- MacheteZombie
- Feb 4, 2007
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Howdy thread,
A buddy of mine made a short documentary that recently won a Heartland Emmy. He just recently made it public, and I felt CD would enjoy it. I told him I was going to post it here and share any comments about the film with him.
My buddy Jay posted:Hello,
This is Jay Sheldon and Jason Gwynn, Co-Directors of the Emmy Award Winning short documentary Going Dark: The Final Days of Film Projection. We wanted to invite you to watch our 15 minute movie about the death of 35mm film projection here: https://vimeo.com/101235645
This short doc was shot back in October of 2012 over the course of a month at Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City, OK. This has been a passion project from the beginning for Jason and I. We are so thankful for the time we were able to spend up in the projection booth learning about the process during the making of this film. While we are grateful for the cost effective options the digital format has provided us as filmmakers, we have a deep appreciation for 35mm.
As kids, we looked forward to a weekend at the local theater, not simply watching movies, but also experiencing them. There is a certain magical quality about watching a film in a movie theater. While a large screen created the magic for some, for others it was the flickering light from the projection booth. For us, and many others with whom we have spoken, it was the sound of film running through the projector as a movie settled on a quiet moment. As theaters are forced to convert from film to digital projection, the movie going experience is changing.
For most, the conversion will come and go unnoticed. For the film projectionists who have spent years in dark projection booths splicing reels and threading projectors, it’s a difficult end to an era as film projection is slowly disappearing from theaters around the world. We want to share their story and process with the millions of movie-goers who might not recognize why this is such a significant moment in time.
We hope you enjoy the film! Please let us know what you think, and we'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. We're excited to finally have the film online for anyone to watch. We appreciate any help you can give to get the word out!
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- MacheteZombie
- Feb 4, 2007
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Yo rattle, produce my script plz. Kthx
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