tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post1138068483073562467..comments2023-12-14T04:03:45.171-08:00Comments on The Pneumatic Rolling-Sphere Carrier Delusion: Why Do We Need to Preserve Films? A Brief History of Nitrate (Part I) -- February 16, 2010Joe Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14165780971886135575noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post-91432698058918043962010-02-20T23:38:27.323-08:002010-02-20T23:38:27.323-08:00Doug: Thanks for the compliment. The research wa...Doug: Thanks for the compliment. The research wasn't all that in-depth.Joe Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165780971886135575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post-14943753799362858742010-02-20T22:45:51.444-08:002010-02-20T22:45:51.444-08:00I really admire a writer who can do in-depth resea...I really admire a writer who can do in-depth research. This is a great read!Doug Bonnerhttp://www.postmodernjoan.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post-16543637769465440192010-02-20T16:16:37.720-08:002010-02-20T16:16:37.720-08:00Gareth: Thank you for the kind words about the se...Gareth: Thank you for the kind words about the series. I enjoyed writing it. Good exercise for the mind. <br /><br />It's sad about the event in Ghana. A lot of people were deprived of some well-needed entertainment. I guess this was during the time people were seeking independence.Joe Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165780971886135575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post-69424685652807562052010-02-20T15:11:53.813-08:002010-02-20T15:11:53.813-08:00Thanks for this wonderful series. I do research on...Thanks for this wonderful series. I do research on cinema in Africa (African audiences more than African moviemakers), and because of the particular challenges of storage in many parts of Africa these kinds of occurrences persisted until quite late there.<br /><br />For instance, there was a huge fire in Ghana in the mid-1950s that destroyed a major cinema but which also burned down the major storage area for film prints so that many cinemas were forced to shut down for as long as two years because there were no prints available for distribution - an event with a very tangible impact for people very far away from the fire itself.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08544047015325046422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post-88690111847412771672010-02-20T10:58:56.737-08:002010-02-20T10:58:56.737-08:00DeeDee: I'm glad you find it interesting. We ...DeeDee: I'm glad you find it interesting. We really have to thank the anonymous authors of all those newspaper stories and the heroic people at the Library of Congress who have digitized them and made them available for searching. Another good example of preservation. Thank you for taking the time to comment.Joe Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165780971886135575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post-77623900899005188312010-02-20T03:58:53.448-08:002010-02-20T03:58:53.448-08:00"The first signs of decomposition are a smell...<i>"The first signs of decomposition are a smell commonly called "vinegar syndrome."</i><br /><br />Hi! Joe Thompson,<br /><br />I must admit that so far, your series is very interesting. I most definitely, will take a closer look at why we need to preserve films.<br />I usually, just focus on fund raising. Now, to focus on what I'am fundraising to...<i>save.</i><br />In other words, What is at...<i>stake!</i><br /><br />Thanks, for sharing the following articles too...<br /><i> The Danger of Nitrocellulose..."From the Salt Lake Herald, September 04, 1889. This article is an early description of the use of nitrocellulose film in photography."<br />"The New York Tribune, 20-September-1914."</i><br /><br />The latter article is really an interesting article...Good thing that the Allies, didn't use the ammunition that the Germans were using during WWI.<br /><br />But, most importantly, Thanks for <br />sharing all the photographs.<br /><br /><i>"Sadly, most films didn't survive long enough to decompose or burn. Producers sold prints and sometimes negatives to companies that would burn them to recover the silver used to capture the images. Others dumped prints that no longer seemed useful in landfills. There are stories, possibly true, that some movies were recycled as guitar picks."</i><br /><br />Wow...I wonder if any of these films were the missing films that we are in search of today.<br /><br />Thanks, for sharing...Now on to Part II...<br />DeeDee ;-Dratatouille's archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369967577590947967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post-24563226222924141632010-02-20T02:46:52.805-08:002010-02-20T02:46:52.805-08:00Hi! Joe Thompson,
I have returned and I'am abo...Hi! Joe Thompson,<br />I have returned and I'am about to read Part I and II of your series and leave comment(s).<br />Thanks,<br />DeeDee ; Dratatouille's archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369967577590947967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post-33075755047622429062010-02-18T18:23:47.113-08:002010-02-18T18:23:47.113-08:00I'm glad you enjoyed it. I always try to be a...I'm glad you enjoyed it. I always try to be a little different.Joe Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165780971886135575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post-70330057584622974292010-02-18T08:58:25.254-08:002010-02-18T08:58:25.254-08:00Fascinating post and research. Thank you for shari...Fascinating post and research. Thank you for sharing it; it's so very different from anything else in the blogathon!Tinkyhttp://www.ourgrandmotherskitchens.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post-61624508537891379992010-02-17T19:06:49.539-08:002010-02-17T19:06:49.539-08:00Thanks for the kind words. It's a wonder the ...Thanks for the kind words. It's a wonder the theaters survived, but fire prevention and containment measures got better.Joe Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165780971886135575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613086244152551386.post-34804786593784600122010-02-17T10:21:55.732-08:002010-02-17T10:21:55.732-08:00This was a really interesting blog. Amazing how so...This was a really interesting blog. Amazing how so many old theatres burned back in those days.Sarah Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216846252237913830noreply@blogger.com