Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by beach cruiser (A) on February 19, 2019 at 02:24:55

In Reply to: RE: I was reading somewhere that a lot of modern acting is done in empty warehouses. posted by free.ranger on February 18, 2019 at 12:42:38

I seem to remember the guy who played a wizard in harry potter, an accomplished english Shakespearian trained actor who said it was a little off putting to pretend you are fighting dragons and doing all kinds of action and impassioned dialogue looking only towards a green tennis ball on a stick , to get the eye level and direction of sight correct.

I just saw an old silent film, and some of the production techniques of the time were explained to the audience by the highly knowledgable head restorer of the film.

In 1925, music was thought necessary to create the mood of the scene, so was played during every scene by a small group, drums ,piano and guitar was pictured in the example I saw projected, a location shot, out in the country.

Each scene was shot twice, one after the other, so they had an original film to print from for both the american market and the overseas theaters. The best acting performances of the two takes were selected for the american market, but both markets got the best available look from the projection photography.

Special effects were a tint across the entire screen, mostly pale shades to introduce or fade a scene. A dramatic end of a long day had a transparent indigo tint, a sexy dance party had a light purple/pink tint across the establishing shot, as a momentary mood indicator . Very effective,and new to me, i had never seen this effect before, but it was a very good restoration with great effort taken for correct colors,