Things I miss (Movie Edition)
1) Technicolor: The last American movie made in Technicolor was the Godfather: Part 2. The remainder of the Technicolor machines were sold to China and were subsequently dismantled within 5 years. Therefore, no one could make a movie by the Technicolor process today, even if they wanted to. I blame Robert Rodriguez. Not because he dismantled the machines, but because he wears the mantle of the visionary and has other people contruct the shots he needs.
2) Stop-Motion: Ray Harryhausen. I grew up loving stop-motion. Sure it looked fake, but those were still the days when you could question how special effects were made and the answer wasn't so simple.
3) Matte Paintings: Just watch Mary Poppins.
Alright, enough bitching. My point is only that there is no reason for these staples of the past to be replaced entirely by the methods of the future.
2) Stop-Motion: Ray Harryhausen. I grew up loving stop-motion. Sure it looked fake, but those were still the days when you could question how special effects were made and the answer wasn't so simple.
3) Matte Paintings: Just watch Mary Poppins.
Alright, enough bitching. My point is only that there is no reason for these staples of the past to be replaced entirely by the methods of the future.
posted by Video James at 5:01 PM
2 Comments:
Your post made me fall in love with film all over again.
matte paintings!! for that matter, i miss laughing so hard you float ceiling-wards. and dancing penguins. i really, really miss dancing penguins.
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