the dark on location, but never got nowhere with them. When they Google me that usually seals the deal. I hope to get to the ballet photos someday. Some great stuff in their from the 20's and 30's.

https://www.videomaker.com/how-to/shooting/on-set-filmmaking-roles/? Interesting article. Everyone has a job on the set and gives the lowdown. I'm no expert, so it helped me understand how things work

Didn't even notice the date...thanks for pointing that out Tyler. In the future, if anyone else is interested, check out this forum. Mostly 16mm collectors, but they have some 35mm people there. You have to join to read it. http://www.16mmfilmtalk.com/index.php Lots of the old time film collectors are dying off or already dead. But prices are still strong for some material due to stock footage companies bidding things up. They sell the footage by the second. And collectors will pay lots of $$ for 16mm reels of certain classic blockbuster movies. ($2,000 - $3000) I picked up a huge archive of Big Reel publications and lots of other film era newspapers. Probably 5 -6 linear feet stacked. I hope to scan someday, but it is a massive project. They are all but forgotten nowadays except by old film collectors. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/big-reel-issues-film-movie-fanzine-1815340872 I'm not a film collector, I'm an archivist. Personally I buy 16mm shorts, generally no features. I like old stags, Coronet educational films, Encyclopedia Britannica films, films about farming, racist cartoons, WW2 propaganda cartoons, Cine Art nudie cuties, nudie cuties labelled as for artists only, interesting home movies, road trip films, hunting films, vocational films, time capsule films, train films, ocean liner films, underground films, films about artists.

Could not view link. Is it this one? Amazon.com: The Last Resort: Edna Buchanan, Susan Gladstone, Stan Hughes, Dennis Scholl, Kareem Tabsch: Movies & TV I saw that film and liked it a lot.

Thanks for the info Simon! It is a crapshoot with my scans of films. So far I'm scanning all silent films. Sometimes they work at 17fps, other times they look like they work best at 20 or 22 fps. I just try to see what looks natural and go with that.

Don't know if affects you guys or gals much, but that is where I got a lot of my 16mm, 8mm stags and ancient VHS tapes for the Archive. As well as adult related paper ephemera. Email from eBay 5.13.21... "We have revised our Adults Items policy. Starting June 15, 2021, items showing sexual activity, sexual content or sexually suggestive poses will no longer be allowed on eBay.com. Everything Else > Adult Only will no longer be available as a category. No new listings will be allowed in the Adult Only category and good-til-cancelled listings will be ended upon their renewal date. If you still have items in the Adult Only category on June 15, we will begin removing them. You may relist items that comply with the updated policy. Please familiarize yourself with the updated policy. Not all Adult Only category items will be allowed to be relisted. To determine which items can be revised and relisted in an appropriate eBay category, please see below."

Get a heavy duty guillotine cutter Heavy Duty Guillotine Paper Cutter 12" Trimmer Commercial Metal Base A – Vevor US (Never used this company, just for reference. I bought mine at Amazon, but they have been out for months.) Get a sheet fed scanner: Amazon.com: Epson FastFoto FF-680W Wireless High-Speed Photo and Document Scanning System, Black: Office Products Cut the binding off the magazine / book and run it through the sheet fed scanner. The scanner auto crops the images clean and scans both sides at once. The only issue with sheet fed scanner is lines. A speck of dirt on the sheet fed scanner glass comes out as a white or black line ran across the entire scan image. You have to check scans every 20 - 30 scans for lines. You clean the scanner glass with mini alcohol wipes and Kimwipes then blow off with a Rocket blower or mini compressor. Also matte black ink / newsprint can be an issue with sheet fed scanners. Here is more info on scanner types and copy stand work. nsfw...ish https://daniel-d-teoli-jr-archival-collection-ii.home.blog/2019/07/09/shootout-flatbed-scanner-vs-sheet-fed-scanner-vs-copy-stand-photography/ For large format scans you need a copy stand or a large format sheet fed / flatbed scanner. For copy stand work a vacuum easel may come in handy.

An interesting article on the history of fps. From the Archives: Hacking Film - Why 24 Frames Per Second? - Film Independent

OK, thanks.

Almost all the film I work with is 16mm archival material in 4:3 ratio. I've been saving work both as 1920x1080 (16:9) and 1280x960 (4:3). Is there any benefit to saving it in 1080p? Should I drop the 960p and stick with 1080p? Thanks