negative1 said:

ww12345 said:

Just a word of advice - don't let the projectionist platter it. Some projectionists love to do this (basically splice all the reels together lying flat on a platter so that there are no reel changes) but it can really mess up the film. Platter damage is like the #1 cause of damage to film now-a-days.

Also, it is worth checking to see if you can watch it "full frame." They should be able to have the anamorphic lens on without having the framing guides on, so you could watch all the way to the edge of the screen!

here's what cinch has to say about platters:

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if it's done wrong, i agree, damage can be done. not in my booth, though. i've run platter for over 10 years now, never inflicted platter damage, gate/pad roller scratching is a lot more likely to happen. otherwise who'd be using platters?

you can assure him and others that the lpp will be screened on a huge screen off a platter by no other than cinch himself. trust me, he'll made damn sure no harm come to the print. as a matter of fact, he has just completely overhauled the entire film path, platter, brain and projection head to guarantee the lpp will be safe!

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later

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Oh, OK. I didn't realize it was Cinch who was planning on running it. There should be no problem running it on a platter, then. I've not met Cinch (obviously) but from what I've seen he's no novice when it comes to film. The danger when running platters is that the person running them thinks of them as like "a DVD for the movie theatre." I trust that Cinch has a few years under his belt - probably more than I do - and he'll do right by the LPP. :D