Synopsis
Invisible white-gloved hands demonstrate the operation of the RCA 16mm sound projector. The film showcases the RCA 16mm sound projector, highlighting its powerful features and ease of use. It emphasizes the quick threading process, durable components, and quiet operation. The projector is designed for minimal maintenance and offers a clear picture and rich sound, making it a reliable tool for film presentations. Keywords RCA, 16mm projector, sound projector, easy threading, durable, quiet…
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★★★★★ · Wow! 16mm film is way different than 8mm · Popeye! · 2007-04-04
Great film, interesting to see a projector work like new. I recently bought a Mansfield Customatic projector (and spent over 50 dollars because the bulb stopped working on the first day I had it and bulbs are expensive to buy), and after I watched this film, i think that 8mm is very different than 16mm. The 8mm projector is overall simpler than the 16mm projector: there is one wheel (small, not a reel) for the film to be on, and after that it passes through the place that the lamp projects the picture. after that it goes to the take-up reel. BTW my projector IS silent, so there is only 3…
★★★★★ · Freddie the free loader! :) · Spuzz · 2004-04-18
In either the most over embellishing of a film ever produced, or a collasal in joke, TRUMPETS blaring greet us to how to load this curiously looking, heavy looking Sound Projector. While the magic white hands of "Fast Freddy" teach us how to load film, pretty amazing music accompanies it.. Then! everything is loaded! start the motor! Turn the lamp on! All of this is again, over embellished to the point of being ridiculous. All of this is a promotion for RCA's new projector, but just the design of it just makes me shakes my head.. but the film doesnt! Highly reccomended!
★★★★ · Understanding this film... · lwilton · 2005-02-06
This film is essentially a commercial for a new RCA 16mm film projector. Contrary to a comment by another reviewer, this machine would not have been clunky by comparison to any other similar projector of the era. In fact, it has a number of features that would have made it easier to use than some other projectors of the time. These machines were intended to run for years, often when operated by people with less than the necessary competence. In the 1950s and 1960s equipment like this was too expensive to just throw away every few months if something broke. So the machines were designed to not…
★★★★ · Fun to watch (for some reason) · lil_wing · 2006-05-09
When I was in elementary school, I was quite the teacher's pet. But I never got to suck up by running the projector- I just didn't know how to thread it. This movie would've been helpful then!
★★★ · Well, It's Honest · Dodsworth the Cat · 2022-11-08
The film is called "The RCA 16mm Sound Projector." And that's exactly what you get. Nothing else. Narrator Vic Perrin takes us through how to use the projector twice (a second time for people confused by the first explanation). The double-exposed gloved hands are a nice touch. It sounds like library music from one of the English companies chirping in the background.
I was there when this film was produced · Lorenzo1930 · 2012-08-27
I worked at RCA, Camden, N.J. in the Commercial Electronic Products division advertising department. I handled advertising and sales promotion for RCA's line of 16mm projectors: the 400 Sr. and Jr., magnetic recorder-projector and the Xenon projector. Our #1 audience was 300+ audio-visual dealers who sold these products to schools, churches and industrial users. Schools were by far our largest users. One day I was called to the screening room to view this production. Although I had worked on the 16mm line for about 2 years, I had no prior knowledge that such a production was planned, so it…
