16-mm sound motion pictures, a manual for the professional and the amateur (1949-55)

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EDGE NUMBEKING 333 film is "single-perforated for sound," or "double-perforated for silent," and that all film shall be of one single emulsion lot number or of lots of closely related and specified lot-difference characteristics. Thus, if an order were placed for 2000 ft., of which 1200 ft. would be provided in "lab packing" in 400-ft. rolls, and the remainder in 200-ft. daylight loading spools, the order might specif}* : "EK5264-mazda-single perf : 1200 ft. in 400-ft, rolls lab packing; remainder on 200-ft. daylight-loading spools. Total — 2000 ft." The order should be written in very clear language, since it is general trade custom that special orders are not subject to return for credit or subject to caneellation. Film purchases should be planned and orders placed as far ahead as possible. Although film deliveries are usually quite prompt in times of SHOT LIST NOTE TO CUTTER: Cutter. Date Please fill in first and last columns only. Measure footages from head of title or head of first scene to start of each individual scene. Ftg. to Start of Scene Scene Scene Ftg. Time Time Cue Scene Description 1 ; Fig. 75. Shot list for noting scene lengths and scene descriptions of a film. normal supply, delays of even several months may be expected in filling special orders in times of short supply. Film manufacturers are usually very cooperative in attempting to meet any reasonable delivery schedule. Many commercial film laboratories do not have facilities for edgenumbering or for printing edge-numbers. For this reason it is quite important to determine whether such facilities are available and just what they are before production of a film is begun. Such preparation will avoid or at least anticipate difficulties encountered in editing. Such difficulties almost invariably result in a costly waste of time, or an inferior editing job, or both. When the work print is received from the laboratory, a shot list (Fig. 75) is usually prepared with the exact footage and frame numbers marked