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Daily Archives: January 12, 2014
What it looks like.
The scan of the negatives is finished. The negatives were scanned at between 2K and 3K, 2400 pixels across, using what’s called a “flat pass” approach. No color correction or adjustment, simply capturing the greatest possible detail, including the grain. … Continue reading
3 things about Delmer Daves’ DARK PASSAGE
Dark Passage [1947] 1. POV shot from the inside of the barrel as it tumbles down the hillside. 2. Agnes Moorehead’s peculiar pyramidal hairdo. 3. Glass elevator illuminated from within.
3 things about Archie Mayo’s THE PETRIFIED FOREST
The Petrified Forest [1936] 1. Sign: TIPPING IS UN-AMERICAN/KEEP YOUR CHANGE 2. He kisses her; she swats him away like a fly. 3. “Have a drink, my colored brother.”