Rochester, NY - Ever wonder why schools today stink compared to decades ago? Every think tank moron has their dubious reasonings that appeases their corporate masters. But the truth is extraordinarily simple: Schools dumped their education films.
Do you remember those days when the gym teacher had to pad out health class by wheeling in the 16mm projector from the Av department? They’d thread up classic tales about your body, narcotics, driving safety and manners. Things which kids nowadays can’t seem to handle.
When the Vcr arrived in schools, the 16mm projector was quickly dumped as teaching tool.
Where did these classic films go? Many arrived at the city dump. However a few lucky tens of thousands found themselves on the racks of the Av Geeks Archive. This repository of cinematic education is overseen by Skip Elsheimer. He started collecting the films after I moved out of the infamous PineHaus.
Do you remember those days when the gym teacher had to pad out health class by wheeling in the 16mm projector from the Av department? They’d thread up classic tales about your body, narcotics, driving safety and manners. Things which kids nowadays can’t seem to handle.
When the Vcr arrived in schools, the 16mm projector was quickly dumped as teaching tool.
Where did these classic films go? Many arrived at the city dump. However a few lucky tens of thousands found themselves on the racks of the Av Geeks Archive. This repository of cinematic education is overseen by Skip Elsheimer. He started collecting the films after I moved out of the infamous PineHaus.
- 3/7/2011
- by UncaScroogeMcD
King of the A/V Geeks, Skip Elsheimer, is our hero. He’s your hero too, maybe you don’t know it yet, but he is. As far as the entire Alamo crew is concerned, he’s living The dream: he collects bizarro old films reels, watches them all day long, categorizes and catalogues little cinematic abnormalities and offers them up to weirdos in dire need of stock footage insanity. When he’s not living it up in his sanctuary of celluloid, he’s on the road bringing specially curated shows across the country to share with all of us fellow film geeks.
Well that train’s a-comin’ through, and if you’re not on it when it stops, you made some poor life choices.
He’s bringing his show Alcohol Is Dynamite! to four, count them Four, Alamo Drafthouses, so if you live anywhere within 100 miles of Alamo Park North in San Antonio,...
Well that train’s a-comin’ through, and if you’re not on it when it stops, you made some poor life choices.
He’s bringing his show Alcohol Is Dynamite! to four, count them Four, Alamo Drafthouses, so if you live anywhere within 100 miles of Alamo Park North in San Antonio,...
- 8/18/2010
- by Daniel Metz
- OriginalAlamo.com
Skip Elsheimer, the creator of the fantastic Av Geeks film collection, is touring the Alamo Drafthouse theatres with his famous collection for a pair of new curated shows that will amuse and enliven you. Don’t know who Skip is?
Formerly a mild-mannered computer technician, Skip Elsheimer now spends his time and money collecting, archiving and presenting old 16mm educational films. What started as a hobby 15 years ago has blossomed into a magnificent obsession, and the collection has grown to over 23,000 films gathered from school auctions, thrift stores, closets and dumpsters. Skip presents themed film shows, tours occasionally, runs a burgeoning stock footage clearinghouse and lives the life he loves. He is one of our heroes.
If you’ve never seen an Av Geeks show before, that’s okay. Expect a program of several amazing, funny and interesting vintage short films in spectacular speckled, scratched 16mm. It’s a damn blast and,...
Formerly a mild-mannered computer technician, Skip Elsheimer now spends his time and money collecting, archiving and presenting old 16mm educational films. What started as a hobby 15 years ago has blossomed into a magnificent obsession, and the collection has grown to over 23,000 films gathered from school auctions, thrift stores, closets and dumpsters. Skip presents themed film shows, tours occasionally, runs a burgeoning stock footage clearinghouse and lives the life he loves. He is one of our heroes.
If you’ve never seen an Av Geeks show before, that’s okay. Expect a program of several amazing, funny and interesting vintage short films in spectacular speckled, scratched 16mm. It’s a damn blast and,...
- 8/3/2010
- by Daniel Metz
- OriginalAlamo.com
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