Here's an odd one- looking to buy some old (1930-1970) home movie
footage of kids or adults compteting in a pie eating contest- or any
kind of fun food eating contest. But this CANNOT be from a stock
footage library.

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Request for Question Clarification by markj-ga on 08 Apr 2005 19:01 PDT

dx313 --

This is an odd  request, all right.  I will look around, but your
specific requirements may make it pretty tough to fulfill.

My first look came up with a family's website which includes recent
home video of a pie eating contest.  Access to the video is restricted
to those with passwords, but the site does provide e-mail contact
information, so you could ask about their willingness to license
rights to the video.

There is also a 1980s movie featuring a pie-eating contest.

However, both of the above suggestions are clearly outside the scope
of your request.

I guess what  I need to know if whether your specific requirements
(home video, 1930-1970) are inflexible and, if not, how flexible are
they?

markj-ga

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Clarification of Question by dx313-ga on 08 Apr 2005 21:19 PDT

Hi Mark,
Gotta fit that time slot (1930's-1970's) needs to be old and original-
actual home movie footage, that I can purchase. Warned you it was a
tough one!

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Request for Question Clarification by leep-ga on 09 Apr 2005 12:50 PDT

Does the footage and/or scenes need to be of certain minimum lengths?

I have bought a fair amount of vintage home movies (8mm and super 8mm)
via ebay and other sources.  I haven't usually sought out specific
themes, but I do try to log all the footage I get.  Oftentimes the
best shots/scenes last for just seconds since the director (usually
Dad) is trying to conserve film.

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Clarification of Question by dx313-ga on 09 Apr 2005 15:37 PDT

the footage source can be 8mm,super8mm,16mm. it would be great to have
a solid 10 seconds- but i'll use less if i have to.

dx --

There , is a current eBay auction for a 1964 LP with a track comprised
of sounds of a pie-eating contest at Palos Verdes High School in 1964.
 Unsurprisingly, there have been no bids so far.  No video, of course,
but I thought I would let you know, since the auction closes in 14
hours:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=306&item=4716216422&rd=1
 

I suppose you might consider the above to be a long-shot lead and call
the high school to see if you can get leads to more information on the
source of this material and see if there exists some film as well. The
school's phone number is 310-378-8471.
http://www.palosverdeshigh.net/

The eBay seller may also be willing to share by email (he's in
Australia) any clues that might be in any liner notes on the LP's
cover.

markj-ga

dx --

Because this one is not only tough, but is *really* tough, I encourage
you to invite input (and an ultimate answer) from any and all
researchers.  I will continue to look around, but researchers with
special experience (like leep-ga) may be what is needed in this case.

markj-ga