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Aug 26, 2022 · All about... nitrate film. Everything you need to know about the beauty and explosive danger of nitrate film, from how we look after it to the filmmakers who’ve been inspired by it. 26 August 2022. Nitrate cans on the shelves at the BFI National Archive.
When making photographic film, silver nitrate is treated with halide salts of sodium or potassium to form insoluble silver halide in situ in photographic gelatin, which is then applied to strips of tri-acetate or polyester.
Dec 7, 2018 · Nitrate film is an early form of plastic, and once it ignites, it produces its own oxygen, which is what makes it so flammable. The very first recorded nitrate-related fire incident occurred...
Dec 10, 2018 · Nitrate film is a material we don’t often encounter at the National Archives for obvious reasons. After the devastating 1978 nitrate vault fire, the agency quickly copied any remaining nitrate to acetate or polyester safety film and disposed of the original reels.
Jul 19, 2023 · Set in Mexico City in 1993, Silvia Moreno-Garcia's latest novel is steeped in cinematic history and lore, as well an eerie well of myth that recalls H.P. Lovecraft, albeit in a more progressive...
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Dec 9, 2016 · Many of the most iconic films in cinematic history — Casablanca, Gone With the Wind, Citizen Kane — were recorded on nitrate, the earliest form of motion picture film, yet the material has a...
Jul 17, 2018 · The process of prepping a nitrate film takes two to three times longer than prepping an acetate film, but it is absolutely necessary to ensure safety when screening a film that is inherently dangerous due to its flammability.
