Comment by thaumasiotes 4 hours ago
> Theres also a shit tone of dust, that needs to be physically or digitally removed, ie "busted"
Is that because you're just leaving the film out in a big pile, or because it decays rapidly?
I would have expected film to be stored in containers.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it builds a static charge as it runs through the projector and attracts dust. I say this because I remember holding my hand near moving film in our (home) movie projector, and as a kid enjoying feeling the hairs on my arm standing up from the static. Maybe professional gear protects against that somehow, but if not that'd be why.
Yep, most film (also photo) attracts dust like a magnet. Kodak made a Static Eliminator to mitigate that with high voltage to an extent:
It's normally stored in sealed boxes, but every time its taken out to be projected then the whole reel is unspooled and exposed to the environment. Most projectors are pretty good at not blowing unfiltered air on the film, but there is a surprising amount of dust that is just floating in the air.
The room that the scanners used to be in were temperature and dust controlled, everyone was supposed to wear dust jackets when you enter.