[Tig] SoCal Fires - no posts? - Got Clean Optics?

[Nichols Craig]

Last firestorm, after cleaning some optics, I often saw a >20% increase in light.

I was in briefly in Camarillo late afternoon Monday and the lighting was pretty surreal. Driving down the grade into the Camarillo plain showed a thick haze below, and a brownish red sun on one side and moon on the other. Talk about diffusion! It was a bit disquieting. Breathing was quite a challenge also. 

Craig 
Thomson GVG 


-----Original Message-----
From: tig-bounces at tig.colorist.org [mailto:tig-bounces at tig.colorist.org] On Behalf Of Bob Festa
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 1:51 PM
To: Rob Lingelbach
Cc: SKIADCOCK at aol.com; tig at tig.colorist.org; Nichols Craig
Subject: Re: [Tig] SoCal Fires - no posts? - Got Clean Optics?

Thanks to Dave Pickett for supporting the TIG.
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You know...with the advent of the Spirit's diffused light source, I  
think film dirt has become somewhat of an oxymoron. You have to  
remember that dirt was a genuine problem with the Cintel machines  
collumated tube source, and static was a bitch.

I can't think of the last time that dirt has been a problem in 35mm.  
Perhaps in small gauge.

Just came in from a walk through the Santa Monica farmers market. 95  
degrees farenheit, dead calm, and a warmth to the light that makes it  
seem like magic hour at noon. Very 1984, Blade Runner.

Perhaps we are on to something here.
_______________________________
Bob Festa
Director of Commercial Imaging
R!OT Santa Monica
bobfesta.com





On Oct 24, 2007, at 1:51 PM, Rob Lingelbach wrote:

> Thanks to Dave Pickett for supporting the TIG.
>  ====
>
>
> On Oct 24, 2007, at 3:05 PM, Nichols Craig wrote:
>
>> I saw a lot of smoke in Burbank and not so much in Hollywood. Still,
>> since there is so much particulate matter in the air, it would be a
>> good
>> idea to check optics on film transfer machines for cleanliness.
>
> I relocated to LA from New York City in 1983, and while working with
> a famous colorist at an excellent facility was chagrined in having to
> make numerous trips to the film cleaner before transferring the
> film.  The dirt problem seemed to get worse as the summer wore on,
> and Bob remarked to the client "it's the Santa Ana winds."   I must
> admit I laughed heartily, thinking he was following in the grand
> tradition of blaming the Santa Anas for crime, restlessness, bad
> moods, inflamed tempers.  He was of course right, as not only the
> dirty air  but the static caused by low humidity were responsible.
>
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