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RE: I've said it before and I'll say it again, HD always wins if you use a projector to watch movies

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In Reply to: RE: I've said it before and I'll say it again, HD always wins if you use a projector to watch movies posted by Doug Flynn on May 05, 2011 at 13:23:51

"You also need to respect the director/cinematographer."

Critic and writer Kim Newman described Vampyr's style as closer to the experimental features such as Un chien andalou then a "quickie horror film" made after the release of Dracula (1931).[11] Dreyer originally was going to film Vampyr in what he described as a "heavy style" but changed direction after cinematographer Maté showed him one shot that came out fuzzy and blurred.[1][12] This washed out look was an effect Dreyer desired, and he had Maté shoot the film through a piece of gauze held three feet (.9 m) away from the camera to re-create this look.[12] For other visuals in the film, Dreyer found inspiration from the fine arts.[1] Actress Rena Mandel, who plays Gisèle, said that Dreyer showed her reproductions of paintings of Francisco Goya during filming.[1] In Denmark, a journalist and friend of Dreyer, Henry Hellsen wrote in detail about the film and the artworks it appeared to draw on.[1] When being asked about the intention of the film at the Berlin premiere, Dreyer replied that he "had not any particular intention. I just wanted to make a film different from all other films. I wanted, if you will, to break new ground for the cinema. That is all. And do you think this intention has succeeded? Yes, I have broken new ground".[5] The filming of Vampyr was completed the middle of 1931.[7]

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