Daniel D. Teoli Jr.

OP, don't buy it. I'm not saying film may fluctuate some in price, but nothing dramatic as you seem to suggest. Silver is just a little part of film's cost. Remember silver skyrocketed in 1980s. Cost didn't kill film back then...digital eventually did. Silver Price History Silver Prices - 100 Year Historical Chart | MacroTrends

I just happened on this old post by chance from a search on a different topic. This little video I originally posted about was the start of a big project called Offshoots...a social documentary study of Instagram. But I had no idea of the direction I was going in. Things just started to come together after a while. Offshoots turned out to be a 6.25 hour film. But nobody wanted it as to the length. So I cut it down into their respective subject categories and had a little more success with placing bits and pieces of it. I think there were 60 or 70 smaller derivations and prelims from the full film. (I do have a 'artsy' sped up 10X version of the complete film at the link if you want to get a handle on the entire scope of the project.) Here are a few of the derivations from the 6.25 hour complete film. Internet Archive Search: offshoots teoli 'Girls of Instagram''Look at #metoo' (aka'Look at Hashtag metoo' on the Internet Archive)'Look at #metoo' (Short Version)'Stretch Marks''Stretch Marks' (Short Version)'Acne''Acne' (Short Version)'Jew Majesty''Pregnant Girls of Instagram''Fat Ass''#Queer' (aka 'Hashtag Queer' on the Internet Archive)'Chubblebath''Mandy Blanco Dream Girl' (Prelim)'Mandy Blanco Dream Girl''Transition' (MTF)'Transmen' (FTM)'Transmen' (Short Version)'Colored Hair''Fingernails''Tongue Fetish''Split Tongue''Split Tongue' (Short Version)'Scarification''Scarification' (Short Vesrion)'Drag Queens''Twerking''Tattooed Lesbians''Justin Day''Hairy Women''Transvestites, Crossdressers & Femboys''Transvestites, Crossdressers & Femboys' (Short Version)'Afra''Afra'(Short Vesrion)'Growing Horns''Growing Horns' (Short Version) I got bored with Instagram, so eventually moved on. But I enjoyed the project while I was doing it. I get roped into a lot of projects like that. If something hits me the right way, I am off. It comes under the auspices of the late photographer Garry Winogrand who said...The more I do...the more I do. Or as I say...one thing leads to another. And that was how the title Offshoots came about. The film sprouted from these simple first videos I made out of boredom while watching TV at night and that lead to all the rest.

Forgot to mention... All the film I am referring to is old school acetate. Modern film stock doesn't get VS.

All my film is processed film OP, so here is my perspective on it. I store my archival footage in vented plastic cans to minimize VS. Film can also be vacuum packed and frozen on cores. But that is what an archive may do with a problem child that has VS. Most people don't freeze film, although archives try to keep them cool. I ship films directly in metal cans or cans in cardboard boxes. The films shipped in cans direct are usually cheap films I am disposing of on eBay. If I wanted to get a scan I'd ship the can in a proper box. But either way no issues with shipping direct in cans. Just a cheapo way of doing it. If you ship the can direct there is a possibility of the can getting damaged and it wont open. Then the can gets ruined prying the lid off. In the old days they shipped films in film shippers made for that purpose. I have a large collection of them but have not digitized them all. Some were metal, fibre or plastic. Here is a small part of the collection from the reel and film can archive. Small Gauge Reel & Film Can Archive D.D. Teoli Jr. A.C. : Daniel D. Teoli Jr. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive I recently picked up a 35mm short film can that is built like a tank. Unbelievable. I bought it just to get a photo of it for my collection...and it was $$. I have some archival film that was processed and stored in the original cans / boxes they came in. It was common to ship out film for processing and store them like that.

A very nicely done VHS video from my Archive made in 1993. Internet Archive Search: Music Boxes Automata Singing Bird Boxes Teoli

I just added some more field recordings to the I.A. audio collection. 100 sound files so far. Internet Archive Search: sound effects teoli If you ever need robocall audio for a project, here are some I did as well. But I don't put my name on them. Internet Archive Search: robocall ddtjrac

I've mentioned this before. But recently came upon a great example to illustrate how color prints can get ruined when displayed for any length of time...even in room light. Why you never display original color prints… – Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection (wordpress.com) Always display high quality copies of the color print, never the original.

Go on eBay and look at film stock. Many times you can buy 400 - 800 foot rolls for few bucks plus media mail shipping. 16mm in Film Stock for DVDs and Movies | eBay Just make sure to get double or single perf as needed and no VS. I bought tester reels for under $10. If you want unprocessed film it is very high $$. Same with white leader. But you may get lucky and someone will give you some film.

Yes, that was kinda what he wanted to do. He told me he didn't have a Blu-ray burner, so he wanted to have a friend in the USA with faster internet download the material and ship me a thumb drive. (He would not say what country he is in, but I guess he is not in England.) It got to be too much of a hassle / expense for me with the additional complications involved. I was not that interested in his footage. But the price was cheap, quality of scans was very good and the material was 'interesting enough,' so I thought about acquiring for my Archive. But once you involve more people and $$ it started to lose its luster. If it was footage that really interested me, then OK, it would be worthwhile to throw more money at it. Also he had restrictions on the material. He didn't want me using hi-res online and took off a few titles from his original offer of sale once he found out I wanted to use it online. In any case, I learned about DNxHR, so all was not wasted time. Now, I was not selling the material online, I would donate it to the Internet Archive. So I have to pay to donate it. Acquiring material this way is an excellent way to add to ones collection / archive. You can acquire it for a fraction of what it would normally cost. You don't have to buy the films or pay for scans. Of course the flip side is, people usually don't want to sell you their scans. I am more successful buying scans of still photos than films. But even then, people are very stingy selling still scans and most solicitations to sell me scans fail. I was a very early adopter of collecting digital material. You can't always get the original, but a hi-quality scan is fine for me. Collecting Digitally – Daniel D. Teoli Jr. (wordpress.com) Sometimes people think you are nuts asking to buy scans from them. But seems normal to me. I donate for free, so why not make a little $$ on their end. Anyway...thanks for all the replies!

Don't think he offer ProRes. He gave me a sample of the DNxHR to download. It worked fine with Movavi.(the software I'm using.) Only issue was it took +/- 3.5 hours to download 1 GB sample. The total purchase is about 40GB+. So not that practical to download. I have asked if he will put them on BR-D and mail them. Internet in Rustbelt is very slow. BR-D is about .80 cents each and hold 25gb each (22.5gb actually.) They got hi-cap BR-D that hold 50gb and 100gb (actual capacity is less) He may be in England, so postage is an issue, but what the heck. Even with $$ postage it is cheaper than buying films and getting them scanned. And that assumes he will put them on BR-D for me. The sample was a beautiful scan. I think he wants to be in the stock footage biz, albeit as a side gig, to help pay for scanning costs.

Yes, I was wrong. As per my previous reply he would offer downloads. I thought if the files were big he would put on BR-D. I'm still in the stone age, mailing DVD's and BR-D around.

After further checking, you are right. He is using digital downloads. I just assumed they were on DVD. I'm an old school film photog, so used to thinking in terms of physical media. In the past someone sold me some films about 16mm projectors and film handling on DVDs, so I was assuming he would too. mpeg2? Don't know. More to think about. I told him I'd buy a sample of DNxHR to see how it worked out with my software then go from there.

OP...look at the credits on the big budget films. I never counted them, but how many hundred people worked on 1917? Hollywood can buy the best talent. How many people work on a low budget film...20 or 30? Or in my case...1. Someone on another forum asked a similar question of why their fashion shots did not compare to a pro's work they saw. Reality is $$ buys an art director, set designer, a nice studio, assistants, hair stylist, food stylist, $$ camera, exotic locals, top models, prop man, fixer, post processing, cooperation and connections. Even so, amateurs can produce decent quality still work...if they have the talent. I can't post the photo because I can't reduce it enough to fit my KB limits here, but look at Mary Ellen Mark's crew for her project Twins from an old post I did a few years ago. NSFW Is it easier for the rich photog? – Daniel D. Teoli Jr. (wordpress.com) Unless you are rich / well funded, who could even afford to feed that crew for just a couple of days, let alone hire them for a project. She was able to scout out the project years ahead of time and took 2 years to shoot it. She drove down there with 2 vans, a huge crew and loads of equipment. At that post I go into detail about a project I shot in Amsterdam. My budget allowed me 5 days to shoot it. Also at the end of that post is a sample of my BW still contrast grading. It is very high level. Now, my movie grading is not great. Still learning the ropes.

A guy will sell me a few scans of his vintage film shorts for a nominal fee. He asked if I wanted them on H.264 or DNxHR. From what I understand he said he got the films scanned in 2K. He is charging $2.50 per DVD extra for the DNxHR DVD's. Is it better to get DNxHR? Will DNxHR work with most editors? Thanks

Some guy on eBay had an old girlie move from the 60's on Anscochrome. It had an odd looking beatnik girl in panties. About a 400' reel and it sold for $222. Too much for me to buy just to look at. I wrote to ask if he had a scan of it and how much a DVD would be. He said digital would sell by the second as a stock footage company owned it. But he would not give me a price. Did you ever use stock footage? How much do they charge per second?

It was not like that with the big name still photographers. At least the ones I wrote to when I was starting out. 99% was no reply. From my onw perspective, I've found very little courtesy with correspondence any more. Especially with young people. Over the years I have sent out thousands and thousands of correspondences and only a fraction ever get a reply. Recently CBS wrote me to get permission to shorten the attribution for some of my open content material they wanted to use. I gave them the go ahead. I also offered them higher res source material if they needed it, as they said they took it off one of my websites. I wrote back to asked what material they were using. But they would never reply. Everything I have is open content, so it is not like I need a contract. But I'd still like the courtesy of a reply as to what they were using.

Ah...that splains it. No wonder David knows so much. He wrote the GD book on it! M. David Mullen - Wikipedia Nowadays people can't be bothered to answer an email with a simple yes or no, let alone invest time to mentor people or answer difficult questions. Many thanks David for your participation and most generous sharing of your knowledge. david mullen asc - Google Search

10 New Year's Resolutions for Video Producers - Videomaker A good list of useful ideas that are not that hard to accomplish. I'd be happy with #2...organizing my clutter into more organized clutter.

I'd possibly use it. (Although dont have much use as of now.) But I dont have time for screwing around voting and such. I'd be more interest in just nominal licensing fees.

Hey, if I wake up and am still breathing things are good. In any case, best wishes to all and may happiness and good fortune be bestoyed upon you.

Nice! I wanted to learn drone video / still photo, but $$ got in the way. It is very easy for me to want to do this or that. So much to do nowadays. Really what I need to do is try and finish a little of the work in progress. I wish I could go back in time to the steam train era. Love them.

Sounds like you are not a people person! Personally I like social documentary work, but dont like dealing with people.

The tonic I mentioned is Vitafilm. The name escaped me and when I thought of it I ran out of edit time. You can test slow dry / fast dry cleaning qualities by cleaning a dirty film with fast dry cleaner, then re-cleaning the same area with slow dry cleaner. https://danieldteolijrarchivalcollection.wordpress.com/2017/11/30/film-is-pretty-filthy-stuff/

http://urbanskifilm.com/filmclean.html I use Filmrenew, Edwal and some other film tonic. I mainly use them for cleaning, but they also offer lubrication except for Edwal. The fast drying cleaners like Edwal are good for a quick clean and something that does not affect the tape splices. But fast cleaners leave dirt on the film that the slow drying cleaners loosen up. I can't say how archival they are. But they have all been around for many years. As was mentioned, cleaning the projector is also important.

SanDisk 512GB Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC Memory SDSDXXY-512G-ANCIN (bhphotovideo.com) Where does all that info go? What will be the limit for a SD card? 1TB 1.5TB? Beside using the cards normally, they would probably be good for a homeless person to keep their data on. I read about a homeless guy in the Ohio Valley. The city went in and razed the tent encampment taking all the tents down. When he came back to the camp all his family photos of his parents were gone as well as all his personal belongings. All destroyed, trashed at the dump. Of course the homeless guy would have to plug in the SD card every 5 - 10 years to keep it charged up. I've tested SD cards for 5 years and they hold the data uncharged. The 10 year test is still under way. I've read the SDD drives don't hold data very long unless you charge them. Some say months or maybe a year. My photos and digital are some of my most important possessions. I mean, if our house is burning down what do we grab? Money, photos and loved ones.