My
aim is to provide useful, practical and accurate advice. I
can assist with technical reports, investigations, consultation
and help with suppliers. 
You can email me: brianrpritchard@aol.com
Rank Film Laboratories Staff
Click on thumbnail to see names; kindly supplied by Kim Seager
The photo below is of what is thought
to be a Humphries Film Labs outing.
The date is not
known and the only person I have a name for is Bob Skipper
who
was Dispatch Manager at the time of the lab closing. Bob is
the sixth
from the left on the second row from the top.
A more recent picture is below
the other picture.
Any information would be appreciated.
A Tool for Identifying Film Sound Tracks. Sound Film Identification
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Other site links
Thanks to David E Pelayo for a copy of the Bell and Howell Splicer Price list from September 1939 and also the March 1940 Splicer Operating Instructions. B&H_Splicers.htm
David has also supplied a copy of a November 1918 contract between Goldwyn Pictures and Craftsmen Film Laboratories from his personal collection. Goldwyn_Contract.html
Also details on Academy Leader and Cue Marks from ACVL Handbook 4th Edition.
Academy_Leader_and_Cue_Marks.html
Data Sheets
I have included a list of film stocks for which I have data sheets.
Datasheets.html
Some links on this site
- Film Length Calculator
- British Labs - a listing
- Technical Section
- Cinemascope Information
- Tinting and Toning of Eastman Films 3rd Edition 1922
- Tinting and Toning of Eastman Positive Films 4th Edition 1927
- Kinemacolor Project
- Lee-Turner Project - the world's first moving image colour film - how the work was carried out.
- A tool for identifying 16mm motion picture film - The tool for 35mm Identification has been updated and can be found on the same page
Thank you for visiting
Click on picture for further details
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HOW FILMS WERE MADE AND SHOWN
Some aspects of the technical side of
Motion Picture Film 1895-2015
Soft
cover digital reprints are available.
They can be
ordered here:
www.localeastanglianbooks.com
Some useful contacts
Film and Video Storage
If you are interested in film or video storage Terry Mccallum (terrycfvs@btconnect.com ) offers a storage / archive facility to T.V. & feature film production companies in all film & tape formats. He is also happy to assist, where possible, with tracing lost films.
Film
Processing
The Super8 Reversal Lab offers a processing service for all new and expired small format films. The lab develops double8, doublesuper8, super8, single8 and 16mm films. The Lab carries out custom processing for all sorts of people. They develop films in co-operation with Film Rescue International, and focus on photo chemical processing only. The digital services that are offered are outsourced.
