30-04-2026, 07:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 30-04-2026, 07:38 PM by Brian Doyle.)
It has been over 2 weeks now and we have no word from Schnapf on the locating of the original Wiegman and Darnell films...This is un-assuring because 2 weeks should have been enough time for the National Audio Visual Conservation Center to comment whether or not they possessed the original films...I was directly responsible for Schnapf's locating of the films and was the person who first notified him of Groden's statement...Schnapf shows his appreciation for my guidance by not even answering my attempts to find out more about what is happening...These are the people who ignored the fact Prayer Man was already proven to be Sarah Stanton and pursued Greg Parker's apocryphal Prayer Man theory to Congress...
This is disturbing because a few days ago Schnapf posted that any requests to view the original Wiegman or Darnell films should be sent to the Library Of Congress and they will obtain the necessary scans from the NAVCC...I called Morley a couple of days ago and told him that I was worried Schnapf was going to leave it at that and that was his final word...I advised Jefferson that having NAVCC simply send a scan of Wiegman was not nearly good enough and that it perhaps showed that Mr Schnapf did not know what was required on a technical basis...I then explained to Morley that the original Wiegman film needed very specific technical treatment, especially the steady frame that Davidson isolated and enhanced, and that this had to be related to anyone attempting to examine the film for Prayer Man...Morley once again sternly insisted that Schnapf knew what needed to be done...I have been trying to contact Schnapf (who was quite responsive when I helped him locate the films) in order to familiarize him with these requirements but have been met with silence...
This silence is not good...We are owed a response...Morley and Schnapf, at the very least, should be telling us how they are getting Luna to use her Congressional clout to subpoena the original films from the National Audio Visual Conservation Center...After all, this would obviously be the thing to do if the purpose is obtaining the original Prayer Man films...If this somehow happens the Task Force technicians will need specific instructions on how to isolate and enhance Prayer Man similar to what Chris Davidson did...You can't trust the Prayer Man people to do this because they will not help disprove themselves so they are not interested in replicating Davidson or bringing Sarah Stanton's face out on Prayer Man...
Lastly, if they can't find the original Darnell Film then the 6th Floor Museum's 1st generation copy should be obtained and professionally examined...The Prayer Man people are avoiding this because they already know that the Jones film to film copy in possession of the 6th Floor Museum shows Sarah Stanton's dress neckline on Prayer Man...The Prayer Man people are scoundrels who call for the original films and then do their best not to get them...
Schnapf wrote:
This is disturbing because a few days ago Schnapf posted that any requests to view the original Wiegman or Darnell films should be sent to the Library Of Congress and they will obtain the necessary scans from the NAVCC...I called Morley a couple of days ago and told him that I was worried Schnapf was going to leave it at that and that was his final word...I advised Jefferson that having NAVCC simply send a scan of Wiegman was not nearly good enough and that it perhaps showed that Mr Schnapf did not know what was required on a technical basis...I then explained to Morley that the original Wiegman film needed very specific technical treatment, especially the steady frame that Davidson isolated and enhanced, and that this had to be related to anyone attempting to examine the film for Prayer Man...Morley once again sternly insisted that Schnapf knew what needed to be done...I have been trying to contact Schnapf (who was quite responsive when I helped him locate the films) in order to familiarize him with these requirements but have been met with silence...
This silence is not good...We are owed a response...Morley and Schnapf, at the very least, should be telling us how they are getting Luna to use her Congressional clout to subpoena the original films from the National Audio Visual Conservation Center...After all, this would obviously be the thing to do if the purpose is obtaining the original Prayer Man films...If this somehow happens the Task Force technicians will need specific instructions on how to isolate and enhance Prayer Man similar to what Chris Davidson did...You can't trust the Prayer Man people to do this because they will not help disprove themselves so they are not interested in replicating Davidson or bringing Sarah Stanton's face out on Prayer Man...
Lastly, if they can't find the original Darnell Film then the 6th Floor Museum's 1st generation copy should be obtained and professionally examined...The Prayer Man people are avoiding this because they already know that the Jones film to film copy in possession of the 6th Floor Museum shows Sarah Stanton's dress neckline on Prayer Man...The Prayer Man people are scoundrels who call for the original films and then do their best not to get them...
Schnapf wrote:
Quote:If a researcher want to review footage, they must provide notice to the Library of Congress which will notify the NAVCC. The NAVCC will digitalize the film and it could be viewed using equipment at the Moving Image Research Center at the James Madison Building on Capitol Hill.