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Oddities from the world of movies



        Seven x 50 foot 8 mm films fetch over
        $500 on eBay

        This collection of movies was made by a father
        and his son from Georgia. They appear to have
        travelled the world and the American West. The
        bulk of the collection is Kodachrome. All of
        them are the short 3" 50' reels of film as proc-
        essed without editing. Of particular note is a trip
        to Germany in 1937, showing many swastika
        banners in the street scenes. (Edited description)
                                - Rodney Bourke
        Most of these high priced sales of home movies are purchased by Stock Footage Companies, who often
        supply material to TV and documentary makers - at very high prices. Don’t get excited about your 8 mm
        “baby on the lawn” films just yet!   - Ed.
        Drive-in Speakers Stolen

        Be on the lookout for some clown from WA who has stolen almost all the remaining speakers
        from  the  Koorda  Drive-in.  He  is  going  to  be  looking  to  off  load  them  somewhere.  The  old
        speakers were still in use, as they were preferred by some patrons. The drive-in also uses an FM
        transmitter which is received on the car radio..
        The Koorda DI is now a community run cinema having gone digital and is doing quite well.  They
        had a request via their Facebook page from some clown up that way wanting to know if they
        wished to sell their speakers and they said no, as they still used them. A week later most were
        gone snipped off right on the speaker, with the leads dangling on the ground.

        The police have been informed of the person’s Facebook identity and are investigating.
                                                      - Lindsay Morris, via Alan Vogt.

                                      WANTED
                                   35 mm FILMS WITH







                                      SOUND TRACKS
                                    Shorts or Features

                    Mike Trickett  0419 117 900  or filmman@ncable.net.au

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