Brian R  Pritchard - Motion Picture and Film Archive Consultant

WELCOME to my website.  My aim is to provide correct and interesting content.  I can assist with queries and carry out training.

Please contact  by email if you need help or advice.

brianrpritchard@aol.com

 

"How Films Were Made and Shown"

A book by David Cleveland and Brian Pritchard.  Some aspects of the technical side of Motion Picture Film 1895 - 2015

 

 Please click on the Book image to order or for further information

I have a few hardback and softback books that are signed, please contact me direct if you are interested

Book Cover

 

 

Thanks to David D Pelayo for a copy of the Bell and Howell Splicer Pricelist from September 1939 and the March 1940 Splicer Operating Instructions. B&H Splicers.htm.  David also supplied a copy of a November 1918 contract between Goldwyn Pictures and Craftsmen Film Laboratories Goldwyn Contract.html from his personal collection.  He has recently provided a copy of the ACVL Fourth Edition of the Handbook Recommended Procede Pageures for Motion Picture and Video Laboratory Services.

Some useful contacts

Film and Video Storage

If you are interested in film or video storage Terry Mccallum (terrycfvs@btconnect.com) offers a storage/archive facility tp TV &feature film production companies in all film and tape formats.  He is also happy to. assist, where posible, with tracing lost films.

Film Processing

The Super8 Reversal Lab offers a processing service for all new and expired small format films. The lab develops Double8, Doublesuper8, Super8, Single8, and 16mm films. The lab carries out custom processing foe all sorts of people.  They develop films in cooperation with FilmRescue International and focus on photo chemical processing only.  The digiral services they advertise are outsourced.

https://super8.nl/en/homepage