16mm film find

[AndyTR]

So, I've been helping my dad clear out his house and he was going to skip a load of old film cans. I'm not sure what to do with them but they are old Rally footage that was shot in the mid-seventies. This is all unseen and shot by a professional team, think network telly chaps doing stuff off their own backs on a weekend. The cans are all 16mm film and include; 1975 Mintex Rally (B&W), 1974 RAC Rally (colour commag), 1975 Mintex (sepmag), 1974 Armstrong (colour, mute), 1975 Jim Clark (colour reversal, sepmag), 1975 Minxtex (colour reversal, sepmag).

As these are unseen, never broadcast, and there is no copyright to them it seems a real shame to throw them away. Does anyone have any ideas on what I should do with them?

[AndyTR]

davepoth said:

I would transfer them to digital and upload them to Youtube; at least people will get to see them that way.

It's not cheap to do unfortunately, there's a fair few hours of footage and looking on the interweb today it could cost several hundred pounds.

[AndyTR]

Ken Figenus said:

Someone will own the copyright mate... If its not a production company paying the cameraman then it could be him/her.

It was filmed by my dad, so technically he owns the copyright, which he has forfeited in the transfer to me. Thanks for the advice on the transfer, it's sodding expensive. We're going through all of the old tapes next week and hoping that we find some transfers as they did a whole load 10-15 years back...just probably not these cans as they were privately owned.

Jim Clark and Ari Vattanen are definitely featured, there's a whole real of Jim Clark.

Edited by AndyTR on Sunday 8th February 19:29

[AndyTR]

Thanks Steve. I'll send out a few e-mails to autosport and others tomorrow. I'm not worried about raising any cash, I'd just like to get them to a good home and find a way for people to view them for free...youtube etc. As stated I'm not bothered about making money, but would prefer the recipient to take the same approach if at all possible.

Edited by AndyTR on Sunday 8th February 19:44

Edited by AndyTR on Sunday 8th February 19:44

[AndyTR]

Oystercatcher said:

Donate to the Jim Clark museum in Duns? They may have facilities to show it, or get it transferred. It would be a shame if it was lost.

Top man, thank you!

[AndyTR]

Thank you for all the responses and advice. I'm bowled over! I'm away for a while with work from tomorrow but will keep checking the thread when I have some time.

3 reels are approx 5cm diameter
5 reels are between 8 and 9 cm diameter.

There was a note in one of the smaller reels (there is a magnetic tape in there as well) which reads;
1973 - 1976 - uncut rushes and mag tracks
Mintex Rally - several
Seven Dales Rally - several
RAC Rallies - several
Jim Clark Memorial Rally

[AndyTR]

The can labelled Jim Clark is 9cm has the matching magnetic tape in it. I'm dying to see what's on the film!