Wow, this is an amazing shot!! This shot is described in the original Italian script! Below is the relevant part of the script:"The heat has worn Blondie down. Nevertheless, he seems to have noticed that Tuco has fallen into a light sleep under his sunshade . . . Blondie looks around as if he is searching for something. About 10 meters in front of him is a white, gnawed animal skeleton. Blondie’s eyes appear to be hypnotized by this sight. He encroaches towards the skeleton. Close-up: Blondie’s hand appears in the frame and he grasps a club-like bone. The camera zooms on to Tuco, who suddenly turns, grabs his revolver and fires a shot. The bone flies out of Blondie’s hand and Tuco threatens him saying, “Don’t try that again. Now, get going!” Blondie sets off again."The GBU book is complete! End of next week, I have an appointment to make the last changes, then I will have the first complete digital draft.Best,Peter
The GBU book is complete! End of next week, I have an appointment to make the last changes, then I will have the first complete digital draft.Best,Peter
Great news! Will you also be selling digital copies?
The book will be printed - offset printing and with a glossy hardcover.I will post sample pages (including cover, table of contents . . .) as soon as possible.Best,Peter
Great news indeed! Peter, thanks so much for responding with an excerpt from the original script. I was not aware of the skeleton shot. Any insight into this Italian print we're acquiring? Given that it includes the skeleton shot, could it be a theatrical release print or something else?
The material is some sort of projection print. Is it possible to get more information from the seller? Is the overall quality good? As far as I am aware, the projection prints were 4-perforations and needed to be projected via an anamorphic lens in theaters to restore the 2-perforation (widescreen) format. Maybe the skeleton shot frames are "waste frames", as described in the article (from the internet) shown below.Below is a quote from "TECHNISCOPE -What It Is And How It Works" by F R E D E R I C K F O S T E R:Film editor Frank Keller, who edited the Sinatra-United Artists' release, "For Those Who Think Young," writing in a recent edition of The Cinemeditor, official organ of the American Cinema Editors, Inc., said: "From the film editor's viewpoint there are a few complications which must be kept in mind as the eventual cut picture negative is set up in a particular manner. Because of extremely narrow frame lines, which would cause negative splices to be visible in the projected picture, each scene of negative is cut alternately on A-and-B rolls and the splices made on overlapping frames. This means that the editor must allow for a few "waste frames" at the beginning and end of every cut in the picture. An allowance of four waste frames is requested by Technicolor, although in a tight editing problem two or three extra frames will suffice."
The material is some sort of projection print. Is it possible to get more information from the seller? Is the overall quality good? As far as I am aware, the projection prints were 4-perforations and needed to be projected via an anamorphic lens in theaters to restore the 2-perforation (widescreen) format.