Preserving Silent Cinema Art and Technology
By Joe Rinaudo CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 Chapter 13 To say that the collectors and film dealers that Dave and I met along the way were interesting and sometimes very unusual would be an under-statement. There … Continue reading CH.13 : DAVE HARTMAN, MENTOR → The post CH.13 : DAVE HARTMAN, MENTOR appeared first on…
This year, movies in the park will be at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2025, at Two Strike Park 5107 Rosemont Ave., La Crescenta, CA 91214. Refreshments provided by the Crescenta Valley Historical Society (for a small donation). I will be assisted by Gary Gibson who will provide original glass lantern slide shows before … Continue reading • Movies in The Park • Saturday, July 23, 2025 → The post…
By Joe Rinaudo CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 Chapter 12 One day, I asked Dave why he liked old comedies so much and how he was first introduced to them. Dave said that when he was about … Continue reading CH. 12: DAVE HARTMAN, MENTOR → The post CH. 12: DAVE HARTMAN, MENTOR appeared first on Silent Cinema Society .
This year, movies in the park will be at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Two Strike Park 5107 Rosemont Ave., La Crescenta, CA 91214. Screen provided by Shane Glander. Refreshments provided by the Crescenta Valley Historical Society (for a small donation). I will be assisted by Gary Gibson who will provide original … Continue reading • Movies in The Park • Saturday, July 27, 2024 → The…
By Joe Rinaudo CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9CHAPTER 10 Chapter 11 So now the year is 1977 and work on my Fotoplayer is going well. Fine-tuning the sound effects was quite a project. The American Photoplayer company used a slider mechanism … Continue reading CH. 11: DAVE HARTMAN, MENTOR → The post CH. 11: DAVE HARTMAN, MENTOR appeared…
This year, movies in the park will be at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Two Strike Park 5107 Rosemont Ave., La Crescenta, CA 91214. Screen provided by Shane Glander and Elisabeth Zarate. Refreshments provided by the Crescenta Valley Historical Society (for a small donation). I will be assisted by Gary Gibson who … Continue reading • Movies in The Park • Saturday, July 29, 2023 → The post…
By Joe Rinaudo CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 Chapter 10 Since I started my new job at British Car Service, I had more money to invest into my fledgling new business of Antique Lighting. With my newfound interest in making and … Continue reading CH. 10: DAVE HARTMAN, MENTOR → The post CH. 10: DAVE HARTMAN, MENTOR appeared first on Silent…
MARCH 27 IS NATIONAL JOE DAY You can wish our favorite Joe, founder of Silent Cinema Society, a Happy Joe Day on his Facebook page today — just click the button: joe’s facebook page ☙ Note: Joe did not post this himself. He’s far too humble for that. ❧ IT IS MOST APROPOS that the founder … Continue reading HAPPY NATIONAL JOE DAY, JOSEPH A. RINAUDO! → The post HAPPY NATIONAL JOE DAY, JOSEPH A.…
By Joe Rinaudo CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 Chapter 9 The next day I drove over to Dave’s house to tell him all about my experience with Mr. Sennett and to show him the lamp that Sennett made for my Fotoplayer. Dave told me that my next step is … Continue reading CH. 9: DAVE HARTMAN, MENTOR → The post CH. 9: DAVE HARTMAN, MENTOR appeared first on…
Wishing you, your family and friends a wonderful Thanksgiving. I hope your feast is tastier than this, one of the most famous scenes of cinema history, Charlie Chaplin serving his boot for Thanksgiving in The Gold Rush, 1926. The post HAPPY THANKSGIVING appeared first on Silent Cinema Society .