How is material originated on videotape transferred to film for theatrical projection? How is the sound synced?
This has been done for several films and portions of films with varying degrees of success. The simplest method is known as `kinescoping’ and has been used since the introduction of television to preserve important pro- grams on film (prior to the introduction of videotape). This method varies widely in quality, from unwatchable, to almost-acceptable. It works with a movie camera which has been modified much like a telecine projector, using a shutter with additional blades (or, more commonly, a single 72-degree blade with a 288 degree opening). It is simply pointed at a television screen, and started. The resultant pictures are commonly of very low con- trast, and sometimes have edges cropped. Sound is recorded either in-camera (with an old-fashioned optical-sound galvanometer) or on a magnetic tape which is later transferred to magnetic film, and synced normally. The more complicated method (which is substantially more expensive), is available from companies such as 4MC ™ (formerly
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