Running a reel of film on the Philips FP3 35mm Projector

More detailed look at preparing a reel of film for use and the projector mechanism and procedure for running.
Lots of ummms as I hadn't prepared to make a video but it was all ready to go!
I erroneously said Dolby Digital when describing Dolby Stereo for some reason. I am not capable of playing back any digital formats.

[@smartrain1]

I enjoyed that. I used to have a FP3 myself but 35mm is just too big, so I just stuck to S8/ 16mm.

[@eascec8374]

The Highway 321 South Grocery-N-Package Ad In The Background Has To Be From South Carolina.

[@Designsbyg]

Thanks for this vid. Its great to see others saving this equipment. update on your setup?

[@marktubeie07]

I am at a loss for words as I am insanely jealous of your set up, just beautiful! I sub'd to your channel for the turntable/music aspect but wasn't aware of the interest in film and projection etc, same as me. A great video of your set up and the process you have to go through to exhibit using the Philips. It would be fascinating to see the end result through your 'backyard screen' ! So glad someone is carrying the torch for 35mm projection with all the digital conversion taking place of late. Does this mean you will get access to some great gear that would otherwise be disposed of? I also presume you gain access to most of your prints from the States, if so how and where as it's VERY interesting to me. Cheers & thanks for posting & making my night!

[@RecordCouncil]

Thanks tubeie07, sorry for taking so long to reply. I will try and post a video of screenings this summer. You can see the approximate size of the screen in another of my videos. I was a projectionist for a few years near the end of film so I have many trailers and commercials from there. I have no idea what happened to the beautiful Cinemeccanica Victoria 8 projectors after I left, the cinema closed last year. You can see a video of me operating them as well from a few years ago. A few prints have come from local sources but the majority are in the States.

[@MrQuintonia]

That is some equipment you have there.. You need a bigger screen though.. ;) I use to collect super 8 for some years and love real film..

[@marktubeie07]

Damien I was revising this video of your Philips and was wondering a) do you have a scope lens for it - and - b) always wondered the ways a bio box operator procedure for changing the lens from flat to scope? It's it purely a manual process or can it be automated somehow, perhaps using metallic slugs of the print perhaps? Cheers mate! _(Mark)_

[@RecordCouncil]

Hey Mark, yes actually the process is automatable exactly in this way using foil strips on the film. I obviously don't have such a system installed in my screening room as these projectors are very old, but machines from the 1970s onward were designed instead of a single lens barrel with a motorized lens turret like you might see on a television camera or high end film camera. They were also retrofitted to older machines. The system used a simple reader to detect foil strips passing. Different patterns in differing locations would trigger a series of events. Originally the automation was fairly primitive and relay based but got increasingly complex as time went on. Multiplex cinemas could automate the entire screening process from dimming the lights and changing the masking, operating curtains on cue and then doing the reverse at the end of the film and of course changing lens. The cinema I worked at also used very old projectors that were designed to be run as a pair in changeover mode. Because of this the idea was that originally you would have run all of the "flat" aspect pre-show material on one projector and then changeover to the second machine with the first part of a scope feature (or scope pre-show material) and the scope lens would already be installed. As they had done away with the second machine in lieu of a platter the lens change was instead done manually, in a hurry. 10 seconds of blank film was spliced in between the flat and scope material to allow for this. Very primitive indeed. The aperture plate also needs to be changed with the lens. The projectors I worked with (Cinemeccanica Victoria 8) allowed this while the machine was running. On some machines like my Philips and many older machines like for example the Gaumont-Kalee 19 this is not possible to do with the machine running as the gate needs to be removed first. In this case Lens swapping is not possible.

[@marktubeie07]

@@RecordCouncil Thanks so much Damien for that detailed explanation, exactly what I was after. Ha, seems we have similar interests across the board. Pity I'm on the east coast ahh. I presume that's you in one of your early videos doing a lens change during a session? Fascinating stuff. Is it true that some theaters in there old days close the curtains and open them again during scope changes to reveal the WOW of the wide screen?

[@eriksnel6461]

Hi, did you adapt it to a more modern lamp? Love this projector

[@martindaian5207]

you adapt other projection lamp or are using the original 7240C ? i have 5 FP 3 in my home, three are older and two are the late model like yours but with 2000 ft magazines, also my pedestals are the tripod style.

[@RecordCouncil]

Hi Martin, a previous owner has created this adapter for a BCK theatrical lamp. imgur.com/a/Dcux27h The lamps are becoming less common and aren't designed to be run inverted so I believe they have a fairly short life. I have 6 left at which point I will probably come up something else.

[@RecordCouncil]

Do you happen to have a copy of the English manual? The one I have is a pretty bad photocopy.

[@rufinogomesdearaujo328]

sou projecionista desde 65 .. aposentado desde 2013 . mas trabalhei com o digital também.. um Barco 4k.. mas a paixão é a película.. cinema é projetor 35 o resto é vídeo.. gosto do digital . mas cinema é película.

[@filomenaribeiro8398]

Good afternoon, I wonder where you can buy lamps for these projectors. Thank you.

[@TheSecretVault]

What sort of lamp are you using for this. Was hard to see.

[@RecordCouncil]

It's a BCK 500W bulb in a holder modified to fit the original lamp base.

[@TheSecretVault]

@@RecordCouncil Ahhhh... thats why I couldnt see a xenon arc housing or rectifier. Many thanks. Thats one high def cinema you have there...

[@RecordCouncil]

@@TheSecretVault Oh right, so this was designed as a portable projector. Single phase and without requirement for DC, except the 5V sound exciter lamp which was handled by a 451 full-wave rectifier tube. The lamp sits at the back side of the machine and the light is directed by a 45 degree mirror through the gate. Originally it was a 1000w lamp but as they became rare people have modified them for more common replacements.

[@fbnx4219]

Thanks for this video! I'd really like to own such a machine myself, but they seem to be quite rare. What's the title of the first spot you are screening?

[@RecordCouncil]

Hi FabianS , these portable machines are definitely harder to come across than the full sized cinema machines, though with these large reels it isn't much smaller. The first film was something I tried to find on KZbin but couldn't. It's the Pepsi Son of a Gun animation here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ_IapSvgMhop8k but with a much later jingle from here kzbin.info/www/bejne/j56bc6iDeqqgrck This must have been a late revision.

[@wahabfikri4207]

Maroc 35 mm

[@dazzfromaus4797]

And.how.much did.you want.for.want for each machine? I estimate around $30 to 35,000 per machine. Let me know. 2:10

[@miloklis]

philips

[@noahdionne1540]

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[@organfairy]

"KUN TILLATT FOR SIKKERHETSFILM" - Norwegian machine?

[@nekacooking5111]

Kami punya unit yang sama persis, kalo berkenan silahkan di beli. kzbin.infoxQop15xrozY