“ FACTS ABOUT PROJECTION ” 1975 AUDIO-VISUAL CLUB TRAINING FILM 16mm FILMS & PROJECTORS XD46174

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This color film from 1975 explains the basics of 16mm film projection and was most likely made to instruct high school Audio-Visual Club members on how to exhibit 16mm films in the classroom. Beginning with a rudimentary explanation of how a 16mm film projector works, the film demonstrates how to clean and thread projectors, avoid film damage and mis-aligned soundtracks, and how best to set up a film projector and screen in a classroom. Projectors shown include a Kodak Pageant model, a Bell & Howell 540, and a Bell & Howell 1552. Produced by Henry Cheharbakhshi, with educational consulting provided by Robert Edmonds of Columbia College. Distributed by International Film Bureau Inc., Chicago, Illinois. Copyright 1975.
00:08 TITLE CARD 00:18 A high school class watches a film strip projected by a 16mm projector 00:50 Closeup of hands adjusting focus, volume knob, film passing through projector 01:09 Kodak Pageant model projector, Bell & Howell 540 model projector 01:15 Man threads film, accesses lamp, cleans film gate, identifies speaker, rewinds film 02:04 Animation explaining Picture Section versus Sound Section of film projector 02:33 Picture Section; Projection Lamp, Condenser, Projection Lens, Screen 03:20 Sound Section; Exciter Lamp, Soundtrack, Photocell, Amplifier, Speaker 04:32 Man demonstrates manual advance and automatic advance film projectors 05:13 Female student and man service projectors; posters of Humphrey Bogart, Charlie Chaplin and Clark Gable in the background 05:25 Film reels stored on shelves 05:45 Man in ARCO service station uniform cleans car windshield 05:58 Hand uses brush, cloth to clean projector lens 06:12 Parked car with smoking engine and open hood, man uses payphone 06:19 Dirt in projector aperture, scratched film 06:29 Closeups of projector rollers and gates; cotton swab, toothpick used to clean same 07:20 Film gate inspected 07:40 Film leader on the floor 07:48 Common threading mistakes resulting in damaged film 08:27 Wad of damaged film dropped into garbage can 08:32 Incorrect loop sizes demonstrated 08:50 Hand threads film over sound drum 09:02 Footage of man with smoking car engine used to demonstrate incorrectly timed soundtrack reading 09:49 Man loads film into Bell & Howell 1552 projector (auto-threading model) 10:18 Man places broken film end into take-up reel 10:52 Ideal projection screen placement demonstrated with scale model classroom 11:35 Supply of extra projector and exciter lamps 11:44 Female student rewinds reels of film 11:54 Female student wheels projector into classroom and sets it up; power cord taped down, speaker placed next to screen, film threaded into projector 13:26 Focus, framing, volume checked 13:59 CREDITS
Eastman Kodak first introduced 16mm film in 1923 as a less expensive alternative to 35mm film. The silent 16mm format was initially aimed at the home enthusiast, but by the 1930’s had begun to make inroads into the educational market. The addition of optical sound tracks and, most notably, Kodachrome in 1935, gave an enormous boost to its popularity. 16mm was the chosen format for films made for government, business, medical and industrial clients. 16mm projectors and films were phased out of use in schools beginning in the 1980’s with the advent of VHS and laserdisc formats.
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[@2lefThumbs]

Ahh, back when "projection" involved lenses, film, and light. Not "unconsciously taking unwanted emotions or traits you don't like about yourself and attributing them to someone else" 👍

[@EPSTomcat11]

Stop projecting :)

[@2lefThumbs]

@@EPSTomcat11 😉

[@mjc11a]

In junior high I was a trained "professional projectionist." Great way to get out of class and meet chicks. Life was so much easier back then! Thanks for the memories and be safe 🙏

[@ordeal3175]

Memories..brings me back ...to school...when you would nod off in class watching a monotone instructional film.. 👍👍👍😴😴😴

[@johnnieguitar5724]

Skills a young teacher had that to learn in 1970: trimming the film and checking for damaged sprocket holes in the film, proper film threading with correct loop,locating dust bunnies lodged in front if the bulb distracting the students, enhancing sound with speakers, and how to splice repair films that got damaged in the projector. And of course how to replace a hot burned out lamp! Wish we had seen this in our college education class!!

[@bothewolf3466]

i feel old now. Thanks Periscope

[@rinardman]

This brings back a lot of old memories. Yes, I was also a projector nerd in HS in the late 60's. I could tell you stories about the girls who loved the projector guy....but they would all be lies. 😁 But, I had fun, so I was happy.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

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[@milmex317th]

7th n 8th grade story school Milwaukee AV club. 1974

[@biphkreimier8210]

The music is truly remarkable

[@grunt167]

I was an AV Assistant during the ‘70s while in high school. I preferred to be called, “the AV dude”.

[@Musicradio77Network]

1:10 is the same projector that I have which is the Kodak Pageant AV-126-TR, and this was used in this educational short on film projection including threading and operating the projector as well as showing the film on screen. 1:12 is the Bell & Howell Filmosound Specialist, and it had some issues including an auto thread feature where it eats the film pretty badly which cause it to damage and breaks the film. That’s why I used to have it.

[@Osamailyas]

I love old projection videos and recording on it

[@Lisa1111]

Geez us kids loved our turn on projector!

[@MrJohnisthename]

I remember the teacher starting the film and then trying to get the record player to synchronize sound with the pictures. Because the film didn't come with sound built in. We always thought it was hilarious when the sound was off by a few seconds.

[@plateshutoverlock]

Actually, the tones for an automatic slide projector are not entirely inaudiable. When I was in school, the control signal could be heard clearly as a very low pitched fluttering tone. Because type 1 tapes have a rather limited audio frequency range and most school audio equipment was not very high fidelety, they had to make sure that the tones could be picked up by the projector.This ment they were in the frequency range of human hearing.

[@lds251]

Whenever we had an instructional film at school the projector and film would break.

[@kingfish4575]

Dear god...we've crossed into film ception

[@dcmoisan]

1970's school AV.

[@jourwalis-8875]

Lucky man to have a phone booth in handy when his car had broken down in the 70s! Otherwise he would have had serious problems.

[@buchan1965a]

That was the 70s version of a mobile phone :)

[@kingfish4575]

AV geeks unite!

[@jdoh4972]

Todays classroom presentation: "The Big Red Baloon"

[@MountainRaven1960]

Thought it was a psychology film.

[@milmex317th]

At 1st me too.

[@bobbyrice]

Fun fact; the photo sensor is how you make lightsaber sound effects!

[@LL-bl8hd]

Get your political jokes ready

[@2lefThumbs]

Haha, I tried😉 Guess I should have read down the comments first👍

[@elderbob100]

One day, while sitting in high school, watching a projector being set up, a fantastic flash of wisdom came to me. "Don't be the AV guy. It's all risk and no reward. If anything bad happens, you will be blamed." There are a million things that can go wrong with a film projector, things that can make you, the operator, look like a bumbling idiot. The sound could get distorted, the projector bulb could burn out, the film could break in half. At that point the lights come back on, and all eyes in the room are on you. The whole class will see you as the guy who ruined their movie. Then I thought "you never see the hot chicks hanging out with the AV guys." Unfortunately, great ideas like those, have been few and far between, since that amazing day.

[@RedSiegfried]

But enough about how the mind of a leftist works.