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1. "Linotype: The Film" Official Trailer

1 year ago

"Linotype: The Film" is a feature-length documentary centered around the Linotype type casting machine. Called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by Thomas Edison, it revolutionized printing and society.

The film tells the surprisingly emotional story of the people connected to the Linotype and how it impacted the world.

linotypefilm.com

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Lucas Vazquez 1 year ago

Great!
Johannes Greve Muskat 1 year ago

Awesome, can't wait!
Martijn Doornenbal 1 year ago

that last question and answer is so cool!
Paul Yonna 1 year ago

I am a photoengraver by trade (it no longer exists as a trade) and while I was doing my apprenticeship I used to walk pass the blokes on the linotype machines to get to my section .... so that brought back so many memories thank you.....
Stephen Lewis 1 year ago

Cool! Looks great and sounds interesting.
Andy Sapp 1 year ago

Can't wait for this!!!
Cristiano Giardina 1 year ago

Awesome!
imiaou 1 year ago

First time to this amazing machine! Love it.
Helge Kiehl 1 year ago

whooooo i'm excited for this one!
Kultnation 1 year ago

look forward to it!
Above the Line Studios 1 year ago

Very Cool... as I type this message out on my "Electronic Linotype"
Michael Jones 1 year ago

this looks awesome...can't wait to see the film...
Adrian Rodriguez 1 year ago

Heck yes!
dod mcknight 1 year ago

Should be a cracker.
Designer Jason Santa Maria recently posted on Twitter a link to an old documentary on Linotype from the 1960's, here it is archive.org/details/Typesett1960
Eduardo Romero 1 year ago

I never saw those machines but I grew up with several Intertype Linecasting Machine.
Ray Roman 1 year ago

Looks good!
Nick Evans 1 year ago

Looks very good, and very well done.

Excited!
Yonatan Levia 1 year ago

Wowzas! This looks amazing!
Bill Goodall 1 year ago

As an old print journo, I love this. The sound of the lino even dragged up from my memory the caseroom smell of hot metal and oily waste.
Kevin Sweeney 1 year ago

Looking forward to this. The shots so far are extremely captivating!
Mike Hua 1 year ago

what was his last question and answer? it was too quiet for me to hear
Linotype: The Film 1 year ago

Question: "How does the Linotype fit in with new technology?"

Answer: "It doesn't."
ciaran 1 year ago

I love things like this - worlds apart from anything I've any design experience with, which is why I find it fascinating.
djonstyle 1 year ago

A machine with character…
Michael Wilson 1 year ago

Just had a letterpress course this weekend! First time with a linocut and typesetting - stupid fun lol
Gary Cheeseman 1 year ago

I just love to see old tech like this still working.
Michael Critz 1 year ago

I always wanted to use one of these since the olden days of college with PMT machines & letterpress.
Mister Nizz 1 year ago

This looks outstanding. I remember seeing these at the local newspaper when I was in 6th grade.. still chugging along!
Wayne Yada 1 year ago

In 1965 I walked into my high school print shop class and saw this amazing machine . . . and said I NEED to learn how to operate it. Thus began my 45-year career in the printing industry! What memories your video teaser is bringing back! Can't wait to see the finished product. Let me know if I can give you any input as I ran these machines for a lot of years!
Linotype: The Film 1 year ago

Thank you for all the positive comments! We love hearing your stories about these amazing machines.
iKitebear 1 year ago

Hmmmm.....
Casper Boekhout 1 year ago

Can't wait to see this film!
M.A. Ayala Castrillón 1 year ago

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Erik Hölperl 1 year ago

"it doesnt" hahahaha made my day !
Amir Andalibi 1 year ago

Looks Great!
David Jesse Long 1 year ago

My Dad was a Linotype Operator at the Providence Journal and the Pawtucket Times. I remember he got laid off 2 years before his retirement as the computer world emerged. Thanks for spotlighting a bygone noble craft. I still have Linotype letters he sent me on newsprint when I was hospitalized as a child.
Mark 1 year ago

This is going to be great! Good luck!
Terry Meyer 1 year ago

Oh, I can't wait to see this. In the meantime, I think I'll dig out my Linotype manuals and specimen books. Time for a trip down memory lane.
Felipe Macedo 1 year ago

WwOooOowwW!

It'll came to Brazil?

Great!!
Serdar Saygı 1 year ago

haehahaheh " it doesn't "
Sittipong Borvornmongkolsak 1 year ago

Cool!!!
Rick Barron 1 year ago

One of the single most complex machines ever designed--and they worked! I used to marvel at the genius of this machine whenever I visited the composing room. Beautiful trailer--good luck with the film!
John Cunningham 1 year ago

Worked in a local newspaper (which had approx 40 linos) when I was an apprentice compositor many years ago - wonderful to hear and see one working again

great project - good luck
Sam Ellens 11 months ago

looks good, but that music drop was way too harsh.
Ivan Faerman 10 months ago

Agree. And some of the interviews are panned to the sides, with what sounds like cam audio on the other.. they sure sound weird..

Still, the doc looks awesome...
FoURPAcK ontwerpers 10 months ago

wow. this is great! i always thought the Linotype was an impossible complex machine. never saw one in action. and now i know it IS a complex machine for real. luv it!

we love typography.

greetings from holland :)
paul berthelon 10 months ago

en Chile, hay una imprenta donde aun se utiliza la Linotipia. Nosotros hicimos un trabajo y en ese lugar nos mostraron las maquinas, como funcionan e iban llegando los clientes en busca de su encargo.
Alexy Velichkin 9 months ago

Really amazing! How can I donate?
Jose Reyes 9 months ago

Great Job
Linotype: The Film 9 months ago

Alexy, you can visit linotypefilm.com to purchase merchandise or email the director for more information about donating directly to the film.

Jose, thanks!
Arnaud Nilwik 9 months ago

GREAT !!! And now something about those beautiful Heidelberger machines.
Circa 89 8 months ago

what is the song called that starts at 0:42? its nice!
Linotype: The Film 8 months ago

Ken,

"Interlude" by Cornbelt Chorus
Circa 89 8 months ago

hmm.. what I meant by the song, I meant the synth/ electronic-like music that begins at 0:42 and ends at 1:00.
Linotype: The Film 8 months ago

The song is called "Interlude" by the band Cornbelt Chorus
Lee Swagerty 8 months ago

Hopping on Kickstarter to donate now... looks amazing.

Plus, I work in a print/banner/etc shop which has an old Linotype in storage. Not up and running but could be.

My boss used to work on it when he first started in the business 56 years ago. He's 77.
Linotype: The Film 8 months ago

Unfortunately, you cannot donate any longer to the Kickstarter project. You can still support the film by contacting the director (connect page at linotypefilm.com) or purchasing merchandise.
Lee Swagerty 8 months ago

Yeah, I realized that just after posting that comment. Why I didn't check first, who knows.

When will the film be available for purchase (DVD or digital)?
Linotype: The Film 7 months ago

The film is slated to finished by late 2011 and DVDs will be available for purchase in early 2012.
MiShorts 7 months ago

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vincenzo cilurzo 6 months ago

Fantastico!!!
Elizabeth Shell 6 months ago

Though I'd never heard of it before, I discovered the sound the Linotype makes is quite... satisfying. Looking forward to seeing the film.

Good work, guys.
Pipo & Astutto 5 months ago

Post industrial revolution! amazing, thanks for share!
Halski Studio 5 months ago

Excellent. Looks great guys!
Steve Dodds 5 months ago

Heartwarming to see people revisiting these incredible machines. On our agency's 'all must see' list for sure.
I had to learn to use a Linotype (and Ludlow and Monotype...all beasts) when at graphic arts college in the '70s. This was during the period when phototypesetting was rapidly taking over, so it was kind of like learning to drive steam engines. One of my instructors could actually get the Linotype to play 'God Save the Queen' as he typed. Can't say I missed the molten lead squirting at my crotch from an overtight line though. I doubt if anything 'hot metal' would be legal in the average workplace today. "Hey workers...I want you to handle warm chunks of lead, tin and antimony alloy all day while breathing in the fumes off a red-hot crucible." Aaah! Those were the days.

Wish you great success with the film.
Linotype: The Film 5 months ago

Steve, thanks for the excitement about the film. We always love hearing from operators.
TheBrigadier 5 months ago

My school had one of these machines.
Trey Piepmeier 5 months ago

Line-o-type. Love it.
Flavio Astudillo 4 months ago

I LOOOOOOOOOVE old printing machines!
Barbara Vidal 4 months ago

hermoso!!
Dave Green 3 months ago

Several of my family members worked for Linotype in the UK before, during and after WW2. Love this!
Daria Mielcarzewicz 3 months ago

amazying!
BÖIKZMÖIND 2 months ago

Looks gorgeous, Can't wait to see it!!!
tdominey 1 month ago

Beautiful. Looking forward to it.
Kristy Corliss 1 month ago

I wish I had found this sooner. Looks awesome.
Al Luke 1 month ago

I love when the just says "It Doesn't" when asked how the linotype fits in with new tech.
Sang Un Jeon 2 weeks ago

went to the screening yesterday, such a great movie. also liked the fact that it is the director's first movie.
Fubar Guy 1 week ago

We're going to the screening in Baltimore tonight! Can't wait, looks to be a fascinating evening ahead.