The first film I made I did not know about setting up and A and B roll so I cut the original using a cement splicer. Of course all the splices show and looked exactly like what is happening in Meshes. Of course setting up an A and B roll costs much more for the lab to make a print.
Since this film was made, probably at the filmmaker’s expense, they chose not to do an A and B roll to save funds. I doubted they thought that this film would garnish the reputation it now has. So I am certain they are cement splices and not tape slices, as u can see in one image u can see in the overlap part of Maya Deren’s head from the subsequent scene. This overlap only happens with a cement splicer. Most current filmmakers not longer use, or even know how, to use a cement splicer. Cement splices are permanent and cannot be removed without cutting the frame out. DA > On Nov 10, 2024, at 8:40 AM, David Kidman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Jonathan, > It just looks like the splicer guillotine was not aligned with with the > images, so the cuts are all staggered. > David > >> On 10 Nov 2024, at 16:25, Dominic Angerame <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> They seem to be cement splices to the original editing not using AB rolls to >> hide the spices >> >> On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 7:53 AM Jonathan Walley <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> 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: >>> >>> <Screenshot 2024-11-10 at 9.46.23 AM.png> >>> >>> <Screenshot 2024-11-10 at 9.46.33 AM.png> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> Dr. Jonathan Walley >>> Associate Professor and Chair >>> Department of Cinema >>> Denison University >>> https://denison.edu/people/jonathan-walley >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Frameworks mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >> -- >> Frameworks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org
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