Hamilton's Grandson wrote:Hi ED,
I would like to see the reaction to this film you are working on with a missing reel as I just acquired the lost "The Microscope Mystery 1916" with Constance Talmadge and I am having it transferred from the 3 existing reels to digital media.
Any advice on if reel 1 is at UCLA and not accessible and reel 4 is still to date ........lost. Would the public be interested in reels 2,3 and 5 restored if this film is also missing 1 to 2 reels?
Thanks in advance,
Dana
Hard to say. For my missing reel 1, I created a 4-minute synopsis with stills and bits of film to set up the story. My guess is some (many?) film fans might not be interested, but then, what's the alternative? With 2 missing reels, your problems probably more than doubles, but then it might depend on the simplicity of the story. If you're looking at Kickstarter, if the fans don't support it, you've lost nothing but the time involved in setting up the campaign.