Hello Frameworkers,
Technical question coming in: can someone shed light on the appearance of splices in certain experimental films? For example, these sequential frames from Meshes of the Afternoon:
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I understand (or at least assume) that the dark line running along the bottom of the first frame is the edge of editing tape, but I don’t think I understand why a portion of that frame appears at the top of the second frame. That is, why, in addition to seeing the splice line, are we also seeing part of the previous frame? This occurs throughout the film.
[BTW, these frame grabs are from the old Mystic Fire DVD; the more recent restoration, which includes additional shots, looks a lot better, but the same frame line phenomenon is still there.]
Thanks all - warm wishes in these cold times,
Jonathan
