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| Matt Lutthans |
 Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:41 am |
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On Feb 1, 8:47 am, three-eyed freak <terrence.orei...@shps.com> wrote:
Quote: Watched this on TCM last night and I was surprised by the sudden
appearance of green lightening during the storm scene near the end.
Is this version not often shown, as I don't remember ever seeing color
before.
I have a VHS of this that I taped off of KCPQ in Tacoma in, I'm
guessing, 1984 or 85, and the last reel is green.
Matt Lutthans
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| Robert DiMucci |
| Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:19 am |
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Martin Hart wrote:
Quote: In article <d709ffdb-ca13-46a5-b928-
8b0b5a6d00be@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com>, tomservorobot@yahoo.com
says...
SNIP
On Feb 2, 3:02 am, Martin Hart <oldtornp...@nospam.net> wrote:
Selznick introduced a major increase in screen size, the greenish
tinting, and even an ersatz surround sound system during the storm
sequence.
I've never heard of the sound system before. Do you have a source for
this? Scott MacQueen made a Dolby stereo mix for the last reel for
repertory prints (in an effort to make up for the Magnascope effect
that nobody will do these days), but as far as I know, that was a
recent addition to the film.
Haver discusses the sound system in "David O. Selznick's Hollywood". I
never experienced any of this stuff myself, being of a far too tender
age.
Marty
Here’s the description of the creation of the final sequence, from
Haver’s book:
“Even after principal photography had been finished in December 1947,
Selznick had put the picture back before the cameras for two months of
retakes and added scenes. Then, after looking at the assembled footage,
he felt that the picture did not take fullest advantage of the final
scene … Selznick wanted this sequence to be “built up to equal the
…earthquake in ‘San Francisco,’ the hurricane in the picture of the same
name…” This meant additional expense not only in the production but in
the exhibition plans for the picture, for Selznick wanted the sequence
to be shown on an enlarged screen, with multiple sound channels blasting
the effects of wind and water throughout the theatre. … Portrait of
Jennie was finally finished and released at the beginning of 1949, and
in spite of excellent reviews and a high powered publicity and
advertising campaign that highlighted everything from the Debussy music
to the Cycloramic screen and the Cyclophonic sound, the picture never
found its audience... The final hurricane and tidal wave are an error
in production judgment, as the sequence all but overwhelms the fragility
of the story. But it is an excitingly staged and crafted error, and a
sequence that in its original form on the large screen with multiple
sound sources overwhelmed the spectators with some of the loudest sound
ever heard in a modern motion picture theater.”
The American Film Institute Catalog adds this note:
“According to a 9 Mar 1949 HR news item, New York and Los Angeles
screenings of the film featured a "Cycloramic screen together with
Multi-sound" during the storm sequences. DV commented that the screen
"opens up to thrice normal size for a magnificently lensed hurricane; a
spellbinding score by Dimitri Tiomkin; four tints for various
sequences--black-and-white during early footage, green for the storm,
sepiatone for the lull that follows, and a Technicolor finale." The
film's special effects crew received an Academy Award for their efforts
on the film, and Joseph August, who died during the film's production,
was nominated for Best Cinematographer (b&w).” |
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| Peter |
| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:01 pm |
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On 2008-02-04 21:43:46 -0800, peterh5322
<peterh5322@rattlebrain.comminch> said:
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The popular-priced editions cost as little as $2.
Not at my house, they don't.
Understood, but I recently picked up the first edition, without dust
jacket, for $5.98
My $5.98 copy of "DOS's Hollywood" ($2.00 for the book, plus $3.98 for
media mail) arrived today.
Was stated to be "unknown binding", so kind of a crap-shoot, but still
worth $5.98, irrespective of the edition.
It turned out to be a 1980 Knopf First Edition, First Printing, in VG+
condition with no ex-lib or other marks, and complete with the silvered
dust jacket in VG condition.
Looks like I'm going to put my "popular priced" version of "DOS's
Hollywood" on ePay.
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CinemaScope®: The Modern Miracle You See without Special Glasses!
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Peter |
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