* Historically Important Special Effects Revealed *
Please understand you are purchasing a DVD of the original print of the black and white - 16mm - sound version of this production. You will not be receiving any film product.
A documentary using camera techniques and found objects to allow the amateur film maker or enthusiast to create special effects. That would be interesting enough, but this film was made by WEEGEE - the most famous TABLOID photographer in America - the man who created the genre in the 1930's and 40's. What might have been routine in the hands of another cinematographer takes on a new, weird and carnival-like flavor. WEEGEE roams the streets of New York City, and we get to tag along, seeing different camera tricks as we go. The techniques include shooting with a special 90 degree lens that lets you film people surreptitiously, shooting past angled mirrors to create kaleidoscope-like effects, and using reflective sheets with other tricks to achieve effects such as a woman with two heads. A great DVD for anyone with an interest in WEEGEE, a New York film collection or interest in the origins of the "light shows" of the psychedelic 60s.
Some of the scenes include: On Water or Dry Land, Bearded Lady of the Circus, Handsome Man in the Palm of Your Hand, The Girl Who Lost Her Head, Impossible Physical Contortions, The Human Fly, Split Stage (matting film), Goose Step, Horse That Can't Make Up His Mind, Fish that Jump out of Lake into Boat, Preventing Accidents / Staging Accidents, Making Dollies, Dissolving in Two Figures, Optical Painting - Use of Prisms.
The DVD was carefully / optically produced, retaining the highest quality of the visual and audio information provided. Entertaining in a 9 minute DVD.
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