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On Stage: A Short History of Film Projection |
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After
the initial Acklam Hall gig I started producing super8 films to
play during the live set. Some were generic pieces while I gradually
built up a catalogue of song specific films, like the scratch
film for 'Lester Leaps In' and many
others. I used an array of super8 projectors, later combined with 35mm
slides and much later 16mm film, too. Unfortunately, on our last tour
of the USA all my 8mm projectors were stolen.
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These
photographs show two different periods of my stage screens. The top
image shows the original screens that even travelled to the USA in
1979. The screens were on a roller blind mechanism and pulled out of a
long wooden box that contained the stays which held it all up -
usually! Wonderful Stan the workshop technician at Chelsea School
of Art helped me make them and they were pretty successful.
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The second generation screens which were larger Dexion metal frames
with another roller blind mechanism system. The small front of stage
screen was used at major London gigs such as the Electric
Ballroom as seen in the second image.
I also used 35mm slide dissolve units at some larger gigs. When touring
with Robin Mayhew at the PA controls - he of Ground Control fame! - I
also operated a rig of Leko spot lights, but not illustrated in either of the above images. Robin suggested these lamps to
me which were great because I could create very directional and shaped
beams of light that complemented the film projections without affecting
them by light spillage. Hence the stage area was quite dark by normal standards.
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