[Frameworks] room-mate / sublet situation with steenbeck coming up in brooklyn (may/june)

Tue Mar 31 19:21:05 UTC 2015

hey folksi'll be looking for a room-mate / subletter in may/june (& maybe longer tbc)
big loft in dumbo with a working steenbeck, projectors &cprobably better for someone with a 9 to 5, there's a building site across the road that can get loudget in touch for details &/or pass it on!
cheers moira moiratierney.net
vimeo.com/moiratierney

     On Thursday, March 19, 2015 10:38 AM, Amanda Christie <amanda at amandadawnchristie.ca> wrote:

 I'm glad to see that my tax dollars at least preserve this equipment at the National Archives... even if it's mostly archiving commercial stuff at the moment, I am still optimistic that with some advocacy and lobbying, we can put infrastructures in place to encourage the acquisition and preservation of independent, experimental and art films.  The Independent Media Arts Alliance is currently looking into this.
Just the fact that this equipment is preserved and running and maintained somewhere is so important.I posted a few photos of their equipment on my twitter feed if any of you want to see some photos, my handle is: @magnet_mountain
A few years ago, as commercial labs were sending much of this stuff away for scrap metal... I really felt that it was important for artist run centres and film-co-ops to maintain this gear (especially the larger stuff), even if it didn't get a high volume of use by members... because individual artists aren't likely to be able to house a 35mm optical printer or animation stand in their studio... so for artists who use this equipment, they need to be able to find it and access it somewhere... even if this equipment doesn't get high volume use... once it disappears, it will be zero-volume use. Sadly now though, there seems to be a trend of centres getting rid of stuff that doesn't get a lot of use, in favour of newer equipment that gets rented more often.  I totally understand the logic from an administration side... but it does mean that artists working in these processes have to look harder and travel farther to find specialized equipment... and because much of this stuff is not manufactured any more... and because after being sold several times... much of it is eventually sold for scrap metal because it takes up precious space... some of these things are becoming like endangered species, and as they become more rare, we find ourselves dealing with endangered art practices.
So, I'm glad that there is a solid set of equipment at the National archives being preserved and maintained in working order... (even if it's mostly archiving commercial work now, at least it's in working order and being maintained).
I just wish it was easier for artist run centres and film co-ops to also have the resources (money, space, etc) to maintain this equipment as well for artists who wish to access and use them to make new work.  It's not easy for the centres and co-ops.  They have a lot of challenges.
So, I'm raising my cup of coffee in a toast to all you diligent workers and advocates at centres, labs, and co-ops around the world, keeping equipment like this alive and running and accessible to artists.  Thank you!Your job is not always easy, but it is important and appreciated.  This morning cup of coffee toast is for you!  Cheers.
xoadc

On 2015-03-18, at 11:36 AM, Nicholas Kovats wrote:

Excellent report, Amanda! I have no objection to this type of taxation. :)

I suspect Klaus Linnenbruegger <kl at canadianfilm.com> built the
National Archive wet gates as per his work at the National Film
Archives of Canada in Ottawa and the Library of Congress in Dayton,
Ohio. He has a web site (KL Archival Film Equipment, i.e.
http://www.klarchivalfilmequipment.ca/, I believe he also resides in
the Ottawa area.

35mm = http://www.klarchivalfilmequipment.ca/Wetgates-Full.01.html
28mm = http://www.klarchivalfilmequipment.ca/Wetgates-Full.02.html
16mm =  http://www.klarchivalfilmequipment.ca/Wetgates-Full.03.html
16mm absent registration pins. For severe shrinkage =
http://www.klarchivalfilmequipment.ca/Wetgates-Full.04.html
9.5mm = http://www.klarchivalfilmequipment.ca/Wetgates-Full.06.html
R8/S8 = http://www.klarchivalfilmequipment.ca/Wetgates-Full.05.html

Lots of precious equipment and specialized adaptations. He was still
operational as of my 2009 email correspondence.

Nicholas

On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jean-Louis Seguin <bolextech at gmail.com> wrote:

Our glorious tax dollars at work!

Jean-Louis

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 18, 2015, at 8:25 AM, Amanda Christie <amanda at amandadawnchristie.ca> wrote:

I was just at the National Archives of Canada Preservation Centre this week, and they have AMAZING optical blow up facilities.

they have all the gates (not just regular 8, super8, 16mm, super 16mm, and 35mm, but also 9mm, 9.5 mm, and 28 mm). As well as a contact printer and their own lab.

Sadly, their facilities can't be accessed by the public, it's only for working with their own archives and the collection... and double-plus sadly there is not a lot of support for acquiring art or experimental films.... hopefully that will change soon.... currently most of the films they acquire are anything produced through Telefilm Canada or the Canadian Media Fund, because there are infrastructures in place for all works made through those programs to be automatically acquired by the National Archives... however, there are currently no infrastructures in place or policies for regularly acquiring independent or experimental films... they do have some... but it's apparently, convincing them to acquire the works can be tricky.

But at least those facilities exist!

They also have a few rooms full of intercines (including one that was modified to do 9mm and 28mm)... all of their gear is super clean and in working order.

Amanda Dawn Christie

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