# Munns 2013: Analysis Integrity of the Patterson-Gimlin Film Image > Bill Munns, Jeff Meldrum, 2013. 20 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The fullest published account of the film as a physical object and of its… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CZ25K8G0T3T/analysis-integrity-of-the-patterson-gimlin-film-image Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Patterson-Gimlin film](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film)Munns 2013 **0** # Analysis Integrity of the Patterson-Gimlin Film Image Bill Munns, Jeff Meldrum, 2013. _The Relict Hominoid Inquiry 2: 41–80_. A film-technical study by a creature-effects designer and an Idaho State University anatomist. Traces the camera original (held by American National Enterprises, passed on in a bankruptcy sale, checked out of storage by Rene Dahinden in 1980 and missing since) and the groups of copies made from it; counts 954 frames, about 400 sharp; identifies the camera as a Kodak K-100 on Kodachrome II; argues for a filming speed of 16 to 18 frames per second; and concludes that the film was not spliced or altered and is sharp enough for analysis. **Patterson-Gimlin film** ArticleChecked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The fullest published account of the film as a physical object and of its copies. ## Cited by on this site 20 records [16 to 18 frames per second.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/answers/ANS0CZ260P66F5A/16-to-18-frames-per-second) Answer ANS [24 frames per second.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/answers/ANS0CZ261DM5RV4/24-frames-per-second) Answer ANS [It was lost after Rene Dahinden checked it out of storage in 1980 and may survive in a private collection.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/answers/ANS0CZ263C4143J/it-was-lost-after-rene-dahinden-checked-it-out-of-storage-in) Answer ANS [Five 4x5 inch Kodak transparencies of selected frames](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/artifacts/ART0CZ265AM1T88/five-4x5-inch-kodak-transparencies-of-selected-frames) ART [The camera original reel](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/artifacts/ART0CZ264V04RMH/the-camera-original-reel) ART [Scanned copies and frame sequences of the Patterson-Gimlin film](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CZ2643J28GP/scanned-copies-and-frame-sequences-of-the-patterson-gimlin) Dataset DAT [Munns and Meldrum find the film unaltered and sharp enough for analysis.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ25ZF4377G/munns-and-meldrum-find-the-film-unaltered-and-sharp-enough) Evidence EVD [Munns and Meldrum say the speed has been established at 16 to 18 fps.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ260Y07656/munns-and-meldrum-say-the-speed-has-been-established-at-16) Evidence EVD [The K-100 offered 24 fps, and the speed setting on the day is unrecorded.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ261NE3RNH/the-k-100-offered-24-fps-and-the-speed-setting-on-the-day-is) Evidence EVD [There is no record of the film being returned after Dahinden checked it out in 1980.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ263KY357X/there-is-no-record-of-the-film-being-returned-after-dahinden) Evidence EVD [American National Enterprises makes copies and keeps the camera original](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/events/EVT0CZ25TB23CEF/american-national-enterprises-makes-copies-and-keeps-the) EVT [Munns and Meldrum publish their film-integrity and surface-anatomy studies](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/events/EVT0CZ25VSY12K3/munns-and-meldrum-publish-their-film-integrity-and-surface) EVT [Patterson has contact prints and five transparencies made](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/events/EVT0CZ25T387K44/patterson-has-contact-prints-and-five-transparencies-made) EVT [Rene Dahinden checks the camera original out of storage; it is not returned](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/events/EVT0CZ25TTP030K/rene-dahinden-checks-the-camera-original-out-of-storage-it) EVT [Bill (William) Munns](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/people/FIG0CZ25QN42QE3/bill-william-munns) FIG [Rene Dahinden](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/people/FIG0CZ25Q5G7JG3/rene-dahinden) FIG [The Patterson-Gimlin film](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film) The mystery article MYS [American National Enterprises](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/organisations/ORG0CZ25SKM0WTY/american-national-enterprises) ORG [At what speed did the camera run?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/questions/QST0CZ25X1048GJ/at-what-speed-did-the-camera-run) Question QST [Where is the camera original?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/questions/QST0CZ25XGM4S72/where-is-the-camera-original) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Munns, B., & Meldrum, J. (2013). Analysis Integrity of the Patterson-Gimlin Film Image. The Relict Hominoid Inquiry 2: 41–80. https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/rhi/research-papers/ANALYSIS-INTEGRITY-OF-THE-PATTERSON-GIMLIN-FILM-IMAGE_final.pdf ``` [Read it free at isu.edu](https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/rhi/research-papers/ANALYSIS-INTEGRITY-OF-THE-PATTERSON-GIMLIN-FILM-IMAGE_final.pdf) Key **SRC** 0CZ25K8G0T3T Kind Journal article Rights The publisher's Kept 26 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CZ25K8G0T3T/analysis-integrity-of-the-patterson-gimlin-film-image/csl.json)