LEADER 00000ngmaa2200409Ka 4500 001 427642600 003 OCoLC 005 20090724103717.0 007 mr caaadmnarauuac|||||| 008 090724s1980 xxu013 mleng 035 (PFA-FILM)18144 040 CUY|beng|cCUY 245 00 Unit training film #1|h[motion picture] / |cby Scott Ryser 246 3 Unit training film no. 1 257 United States. 260 United States :|b[s.n.],|c1980. 300 1 reel of 1 (14 min.) (500 ft.) :|bopt sd., col. ;|c16 mm. |3acetate print. 500 Print formerly in distribution at Canyon Cinema. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only.|5CBPF. 508 Music performed and written by the San Francisco Units ; synthezier, vocals, Rachel Webber ; synthesizer, rhodes, vocals, Scott Ryser ; drums, vocals, Brad Saunders. 520 "The Units were one of America's first electronic new wave bands, they are widely cited (along with The Screamers from L.A.) as pioneers of a genre now known as synthpunk. The Unit Training Film #1, produced by Scott Ryser and Rachel Webber in 1980, was compiled from films that the band projected during their live performances. The films were satirical, instructional films critical of conformity and consumerism, compiled from found footage, home movies, and obsolete instructional shorts. In 1979 and 1980, Rick Prelinger was a frequent contributor and occasional projectionist at the band's live performances in San Francisco. The film was also shown sans band in movie theaters around the San Francisco Bay Area including the Roxie Cinema, Cinematheque, Intersection Theater and the Mill Valley Film Festival. There was never a set length or definitive 'finished version' of the original Unit Training Film. Just the current version. The film varied in length from about 10 to 45 minutes, depending on how long the Units set was on any particular night. Clips were constantly being added and others were deleted and discarded once their condition became too poor to project any longer. The film was constantly breaking, and the projectionists always kept a roll of Scotch Tape nearby for timely repairs. A version of this film can be viewed online at: http://www.archive.org/details/ Unit_Training_Film_1 541 0 PFA 1606-01-13670. D0370 590 PFA 1606-01-13670. |aCONDITION NOTE: Inspected: 2008/05/22 Start-up trouble during "Section A" title - messy perf repair and crinkle. Fair emulsion scratches and light to fair base scratches across frame throughout. One splice. Overall in good condition. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2009/07/23 Same. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 2011/10/ 04; Fair to good condition; moderate rain of light linear scratches throughout; color fading varies--often very good image quality; Eastman safety (1980); threading issue in head leader (3 frames crimped/sprocket ridden in black); messy perf repairs in opening credits; messy tape splice mid-reel; whiteout on perf edge at tail 650 0 Punk rock music|zCalifornia|zSan Francisco. 655 7 Shorts.|2mim 655 7 Personal/independent works.|2mim 655 7 Music.|2mim 700 1 Ryser, Scott,|edirection,|emusic. 710 2 Units (Musical group) 941 0 PFA 1606-01-13670. D0370 donation 2008/05/19 946 PFA 1606-01-13670. INV record created 2009/04/23 by pjs; MIN record created 2009/07/23 by sw; revised 2011/06/23 by js (945); revised 2011/10/27 by js (945) 956 pfsw 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140309 994 C0|bCUY