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6. They used a scrim in the good old days of film recording.

Thu Apr 13, 2023, 09:14 PM

Apr 2023

A piece of dark, course, heatproof cloth was placed over the lens of the camera. different grades of cloth produced varying levels of darkness.

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Does anyone know the technical term [View all] XanaDUer2 Apr 2023 OP

B. dchill Apr 2023 #1

B? Nt XanaDUer2 Apr 2023 #2

It's a "B" movie. Yes, I think I'm funny! 🤣 dchill Apr 2023 #4

Day for Night. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2023 #3

Thats it! XanaDUer2 Apr 2023 #5

Superb Truffaut film for anybody who loves the industry. Frasier Balzov Apr 2023 #10

They used a scrim in the good old days of film recording. werdna Apr 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2023 #7

D4N (Day for Night) progressoid Apr 2023 #9

That style is always distracting to me. BigmanPigman Apr 2023 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2023 #12