[Milsurplus] WW2 16mm films

Sat Oct 31 09:15:51 EDT 2015

Hi Jim

These type of films fall into a few categories.. For the collectors and 
stock footage for documentaries..  the collectors are looking for that 
never before classified film on their gear and the film looking for that 
shot for their film

On my military TV website , I shot and edited a short on the designer of 
the WWII television guided GB4 glide bomb that saw service in Europe. 
When I was interviewing him, he had a small roll of film of the record 
of the TV camera as it was hitting two targets . This was invaluable as 
he was controlling the bombs and was talking about it

Here is the short
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po7BHIzfKXk&list=PLNxWqld3VS6qPurtcZiHbTBdtKDzNSBrD&index=2

As for a list , I have a army book FM21-7 LIST OF WAR DEPARTMENT FILMS , 
FILM STRIPS AND RECOGNITION FILM SLIDES.

this is a 400 page book of WWII training and information  films..

maurice

Maurice Schechter

On 10/29/2015 3:04 PM, antqradio at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> MauriceYou bring up the question of value which is certainly in the eye of the beholder.  Is there a list of common and not so common WW2 films?Jim
>        From: Maurice Schechter via Milsurplus<milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
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>   Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:40 AM
>   Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] WW2 16mm films
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> Hi Hue
>
> I have been working in the restoration business of films and video for
> decades .
>
> First if the film has an value , I would never run it through a
> projector , it would damage it . Possibly break perfs if the film shrunk .
> The quality of projector transfers are poor
>
> Second if you go to any reputable company , the digital transfer is your
> property to do what you with. It won't get leaked out
> You could sell it or post it on you tube or vimeo
>
> I would transfer the film to a 10bit quicktime , uncompressed or Prorezz
> , which would live on a portable hard drive. This would be the master
> I would then make DVD's with a burn in disclaimer in the picture , so
> you could let people watch it , while you have the clean master , that
> you could make a deal with
>
> The person I know is in PA, does a great job and is reasonable , Charlie
> Churchman. Just tell him i recommended you
>
>> http://www.telecineservice.com/index.php/services
> Good luck with your films
>
> maurice
>
>
> Maurice Schechter
>
>
> On 10/28/2015 10:19 PM, Hue Miller wrote:
>> Retirement is making me finally face the list of things that need to
>> be completed.
>> I have some WW2 16mm films that need transferring to a current medium.
>> I asked about this here some years back, maybe 10, maybe 15 years ago,
>> and one reader eagerly volunteered that he "had a friend" who could do
>> this,
>> but the eagerness made me a bit suspicious, and I wondered what was up
>> with that.
>> I am pretty sure I can find a specialist business in Portland or
>> Seattle to the north; both places I can visit.
>> What I'm wondering, once they're transferred, I suppose they become
>> "public domain", and the cat's out of the bag forever. I mean, once
>> they're
>> transferred, they're basically no longer mine. There is a company that
>> sells military-issued film videos. Maybe they have some kind of legal
>> department
>> to keep them from showing up on You Tube.
>> I would probably reap worthwhile good karma if these showed up on You
>> Tube, I suppose.
>> I have a couple German films, one is possibly rare or even the only
>> copy, and a couple US films. I do not have a way to view these
>> myself. I knew a fellow in Seattle years back who was a 16mm film
>> collector, and I think he said he'd run them on his projector, but I
>> want to be
>> very sure the sprocket holes don't get damaged and that the films are
>> very very carefully handled.  I forget this fellow's name at present;
>> maybe
>> it will come back to me. I wonder if he's still around. Collecting
>> 16mm films is as bad, or worse, than collecting heavy boatanchor
>> radios, believe
>> me!
>> I think he said also he had some kind of training film that showed the
>> SCR-522 in some kind of fighter plane.
>> And as my thoughts wander, I wonder if we'll ever see the ATC etc.
>> training films that are listed in the Navy catalog.
>> Your comments welcomed.
>> -Hue Miller
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