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
MISSION GALACTICA: The Cylon Attack
Selected Scenes
Title: Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
Catalogue # Unknown
800 Feet White-Cream POSSO (France) reel
White leader film is fitted, however no film clip
Colour
Sound (Mono)
The Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the believed to be lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons
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 but there is a Red dynatape label identifying the reel "MISSION GALACTICA"
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 800' reel through the projector for approximately the first ten minutes only, to observe the picture and check that the sound quality. This was a little longer than "normal" because I would swear that the Blues were slowly improving the further I went into the reel.
The film opens quite Reddish-Pink but then in some of the scenes I can clearly see Greens but the Reds always dominated. However after 5 minutes or so I started seeing what looked like dark Blues and some scenes I even had a light Purple (Red-Blue mixing). It does appear that the outer film on the reel has been affected more than the film further into the reel. The film doesn't suddenly spring to full colour but it does seem to be improving the more I watch.
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 very good, clear and at a normal level.
This film is now stored in a cool, low humidity environment while it awaits a new projector to bring it back to life again!
