Film Conservation Methods at Warner Bros. Studios
In conservation of sound-track negative raw stock at Warner Bros. identification of the start of each take is made by the recording machine operator, who nicks the edge of the negative with a special punch. This involves opening the door of the recording machine, but in RCA equipment only one foot of film is fogged, resulting in a minimum of waste. Scene and take numbers are marked on the film with soft lead pencil, these marks being plainly visible to the breakdown operator, who passes the film through his gloved hand and stops at each nick. A recording card accompanies each roll that passes through the recording machine, and on this card the recorder marks whether the scenes are non-print, hold or print. All non-print are marked with an “X,” while hold or print takes are marked with the letter “O,” followed either by the words “print,” or “hold.”
- Print ISSN
- 0097-5834
- Published
- 1943-11
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/J09805