[Frameworks] 16mm/S8 Looping Question

[Pip Chodorov]

Hi Diana,
tungsten bulbs will last 50 hours, so no problem in either case, just 
have an extra bulb or two on hand.
It is turning the projector on and off that is worse for the bulb, 
not leaving it on for long periods.
For xenon bulbs, the danger is the projector overheating, not the 
bulb, but if you put it on a timer, the bulb has to cool for ten 
minutes before you turn it on again. The simpler solution may be 
better. There are also motion sensors that turn on the projector when 
somebody comes into the room.
A 16mm print will probably run for 30 hours with no problem. Not sure 
about the super-8 print.
Hope this helps,
Pip



At 12:47 +0200 25/06/11, Diana Arce wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>A friend of mine and I are exhibiting a work at an exhibition that 
>will run about 10 hours a day for three days. We are still trying to 
>decide whether to do a blow up to 16mm and run the film on a looper or 
>just do a S8 print and hang the film in a loop in the room and run it 
>through the projector. One tech guy told us that the S8 would be a lot 
>less stable and that we should consider putting the projector on a 
>timer so that it wouldn't run all the time. This was not suggested for 
>the 16mm variant. Any Frameworkers have experience with this and any
>advice?