Odd Reels in 16 mm

#1 by Douglas Warren ( deleted ) , Sat Sep 12, 2015 5:25 pm

While searching for 16 mm films on eBay,I've noticed many odd reels for sale.Usually I see reel one or the last reel for sale.Is this a common thing in this area of collecting? Do people collect odd reels maybe to collect just favorite scenes? Really curious about this.



Douglas Warren

RE: Odd Reels in 16 mm

#2 by Timothy Duncan ( deleted ) , Sat Sep 12, 2015 5:31 pm

If t.v. stations literally threw out films at any given point, maybe the dumpster divers only recovered certain reels? Or maybe someone might have 'borrowed' a reel from a film library or something.


Timothy Duncan

RE: Odd Reels in 16 mm

#3 by Vidar Olavesen , Sat Sep 12, 2015 5:31 pm

I haven't intentionally bought Odd Reels, but sometimes seller didn't know there should be more reels. And in collections I often get some odd reels too. I never throw away a film. Hopefully it can be a complete feature sometime


 
Vidar Olavesen
Posts: 5.632
Points: 12.830
Date registered 08.02.2015
home: Sarpsborg, Norway
ThankYou 332


RE: Odd Reels in 16 mm

#4 by Douglas Warren ( deleted ) , Sat Sep 12, 2015 5:33 pm

Good points Tim,as that didn't occur to me.I guess it may also depend upon how many copies exist of prints of movies and TV shows.



Douglas Warren

RE: Odd Reels in 16 mm

#5 by David Hardy ( deleted ) , Sat Sep 12, 2015 5:34 pm

I have never seen this film Odd Reels. What is it about ?


David Hardy

RE: Odd Reels in 16 mm

#6 by Douglas Warren ( deleted ) , Sat Sep 12, 2015 5:36 pm

True Vidar and with time maybe the other reels can be found.If nothing else they may be worth trading to another collector for something of value.



Vidar Olavesen likes this
Douglas Warren

RE: Odd Reels in 16 mm

#7 by Douglas Warren ( deleted ) , Sat Sep 12, 2015 5:39 pm

Odd Reels...the long lost Peter Sellers movie David ... ;)



Douglas Warren

RE: Odd Reels in 16 mm

#8 by Timothy Duncan ( deleted ) , Sat Sep 12, 2015 5:47 pm

I've read somewhere about a t.v. station that just carelessly tossed films into a dumpster. I'm sure there were many that did this. Being a former dumpster diver myself (it's not uncommon), someone would have snagged some films up in a heartbeat, in hopes of reselling them perhaps. But, I would only reach in a dumpster so deep to recover stuff. You wouldn't want to stick your hand in there and get bitten by a rat. Of course, those day are long gone as t.v. stations haven't broadcast actual film in decades. I used to trash training videos for a store I managed when they became obsolete without giving it a second thought.



Vidar Olavesen likes this
Timothy Duncan
Last edited Sat Sep 12, 2015 5:51 pm | Top

RE: Odd Reels in 16 mm

#9 by Robert Crewdson ( deleted ) , Sat Sep 12, 2015 9:23 pm

I've got a feature with a missing middle reel; fortunately the story still makes sense. The tragedy is that this print has one of the best images and sound I have seen. How do you lose a complete reel, especially in 16mm. I couldn't imagine that it got so badly damaged that someone threw it away.



Robert Crewdson

RE: Odd Reels in 16 mm

#10 by Hugh Thompson Scott ( deleted ) , Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:14 pm

I have a couple of odd reels on 16mm, purchased in the hope that perhaps one day, the other might turn up.



Hugh Thompson Scott

RE: Odd Reels in 16 mm

#11 by Vidar Olavesen , Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:20 pm

Which titles might that be? When I get through my boxes, I know there's about 15 odd reels or more


 
Vidar Olavesen
Posts: 5.632
Points: 12.830
Date registered 08.02.2015
home: Sarpsborg, Norway
ThankYou 332


   

Sidney Powell responds after Trump campaign says she is not part of legal team:
16mm Film Storage

disconnected Reel-Chat Members online 0
Xobor Create your own Forum with Xobor