>. . . i still want to know what, in principle, is lost when we >watch a good laser disc issue of a film on a large screen in a darkened room I have yet to see a laserdisc or video projection system that comes close to a good, clean 16mm print for color clarity and detail. "Streetcar Named Desire" comes to mind. After seeing that film only on video (on all sizes of TV screens and a projection system) for years, the sets look like a real chaotic mess. When I saw a 16mm print, I was able to see the deliberate inclusion of props in the bric-a-brac of the New Orleans apartment. It certainly didn't change my reading of the film, but did provide a unique experience that made the film seem like more of a film, rather than a filmed play and gave me (the viewer) a more well-rounded picture of the characters through seeing the objects in their home. Watching a great film on a video projection system for me, at least, is like looking at a pixilated Ansel Adams photograph through a wire mesh screen door. With all the current manufacturing technology around, there's got to be a way to decrease the cost of striking 16mm prints to make them more widely available. Coming up with a standard for stereo sound that could be used on current mono and future stereo projectors would help too. --Randy A. Riddle -- [log in to unmask] -- NewtonMail:[log in to unmask] --http://www.infi.net/~rriddle -- Aspiring Documentary Filmmaker, --sometimes writer for "The Front Page", and general all around squeaky wheel. --Cool Cat Daddy Productions --Winston-Salem, NC, -- (910) 777-0675 ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]