MPF 427 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Douglas Sirk, Waldorf Statement, Film Stock
26 Aug 2016
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Mpf 427: film history & criticism since 1945. 20th century fox, metro-goldwyn meyer, columbia pictures, paramount, An auteur, transcends the genre he is working in. In sirk"s hands the melodrama became ironic and socially biting while at the same time the director is enthralled by the emotionality and iconography of the american way. Technicolor: 3 dye process, specific stock needed special cameras and processing, initially only sold to major studios. Eastman developed a single colour film strip stock that could be used by standard cameras and processed in normal labs. This stock has been found to fade over time. Sound was initially recorded on an optical track right on the film stock. Magentic stock (1/4 tape or a strip right on the film stock itself) gave better sound and began to replace optical. 4 and 8 track sound could be recorded and played back in some theatres. This gave a much richer impression, moving towards surround sound.
