BACKGROUND INFO:
I am not a 'film enthusiast' and my past working life has revolved around electronics (many fields including communications, industrial and audio) and "The Arts", more specifically, creative arts such as handcrafted fine china, ceramics and landscape artworks.
An associate has asked me to help find new owners for HIS large collection of photographic and film items ... this is yet another one of those items. I am frequently asked "THE QUESTION"
So how many films do you have, Russ?
My response is ... boxes and boxes of them, perhaps 350+ films are now left for me to look through ... plus a few projectors
Another question I am often asked "Can I come and have a browse through the films?" Sorry, but the answer has to be a flat NO!
ALL film stock is safely away in my storage units, nice n cool and out of harms way, each day (or so) I will retrieve a few films, take a look (and smell!) at each film ... absolutely NO ONE can just casually "browse" the collection. My associate wouldn't like that and neither do I.
There is a lot of detail on this page plus even more HERE ... I strongly suggest anyone who is interested in this film to read everything carefully, including looking at the link. To not do so is at your own peril!
Vinegar Syndrome "smell test" ☑= Negative
2x CARTOONS
Warner Brothers Home Movie
Looney Tunes Series
Catalogue # Unknown
400 Feet clear KELVIN (Made In Australia) reel
White leader is fitted, but no film clip
NO case or can is provided
Colour
Sound
Run time: approximately 16 minutes total (around 5 minutes per cartoon)
The two titles are:
PEPE LE PEW - Scent On The Matterhorn
PEPE LE PEW - Heaven Scent
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
The reel is not cracked or damaged
This is yet another reel which I found stored in a paper bag within an outer plastic bag, I found a whole box of these. It appears these reels were in the process of finding cases or cans to live in, 30+ years ago but the task was never completed due to the owner's ill health.
NO personal writing on the film reel, in fact there is nothing to identify the reel contents except for a paper label which is loose (not attached to the reel).
Film stock, including the sprocket holes, appears to be physically undamaged
TESTING:
Test machine: ELMO 1200ST
The projector film path has been completely cleaned prior to running this film through the machine. I now have a "running sheet", my maintenance schedule if you like - I record when each maintenance is performed because I am running a lot of films through the machine.
I ran the film through the projector for practically the complete length as I needed to view all of the reel contents.
A Scent On The Matterhorn: Immediately I can see brilliant colour! Deep Blues, Greens, Reds etc - very nice picture
Heaven Scent: Sadly, this cartoon is not as good (from the colour perspective) compared to the first, the Blues are lacking but at least the Greens remain.
SPECIAL NOTE: I felt I needed to add this little note ... whilst viewing the film on the screen, it actually looks "reasonable" but it has become apparent to me that my antiquated digital camera (very old, one of the very first 'point n shoot' models!) just isn't up to the task in regard to colour representation (it is good at the Red end of the spectrum but poor in the Blues) nor does it have the ability to portray contrast properly. The screen shots I take have been made with the film on pause (so the projector lamp is much dimmer) but I felt this method gave better representative photographs. The photographs are only a very rough guide for what to expect but in reality the film is not as bad as in the photographs. I work with what equipment I have, room lighting etc ... if anything, at least you can see that the films have actually been run through the projector.
The sound is good on both films, if anything, this level is a bit too high as I had to wind down the volume on these cartoons compared to the other films I have been viewing.
This film is now stored in a cool, low humidity environment while it awaits a new projector to bring it back to life again!
